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APRIL 28, 2025

OpenAI on Monday said it has updated ChatGPT’s web search capabilities to improve online shopping for users with personalised product recommendations with images, reviews, and direct purchase links. The post AI-powered purchases: OpenAI expands ChatGPT to add raft of shopping features appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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MARCH 13, 2025

AD Retail Media , the retail media arm of East Coast grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA , is enhancing the way shoppers engage with products at the point of purchase through a range of new in-store advertising solutions. Ahold retail banners include Food Lion, Hannaford, Giant Food, The Giant Company and Stop & Shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This year promises to be no exception, with the average American shopper projected to spend $902 USD on gifts, food, and other seasonal items, making it potentially one of the busiest and most profitable holiday shopping seasons on record. Meanwhile, DOOH is expected to comprise nearly a quarter of all U.S.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Best Buy Ads , the retail media network operated by the electronics retailer, has unveiled a new solution for social advertising partners. Advertisers can access SKU-level insights through the Social+ interface, allowing them to improve campaign results through Metas Product Level Reporting Beta capabilities.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 2, 2024

At its annual advertiser summit this week, Pinterest presented a pin-worthy pitch to marketers — that the platform has grown its audience and improved advertising performance without sacrificing its feel-good vibe. And at the same time, we’ve turned Pinterest into a competitive performance player for our advertisers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? Building Flexibility in Forecasting for Variable Advertising Costs TV advertising is still the most common form of advertising in the U.S., Advertising was already likely to be up 5.6% As with advertising, that means adjusting budgets on the fly.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This has never been more apparent than now, as consumers look to elevate their in-store shopping experiences and expect the same versatility and ease that they have obtained with modern omnichannel retail. That includes curbside pickup for online orders, checking for stock to optimize shopping trips and more.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

These new second-screen shopping experiences will be powered by Shopsense AI, which offers an AI-driven retail media platform that allows consumers to shop while consuming content. The partnership also will help Bell Media diversify its advertising offerings.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Were in the early stages of what you might call the Great Shopping Migration: almost 60% of online customers recently polled confirmed that they were likely to use social media platforms to shop. As mentioned, though, these shops are making improvements in standard-setting with higher-caliber merchants operating on them.

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MAY 9, 2024

Disney Advertising and Walmart ’s retail media division Walmart Connect are teaming up to bring retail media insights to Disney’s streaming TV platforms, including Hulu and Disney+ , for programmatic advertising campaigns and measurement. Approximately 145 million customers shop with us online and in stores weekly.

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JULY 25, 2024

Scan & Go, part of the Sam’s Club app, allows members to use their mobile devices to scan items as they shop in-club, complete payment and skip the checkout line entirely. The new advertising capability is currently available in all clubs for select members and will roll out to 100% of in-club traffic over the coming weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2025

These follow a host of previous rollouts including Buy with Prime , expansions in the capabilities of the Alexa voice assistant and the rollout of the in-app shopping assistant Rufus all of which aim to make Amazon an easy-to-access, easy-to-use resource for any shopping need.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Caper Carts are equipped with cameras, sensors and a built-in scale that work together with an Edge AI system to automatically recognize items as they are placed in the cart and to keep a running total as customers shop.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The bodies are the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA), National Retail Association (NRA), Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), Australian Security Industry Association Limited (ASIAL), Pharmacy Guild of Australia, and Building Service Contractors Association of Australia (BSCAA).

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

With a shorter-than-usual holiday shopping season ahead, competition for share of wallet will be exceptionally fierce. However, the rising cost of customer acquisition via digital advertising – up 50% over the past two years – is forcing brands to explore new strategies. Nearly 70% of marketing spend has gone to these channels.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Combining dopamine-driven marketing tactics like games and giveaways, coupled with vast assortments, theyre creating addictive spaces that inspire people to shop. Question 4: “What media adjacencies can we tap into to optimize marketing and advertising experiences? Now I know if someone watches the ad if they bought an item.

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MARCH 26, 2024

Elevating First-Party Data Amidst the Decline of Cookies Begin your retail advertising endeavors by embracing first-party data. The dual challenge of scaling “gold standard” first-party data and adjusting to the absence of cookies looms large over retail advertisers in the coming year.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Shop Premium Outlets (SPO) — the online marketplace from mall operator Simon Property Group and Rue Gilt Groupe — has launched a retail media network powered by Mirakl Ads, a new retail media offering from marketplace solution Mirakl (on which SPO is built).

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APRIL 2, 2024

Walmart plans to take its Connect retail media offering “to the next level” this year, by expanding access to international and non-endemic advertisers, doubling down on self-serve capabilities across its spectrum of advertiser tools and expanding in-store, onsite and offsite advertising opportunities.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Image courtesy NBCUniversal) Alongside live coverage of the 92 nd annual tree-lighting ceremony in NYC’s Rockefeller Center, viewers will be able to shop for holiday snacks and gifts from the comfort of home. The offering joins NBCU’s Must Shop TV capability, which makes ads shoppable across a range of NBC programs.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Best Buy has built a 70,000 -square-foot studio to develop bespoke content for its own channels and those of its partners, including advertisers on its Best Buy Ads retail media network.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As consumer spending dips, retailers and ecommerce businesses are facing a perfect storm that is impacting their digital advertising ROI. The survey also revealed that half were shopping around more. They are being challenged with growing ad fraud in digital campaigns and a slowing economy.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2025

Thailand’s malls are more than just shopping centres; they are also lifestyle attractions. Malls are frequently included on travel itineraries, and airlines and tour operators advertise them as must-see sites. Luxury shopping destination Emsphere opened in 2023. per cent of the total GDP. Tourism is a major driver.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Ramadan continues to be a crucial shopping period across Southeast Asia, with evolving consumer behaviours and market dynamics shaping the retail landscape. Shopping patterns remain distinct throughout the holy month, with sales peaking in the last two weeks. This year, Ramadan began on February 28 and ends on March 30.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The new advertising solution builds on TikTok’s previously released Search Ads Toggle offering, but it gives brands more control and advanced targeting capabilities. Search Ads campaigns support both traffic and web conversion objectives, allowing advertisers to optimize their campaigns for both scale and performance.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Brands should use this time to create campaigns that focus on building emotional connections to better resonate with consumers and ensure they remain top-of-mind when consumers are ready to shop. After all, focusing solely on these high-demand moments often means facing increased advertising costs and saturated channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Brian Schwalb, Attorney General for the District of Columbia, has filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of failing to provide its advertised fastest delivery service to two D.C. And we’re always transparent with customers during the shopping journey and checkout process about when, exactly, they can expect their orders to arrive.”

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

According to a study by UC Today , 90% of consumers expect to have an omnichannel retail experience when we shop. With all this in mind, smart retail marketers must strike a balance between utility and customer experience and add sizzle to in-store and online shopping without allowing one channel to shine brighter than the other.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 17, 2025

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has come under fire for alleged double standards in its approach to body image regulation after it blocked an advert for Next while allowing campaigns featuring plus-size models. Thom, who had been shopping on the site during her pregnancy, argued that the ASAs approach seemed hypocritical.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Disney has launched a beta program for its first native streaming shoppable ad format, Gateway Shop , which will allow consumers to purchase items without disrupting their viewing experience. Since the 2020 launch of GatewayGo, Disney said that more than 200 advertisers across all categories have tested the format.

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MAY 5, 2025

Advertisers need to rethink the entire marketing funnel. They need to find new pathways of making initial and lasting connections with audiences by rewriting the aspects of what makes a positive shopping experience. The most successful brands are flexible enough to keep up with the sharp turns consumers take on their shopping journey.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

However, 70% of consumers prefer shopping with specialized marketplaces over their mass counterparts, according to Boston Consulting Group. These insights also can support brands retail media strategies , which 53% of respondents added to their marketing and advertising mix over the past year. According to Emarketer , U.S.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

This next, more expansive version of omnichannel (as Walmart sees it) encompasses everything from hyper-personalized product recommendations, virtual shopping assistants and automated delivery to virtual try-on and in-platform buying (whether that platform be social media, television, a gaming environment or something else entirely).

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MARCH 25, 2025

This new integration will give Hy-Vee RedMedia access both to Instacarts ad technology and its CPG advertising ecosystem, which delivers advertiser demand from more than 7,000 brands. For Hy-Vee RedMedia advertisers, the Carrot Ads capabilities will be available later in 2025. More details below.)

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Approaching Black Friday 2024 In 2024, Australian activewear business LSKD opted to run a shorter Black Friday sale in comparison to last year – with a creative advertising campaign that focused on driving ‘FOMO’ (fear of missing out). It also provided customers with more time to shop these deals.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A shopping destination has achieved close to full occupation of its retail units for the first time in 10 years. percent as of November 2024, with only one of its 65 units currently advertised to let. The recovery goes against national trends, and places Morgan Quarter in a strong position ahead of the Christmas shopping season.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Marketers have known for some time that video has substantially higher engagement levels than any other form of advertising, but it has been that in-video clickable icon technology, combined with ecommerce capabilities, which has had the greatest impact and created the greatest monetization opportunities for both brands and influencers.

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