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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

They extend to things like livestreams, shoppable content and payment links within Instagram Reels, stories, TikTok videos or Pinterest Pins. Here, Ill outline this infrastructure and other top considerations for merchants and platforms as they wade into this new domain.

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‘Ghost stores’ plaguing Australian consumers with false claims, warns ACCC

Inside Retail

It was found that these companies are instead based overseas, not closing, and are drop-shipping low-quality goods. Some consumers have complained that ghost stores have refused to provide refunds or respond to customers who complain about the inferior quality of the goods compared to the advertised descriptions.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 326 Retail Media Networks

Retail Geek

And the have you pre-ordered did you do midnight Menace for your Nintendo switch too that’s kind of the latest console drop it’s been a while since there’s been midnight Menace kind of thing but but seems like it went well based on the reports I saw. Jason [1:19]I’m in I’m in as much Scott as I can get I I take.

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Google Doesn’t Care if it Sells Products, but it Cares a Lot About Attracting Shoppers. Here’s Why.

Retail TouchPoints

We’re indifferent on where the shopping journey ends, where that transaction takes place ,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7 We’re Not a Retailer, We’re Not a Marketplace’.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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How to Make the Most of Free Google Shopping Listings

Retail TouchPoints

Fortunately, not long into the crisis, search behemoth Google paid attention to these companies’ needs, announcing in April that merchants would be able to list products on its Google Shopping platform for free. Here’s how you can make the most of the service. of all clicks. Adding Products to Google Shopping.

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Walmart is Sharing More and More of its Data with its Suppliers. Here’s Why.

Retail TouchPoints

The result — a suite of data insights tools called Walmart Luminate — is now being used regularly by Walmart merchants and suppliers under the banner of the company’s Data Ventures division. As with most retailers, everybody’s looking for alternative revenue streams , whether it’s advertising, data or other streams.