Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Livestream platform Bambuser says livestream shopping viewership grew by ~38% every quarter in 2022 in North America and Western Europe, so there is huge opportunity for growth. This can help retailers tailor their marketing and communication efforts to specific customer segments, resulting in more targeted and effective campaigns.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

During a webinar titled Peak Review 2021 and Returns Trends 2022 , Laura Davies, Head of Client Success, and Jason Taylor, Commercial Director at ZigZag, shared insights from the 2021 holidays that can help position retailers for a successful 2022 season. Top Return Trends for the Newly Extended Holiday Season.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In an age when consumers are becoming more and more immersed in the world of social media and video content, the humble book shouldn’t really stand a chance. So, it’s surprising to learn that the market for books, and bricks-and-mortar bookstores, is actually growing. billion in 2023 to US$21.17 billion by 2027.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

During a panel at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, experts across the industry came together to discuss: The latest global ecommerce trends; The challenges of expanding into new markets; and. They just manifest differently in different markets.” Tap into Distinct Behaviors Across the Globe.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

According to eMarketer, social commerce sales hit US$67 billion in 2023 and are expected to reach up to US$144.5 To put that into perspective, social commerce sales were barely US$27 billion in 2020. A major player in the social commerce field that has been picking up traction as of late is TikTok.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

Livestreaming, also known as live commerce, is still emerging in Western markets, particularly when compared to the booming Chinese livestreaming market. The firm predicts that the livestreaming ecommerce market for the country will total $32 billion by the end of 2023, nearly triple its 2021 size.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In the ’30s and ’40s there were so many candy stores on the Lower East Side — there were at least seven within a block of where we’re located, but they’re all gone now,” said Skye Cohen in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I The front window displays grab buckets of candies new and old. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Claire’s relevance was waning in the late 2010s as the shopping malls where so many of its stores were located became less of a destination among young consumers. And one of the key people to thank for that staggering brand pivot and revival is Kristin Patrick, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Build-A-Bear also eagerly embraced metaverse opportunities, and its latest is a Roblox environment, Build-A-Bear Tycoon , with elements that connect to the retailer’s physical stores, including special codes for in-experience redemption through stores and marketing channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2023

The company’s Collectibles division made the big leagues when Fanatics acquired Topps in January 2022. Then in March 2023, Fanatics hired former Red Bull Chief Marketer Ken Turner as CMO, with Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan saying at the time that “marketing the [collectibles] category is one of our highest priorities. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2023

The somewhat unlikely locations are eight rapidly growing countries that are currently off of most retailers’ radar: Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and the Philippines. Where will the next great international business opportunity appear? “They are halfway between a B2B and B2C,” said Vacirca.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Australia Post’s 2022 e-commerce industry report told us that online retail sales represent around 20 per cent of total retail sales , with shopping habits being reformed during the pandemic. However, over the 12-month period from November 2021 to November 2022, online purchases were down 3.8

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

The 684.6sqm retail space is located in Setia City Mall, one of the largest shopping complexes in Shah Alam. Miniso has a localised website in Malaysia and also maintains a presence across popular social media platforms in the region. Miniso’’s Q2 2022 revenue increased by 20.7 Miniso 3.0, The marketplace. Global performance.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

Brand elevation is core to the Ralph Lauren strategy,” said Patrice Louvet, CEO of Ralph Lauren during a fireside chat at the NRF’s 2022 Big Show , held in New York Jan. For us, it’s clearly been about innovating in how we engage with the consumer, the products we develop and [how we] go to market.”

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

We also discuss the latest news (and controversies) around Facebook and TikTok pulling back from some social commerce initiatives (and pressing forward with others). Episode 297 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday October 4, 2022. Transcript.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Stores should lean into community and connectivity: Kids Foot Locker’s “Play” concept is designed to bring entertainment and community to stores, and the retailer plans to open more of these locations in the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Not surprisingly, TikTok plans to double down on its leading position in social media with a host of new product offerings, including upgrades to its creator marketplace, new features to capture the communities that gather on the platform and more effective video marketing offerings. TikTok’s Shopping Ads format.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

During COVID-19, social networks became powerful vehicles for driving product awareness, education and, in some cases, real-time engagement and community building.; that’s why marketing teams are allocating more of their spend towards them. But how can a global retail enterprise streamline and scale its social advertising strategies?

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. The retail market size is continuously growing. trillion in 2022. According to a report , small specialty retail stores have a market size of $33.4bn in the US. Physical Stores.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The Christmasworld Academy lecture area will feature top speakers and valuable impulses for the trade from 28 January to 1 February 2022. The trend lectures will be held daily – from 28 to 31 January 2022 at 11.00 and on 1 February 2022 at 12.00 How can TikTok be located and used in the social media landscape?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

That’s why summer 2022 is prime time for Retail TouchPoints to kickstart holiday coverage. Jack Stratten, Senior Trends Consultant, Insider Trends : “Experiential retail can help time-poor customers to achieve more in a single location, giving them a reason to visit and to stay longer.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

The brand’s fifth store in Singapore, which is located in Ion Orchard, features an “enhanced shopping experience” that aims to introduce more consumers to Desigual through a new perspective on the brand. When it comes to Singapore, the brand landed in the island republic back in 2008, and later expanded to different markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2022

Parachute plans to double its physical store footprint and reach 30 operational stores by the end of 2022. Leverage these insights to guide your approach to marketing, customer service and engagement across all channels. To reach its store-opening goals, Parachute is prioritizing highly populated markets.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 8, 2022

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In episode 290 we recap all the key trends and news from the ShopTalk 2022 tradeshow. Episode 290 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday April 8, 2022. ShopTalk held it’s first in-person show since 2019, May 27-30th in Las Vegas. Transcript.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

will surpass $1 trillion in 2022. As the separation between physical and digital continues to blur, retailers must throw out traditional ideas about the role physical locations play in the customer journey. It’s true that double-digit growth in U.S. That would be quite something.”.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

12:35] Look it was an early social commerce player as far as leveraging Pinterest and things that you could do with. For Commerce for startups for Innovation so I mean it’s it was contagious working for him, um working for his team’s I wanted to takeaways I had for my time at Walmart and my time working with. [20:32]

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Good product and stellar customer service are a big part of the recipe, but the secret sauce has been the brand’s social marketing strategy , according to Ben Yahalom, who joined the company from Meta in March 2022 as Chief Business Officer and was promoted to President in October. Step Three: Trust the Machine.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 7, 2022

2022 Predictions. Jason : NFTs, Web 3, Metaverse, and Ultrafast delivery services are all overhyped and don’t deliver meaningful commerce revenue in 2022. Shein exceeds $30B in annual sales, disrupting apparel industry Adoption of BNPL services slows down to less than 15% CAGR in 2022. Transcript. or between 8 a.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2023

In his prepared remarks , Chew cited TikTok’s setting up of a special-purpose subsidiary in June 2022 , TikTok U.S. user traffic to an infrastructure controlled by Oracle and USDS and located within the U.S. Data Security Inc. He said the subsidiary currently has nearly 1,500 full-time employees and that TikTok routes all U.S.

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