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Ecommerce Marketing Lessons from Q4 2023 

Retail TouchPoints

Still, I believe that had more to do with the sustained consolidation of ad budgets on the major platforms as marketers reallocated marketing spend in the post-IDFA (identifier for advertisers) and soon, post-cookie world. from 2022, while Cyber Week overall sales were $38 billion, an increase of 7.8% from 2022 to $222.1

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Two Top Gap Executives Depart, Retailer Eliminates Growth Officer Role

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Gap has now identified a total of $550 million in potential savings annually, and the company believes there are still more opportunities to optimize its marketing spend and technology investments in the coming years. Gap’s results for fiscal 2022 as a whole also disappointed. 28, 2023, were $4.2 Net sales of $15.6

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.” Temu also operates as a manufacturer-to-consumer marketplace and offers a wide range of merchandise, from homewares to apparel. Wish is based in the U.S.,

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4 Tips for Retail Businesses Hungry for Venture Capital Funding

Retail TouchPoints

Following a year of significant pull-back in 2022, venture capital (VC) and growth investors in private companies are continuing to be cautious with their money — a potentially long-term trend that’s impacting the growth trajectories of both emerging and high-growth brands in the retail sector. DTC and VC: Is the Honeymoon Over?

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Short-Form Video and UGC are Reshaping the Realm of Influencer Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. On the advertiser side, 48% of influencer marketing budgets were spent on Instagram in 2021. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are Where it’s At.

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Influencers: A Secret Weapon for Tackling Supply Chain Challenges

Retail TouchPoints

But Lindsay Jerutis, GM for ShopStyle Collective , believes that marketing and social teams are overlooking a significant opportunity: using influencers to sway product demand and respond to product availability challenges. The influencer marketing industry is poised to reach $16.2

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