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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 It is growing three times faster than traditional e-commerce. McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. trillion ($1.9

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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

Recent headlines about Meta ’s Instagram and Facebook doing away with shopping features on their platforms might appear to be a retreat in the social commerce wars. Social commerce sales in the U.S. Social commerce sales in the U.S. social network ad spending forecast by $16.21 billion.

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BNPL Provider Klarna Expands Further into Social Commerce with Two Acquisitions

Retail TouchPoints

The APPRL acquisition expands Klarna’s roster of marketing services by allowing retailers to connect directly to relevant content creators in order to create social shopping content and track campaign results through Klarna. “As Social commerce is expected to account for $84 billion in U.S.

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One to watch: APAC goes all in on social commerce

Inside Retail

During periods of lockdown, social media emerged as a key form of communication, opening an opportunity for retailers to accelerate the development of social commerce in the APAC region. China continues to lead the world in social commerce. This growth was largely driven by Covid-19. Live shopping emerges.

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Analysis: The many faces of social commerce in China

Inside Retail

A recent KPMG report has predicted Hainan to become the world’s biggest duty-free market in the next two years. With borders shut daigous and P2P accounts on Taobao have anchored into selling us everything from apparel to infant milk formula. Second-life commerce. For luxury travel retail brands, this is an opportunity boon.

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How Online Sellers Can Capitalize on Social Commerce Trends

Independent Retailer

Social commerce is a subset of ecommerce, and harnesses the purchasing power of young customers on innovative new retail platforms. In 2021, social commerce sales increased by over 35 percent, totaling a spend of over $36 billion, still only 10 percent of what the Chinese market will spend. . trillion in 2022.

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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

Kearney, a renowned global consultancy firm, recently unveiled its latest findings in the 2023 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) report , shedding light on emerging market potentials and strategic pathways for retail expansion. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions.