Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

It might have been the worst-kept secret in retail, but after months of unconfirmed reports , behind-the-scenes testing and tales from the front lines , TikTok has finally, formally launched its new ecommerce offering — TikTok Shop. in November 2022. reads the company announcement. reads the company announcement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

TikTok has teamed up with buy now, pay later service Atome to offer installment payments on its ecommerce marketplace in Malaysia, CNBC reports. TikTok Shop has now quietly begun to roll out in the U.S. The UK also has become a key testing ground for TikTok Shop. In June 2023, TikTok announced that it would invest $12.2

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. By personalizing the customer journey using composable commerce, they can now deliver a first-class digital purchasing experience.

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Star Miconics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Part of this shift is the emergence of social commerce, a trend that’s setting the stage for this next retail revolution. Combining mobile shopping and social media, two of the most popular contemporary pastimes, retailers are finding more creative ways to engage consumers, drive sales, and enhance the shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Meta and Amazon have quietly debuted a new closed-loop social commerce experience that allows Facebook and Instagram users to link their social media accounts to Amazon so they can make purchases directly in-platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

People come to Pinterest with a shopping mindset,” said Kim Blommer, Automotive Industry Lead at Pinterest in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “In Catalogs allows merchants of all kinds to upload their active inventory directly to Pinterest and turn those ecommerce listings into dynamic Product Pins, making them more shoppable.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Now the company has become the first toy brand to test out the hottest new arena in digital selling — TikTok Shop. Brands have been clamoring to sell on TikTok almost from the moment the platform began its meteoric rise and the #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag proved its commerce potential. in November 2022. in November 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The new offering is powered by Bolt’s Checkout Everywhere solution (originally called Tipser until it was acquired by Bolt in late 2021), which allows websites of all kinds to add transaction capabilities and sell products from participating merchants. “We’re Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Pinterest unveiled a suite of new features for its users as well as new advertising formats at its Pinterest Presents event Sept. 13, all designed to make the platform even more interactive, personalized and, most important, shoppable. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Meta also will highlight businesses from its Meta Business Leaders Network in the new 2022 Smalliday Showcase gift guide, and provide small businesses with advice on advertising effectively with its SMB Holiday Marketing Guide. Additionally, eligible SMBs will be able to earn a $100 TikTok advertising credit. small business owners.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

There’s been a lot of anticipation surrounding livestream shopping in the U.S., But so far that anticipation has yet to crystallize into livestreaming becoming the West’s next powerhouse shopping format, as many have predicted. Then at the end of each episode consumers were directed to a website where they could shop for the products.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Only consumers only had 17% of their shopping done by early July, and 54% said they held off on spending because they didn’t know what they needed. Based on research and expert interviews, six new realities are having the biggest impacts on back-to-school shopping behaviors and preferences. in search) and “boy clothing” (+12.5%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Acquiring Pinterest would allow PayPal to capture more of that e-commerce growth and diversify its income though advertising revenue. The online payments provider hopes to successfully negotiate and announce a deal by the time it reports quarterly earnings on Nov. It acquired return-service provider Happy Returns in May.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A host of new technologies are now available to make digital shopping more informative and interactive, and brands are seeing real results after employing them. According to a report from Shopify, merchants see a 250% increase in conversions when using 3D product image models instead of 2D images. Want more proof?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

From tiny boutiques to nationwide giants, retailers are using livestreaming and live shopping to reach customers in new and compelling ways. Shopping malls face an uncertain future, but an omnichannel-focused revamp can enhance convenience and generate consumer enthusiasm. The ins and outs of livestreaming. 16 from 3 to 3:30 p.m.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

We also discuss the latest news (and controversies) around Facebook and TikTok pulling back from some social commerce initiatives (and pressing forward with others). Episode 297 is a recap of the GroceryShop trade show in Las Vegas, and the Consumer Brands Executive Summit in Colorado Springs.

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Retail Geek

JULY 9, 2021

Advertising products could stand for some. Make those products more mature and friendly to advertisers. Amazon will you know being quite a bit ahead of Shopify you know then making this ubiquitously available will cause some problems for Shopify the one thing that still gives me pause and we give me pause if I were a merchant.

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Retail Minded

JANUARY 26, 2022

The following guest article has been written by Mark Hook , VP, Global Brand, Communications and PR at Brightpearl, a retail-tailored operating system for omnichannel merchants. The impact and growth of social media brands now play a huge part in what we see on our newsfeeds — and with that, social commerce has flourished.

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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. So that was interesting and then the to me the most geeky coolest thing of all although controversial is during the pandemic, the Brazilian government launched a government-sponsored instant payment system so I got. 9:53] Brazil is.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

While discussions on diversity, inclusion and social responsibility have come to the forefront in retail over the last year, the billion-dollar market for adaptive and inclusive apparel remains largely untapped — but that’s changing. “In We’re trying to bring the fun to online shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

The ever-evolving roster of social commerce capabilities on the world’s top platforms can be dizzying, with vast disparities between what is possible from one app to another and each platform fighting to keep up — both with consumers’ expectations and each other. Twitter Lets Merchants Create In-App ‘Shops’.

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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. And last year, they added automated integrations with Snap, Criteo, which Criteo is a multi-platform advertising platform, and TikTok.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 30, 2021

Jason: [1:51] Yeah so Scott one of the interesting things in Facebook’s announcement is they referenced the the likely impact that the that Apple’s changes to mobile, app tracking the idea of a would have on their go forward advertising revenue and is a reminder. 3:25] The iOS 14.5

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In this episode we cover: Amazon Q4 Earnings Walmart Q4 Earnings US Department of Commerce Q4 e-commerce data Discussion of Temu and other Social Commerce News Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 9, 2021

Ted: will headless commerce take off in 2021? RetailRazor: Amazon has been getting hit w/an endless series of media articles about their private label development at the expense of other merchants on the platform. Instagram shopping and all those other things are like pop-up shops. why/why not? Why is Amazon different?

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Retail Geek

MARCH 31, 2021

That that sort of visual video interface and you know it’s it’s on on a HIPAA compliant version of AWS which they have a lot of HIPAA compliance services on AWS now. million impressions and what do a quarter of a million dollars in sales for her so.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 7, 2022

Jason : NFTs, Web 3, Metaverse, and Ultrafast delivery services are all overhyped and don’t deliver meaningful commerce revenue in 2022. Shein exceeds $30B in annual sales, disrupting apparel industry Adoption of BNPL services slows down to less than 15% CAGR in 2022. 2022 Predictions.

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