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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

It might have been the worst-kept secret in retail, but after months of unconfirmed reports , behind-the-scenes testing and tales from the front lines , TikTok has finally, formally launched its new ecommerce offering — TikTok Shop. in November 2022. reads the company announcement. user data is stored in the U.S.

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Star Micronics Introduces A New Line of mG-T Scales, Innovative Designs For Point Of Sale

Star Miconics

Star Micronics releases the mG-T12, mG-T30, and mG-T60 point-of-sale scales built for accuracy. Somerset, NJ – March 28, 2022 – Continuing its philosophy of “Always Leading – Always Innovating,” Star Micronics presents its new line of point-of-sale (POS) scales, the mG-T Series.

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L’Oréal Buys Australian Beauty Brand A?sop

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L’Oréal Group will purchase the Aēsop beauty brand from Natura &Co , parent company of Avon and The Body Shop , in a transaction that values Aēsop at $2.52 As recently as last week, Natura &Co had been considering a sale of The Body Shop, according to CNBC , but the company has apparently decided to hold on to that brand.

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Top 10 Contactless Trends to Watch in 2022

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margin points when their customers’ journeys are not optimized, but when they are optimized, they can recover about 70% of that margin loss,” explained Buzek. Buzek, who has studied and quantified retail technology for decades, shared the top 10 contactless trends to watch for in the coming months and years.

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5 ‘shopper first’ trends for retailers to embrace in 2022

Inside Retail

The latest research by Publicis Sapient into consumers across the globe has uncovered five key trends that retailers need to embrace in 2022 if they want to transform into shopper-first organisations. Evolve to create a one-stop shop for customers. The shift to online shopping over the last 18 months shows no signs of slowing.

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Behind the Scenes of TikTok Shop with a Pioneering U.S. Seller

Retail TouchPoints

Now the company has become the first toy brand to test out the hottest new arena in digital selling — TikTok Shop. Now it’s here: first launched in the UK and several Asian markets, TikTok Shop was quietly made available in the U.S. in November 2022. We’re not Mattel or Hasbro where a thousand people have to approve stuff.

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Unlocking Commerce: The Win-Win of Dynamic Currency Conversion

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DCC is an optional service offered at the point of sale, allowing customers to view the cost of their purchases in their home currency. Consumers, on the other hand, should compare rates at the point of sale with those provided by their card issuer to ensure they are getting a good deal. trillion in 2022.