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Meta and Amazon Link Up to Enable In-Platform Purchases on Instagram, Facebook

Retail TouchPoints

Meta and Amazon have quietly debuted a new closed-loop social commerce experience that allows Facebook and Instagram users to link their social media accounts to Amazon so they can make purchases directly in-platform. And Meta, of course, gets something out of the deal as well, in the form of more information to aid its advertising efforts.

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Reports: Microsoft’s Bing Quietly Launches Marketplace in Bid to Compete with Google Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

The move follows a similar trajectory at Google , which has been continuously adding more features to make itself central to the online shopping experience, including the recent debut of a new checkout flow. Certainly having more sellers and more products on its shopping platform should boost traffic and therefore advertising audiences.

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How scammers impersonate brands to steal from online shoppers

Inside Retail

The Iconic is the latest victim of ‘credential stuffing,’ a scam that resulted in customer accounts being used to place fraudulent orders, some totaling thousands of dollars, dating back to November last year. Deep fakes were once a futuristic concept that was seen to be concerning, but more for entertainment purposes.

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Contactless Biometric Solutions for Better Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

One of the most common complaints customers have is waiting too long in checkout lines. Instead of the typical time-consuming payment process in stores, facial recognition technology can identify the customer and automatically charge their account for a fast, secure self-service checkout experience.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

Retail TouchPoints

In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. Pay-per-click advertising (PPC) is among the most cost-effective ways to boost sales online, by allowing brands to efficiently reach the right consumers at the right time.

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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

Retail TouchPoints

If you think those “sponsored” products on Amazon are an innocuous little niche of advertising, think again. digital advertising channel after paid search and paid social campaigns. Thus, retail media is poised to become the newest competitive battleground in digital advertising. But what, exactly, is the playing field?

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Strategies Unleashed: Navigating TikTok’s Viral Trends for Brand Success

Retail TouchPoints

TikTok also offers seamless shopping feature integrations on the platform, which allows users to buy products immediately through shoppable ads and in-app checkout. In his ecommerce career, Fedotoff has generated over $100 million in revenue, profitably using paid advertising and influencers.

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