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Exclusive Q&A: Venmo GM on the Company’s ‘Natural Extensions’ into Business Payments

Retail TouchPoints

McKinsey calls this embedded finance — when a financial product or solution is placed in a non-financial setting, for example on a social media platform or in a store (private label credit cards are one old-school example). We actually have tens of millions of people who just have Venmo accounts.

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Squad shopping and self-improvement: Five consumer trends to watch in 2023

Inside Retail

Indeed, as inflation continues to have a negative effect on household finances, many consumers are seeing their pandemic-era savings decline. Indeed, some are looking for opportunities to socialise during e-commerce experiences. An example is squad shopping, where users collaboratively shop with friends in virtual environments.

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How Natori Used AI to Sharpen Retargeting and Achieve a 943% ROAS

Retail TouchPoints

She left a prestigious Wall Street position to start the company; similarly, Ken left a career in finance to join the company in 2007. A lot of brands out there have sold to bigger shops where the bottom line is king, but we’re more about our reputation and the product we put out.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 295 – Walmart, Target Q2 Earnings, and US Commerce July Data

Retail Geek

Obviously in China a lot of people shop in the Chinese version of Tik-Tok which is called do Hyun. Checked out on Tick Tock in huge quantities yet but it’s super interesting the Amazons kind of approach to social commerce, is get content creators and influencers and sellers.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 262 – Amazon Q1 2021 Earnings

Retail Geek

How successful their their Shop app has been the mobile app and I think they disclose that. The by the shop arrazi I like to calm the Shopify zealots. The positioning it as a shop app is is in my mind pretty thin at this. Jason: [19:58] Finances are called or something like that. Scot: [16:52] The marketplace.