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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.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale. The key in the end was to ensure that Natori.com wasn’t really competing with the brand’s wholesale partners.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

Retail TouchPoints

The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe. The new funding is a major vote of confidence in the potential of digital commerce in India, still a relatively nascent market.

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

Retail TouchPoints

We also get end-to-end accountability in the supply chain.” Natori also sells via wholesale channels, to luxury retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. We operate our own factory in the Philippines, but we don’t run it as a profit center, so if there’s something that’s important for a brand, we can do small quantities.

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Retail Media: Everything You Need to Know

Retail TouchPoints

While they are essentially the same thing, many industry experts believe the term “commerce media” offers a more accurate definition of what these new advertising platforms are able to do. It’s worth noting that the $45 billion in U.S.

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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

Retail TouchPoints

Retail, Wholesale and Distribution leader in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Although brick-and-mortar stores will account for most back-to-school sales, the gap between physical and digital has narrowed significantly. Heightened competition inspiring hyperlocal, omnichannel advertising. Action Items For Retailers.

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Spring Fair looks ahead to 2025 following a buzzing show

A1 Retail

I’ve seen some fabulous new products, and some new accounts opened.” Richard Keel, Managing Director of Keel Toys said, “The footfall and orders across Sunday and Monday have been really good, we have opened a high number of new accounts. Sue Waterhouse, Mia James Interiors said, “The show is beautiful.

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