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Smart shopping carts, low-code and robots: Welcome to retail tech in 2023

Inside Retail

With new applications on the horizon, AI is set to play an ever growing role in improving not only customer experience, but also store efficiency and operations. Retail workers have access to information about products, promotions, and pricing instantly. Payment systems evolution. Robotics on the rise.

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The Best 2022 E-Commerce Tech Developments

Retail Focus

Mobile commerce is any marketing activity, which retailers use in promoting their services and products through mobile devices. This tech enables marketers to utilise modern features such as location services in tailoring marketing operations. Flexible Payment Systems . Visual Marketing . Social Marketing .

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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

Businesses can also curate custom product collections directly on their profile page; The Shop tab , a centralized marketplace hub where businesses can display their products and customers can easily search and discover promotions. Digital Service (USDS). The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S.

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Harvey Norman to be sued over ‘misleading’ interest-free deals

Inside Retail

In addition, ASIC said the retailer failed to disclose the hidden costs of the agreement, namely the establishment fee of $25 and monthly service fees of $5.95. In addition, ASIC said the retailer failed to disclose the hidden costs of the agreement, namely the establishment fee of $25 and monthly service fees of $5.95.

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Reports: Microsoft’s Bing Quietly Launches Marketplace in Bid to Compete with Google Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based Bing’s goal might be similar.

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Retail media: How retailers are becoming advertising giants

Retail Gazette

The positioning of product listings is just one way brands are working with retailers to advertise to the huge audience that many shopping websites attract. Advertising agency GroupM forecasts that sales through the channel will be bigger than TV advertising by 2028.

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The Benefits of Prepaid Top-Up Cards for Big Brands

Retail TouchPoints

In recent years, the financial landscape has changed dramatically with new economic challenges making it increasingly difficult for consumers to commit to recurring monthly payments. alone, the use of branded payments solutions has grown by more than 50% in the last five years. The global prepaid cards market was valued at $2.2