Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Profitability is the Name of the Game Retailers will be looking for strong returns on investment throughout the enterprise, which means potentially putting projects with a longer-term payback — like the metaverse — on the back burner. Onsite advertising makes up 40% of our investment; 60% is off-site advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

“By providing warehousing, delivery and customer service returns, our mission is to help sellers improve their operational capability and efficiency, provide buyers a satisfying shopping experience and ensure fast and sustainable growth of TikTok Shop,” reads one job listing. Currently available by invite only in the U.S.,

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365 Retail

MAY 23, 2024

By partnering with established resale platforms like Reflaunt and Depop , the social media giant is positioning itself at the forefront of an emerging trend – the convergence of social media, e-commerce, and sustainable fashion. Gone are the days when social sales equated to merely cheap fast fashion tat.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

And in today’s day and age, shopping online has never been easier — with targeted ads, free shipping, free returns, stores built into Instagram or TikTok, logins saved on your browser and payment information saved on your devices. It’s a way to treat ourselves, and to indulge in a little luxury.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

When Mitchell’s grandfather, Morris “Moishe” Cohen, returned from fighting in World War II, he and his brother-in-law took over the business. Social media also has become an integral part of the business, especially because Economy Candy doesn’t pay for any advertising. “We’ve Word-of-Mouth in the Digital Age.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

We predict that the ongoing shift in buyer behaviour and subsequent move to online shopping will be the driving forces for brands to continue and even accelerate the pace of their Amazon digital transformation sales strategies, as well as use this as an opportunity to improve their digital commerce operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Schools and universities are presenting plans designed to ensure students’ safe return to classrooms, but regardless of their children’s age, parents, grandparents and caregivers are purchasing more health-related goods to help them prepare. Heightened competition inspiring hyperlocal, omnichannel advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. The Independent ’s move is yet another sign that ecommerce has officially moved beyond the store website; consumers increasingly expect to be able to make a purchase when and where inspiration strikes , whether that be on social media, while streaming videos or directly in search engines.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Enhance advertising and recommendation relevancy with better targeting and search. Customers today see one of two things [when they’re online] — one, you get a bunch of random advertisements that are annoying and not relevant to you, or two, you get ads based on what you’ve already searched for,” she said. Want more proof?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 15 sessions, now available on demand, encompass critical areas of the retail enterprise, including: customer loyalty strategies; visual tech developments such as AR and 3D modeling; fulfillment and delivery management; the power of social networks; fast-growing Buy Now, Pay Later services; and the all-important customer experience.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Kate Grindal, Retail Manager, Cadw said “Great to see many of our existing suppliers returning this year, it’s the perfect opportunity to catch up in one day.” 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.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

67% of customers admit that they bought something else while returning a product. According to a report from eTail and Stackla, 89% of retailers surveyed are either currently using social commerce, implementing it, or planning to do so within 24 months at the latest. Advertising by Retailers. billion by 2023 ( SBT ).

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2022

They feel like when they see an advertisement from a brand it doesn’t even feel like an ad. AR can build consumer confidence, allowing consumers to learn and explore more from a product, like the latest technology in a running shoe ,” said Toccara Baker, Product Management at Snap during the Sofa Summit.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 23, 2023

Retail Media Networks Retail media networks are a form of advertising that enables retailers to monetize their first-hand data to better serve customers with more relevant offers when shopping in digital and physical stores and via email/SMS. Here are the top 10 retail trends impacting the industry in 2023.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

No Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Yes Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. Yes Shopify is acquired No An innovation in e-commerce powered by ai (gpt4) surprises us by how fast it’s adopted and how cool it is. E-com returns 10-15% growth rates.

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Retail Assist

JANUARY 17, 2023

Quick commerce, social commerce, marketplaces, greenwashing of brands, a resurgence in physical retail and a rebalancing of ecommerce were key themes during the year. Whilst some press reports suggest there could be a decline in social media usage amidst a shunning of Big Tech, it’s pretty unlikely.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

At Gap, training was a priority to ensure managers could “build their inclusive leadership muscle” and all employees could become better allies. – Dana Zumbo, Business Development Manager, Zappos, from the session: Design for All: Time to Amplify the Inclusion Agenda. “I I am inspired every single day by Gen Z.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 7, 2023

We also briefly discuss e-commerce in Brazil, around Jason’s recent trip to São Paulo. In this episode we recap everything you may have missed if you couldn’t make it to Las Vegas. But apparently like taking the email address of all the people you sell something too and uploading it to a server via an API is too hard.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 20, 2023

Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. E-com returns 10-15% growth rates. The AI for inventory management is super interesting like these models that are doing demand forecasting that are doing kind of.

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Retail Geek

JULY 26, 2023

You know how they can advertise and like really get this is kind of the negative side of some of the Amazon experience these days I was pretty sure I was in an anchor only mode but but a non anchor product snuck into my cart I end up getting up. Cattle catalogs and e-commerce and it’s a little bit of a broader catalog but it was up. [36:46]

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