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Banner Black Friday Sales Bode Well for Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

on Black Friday according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all payment types. Home appliances, dining and furniture (+ 17% ), general footwear and handbags (+ 13% ) and general apparel (+ 10% ) were the categories showing the highest growth rates on Black Friday in the U.S.,

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6 Paid Social Trends to Be Aware of in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The integration of intuitive shopping and payment experiences across digital platforms is expected to become more widespread, and most digital experiences will be considered shoppable in the future. Advertisers have been boosting their presence on this platform in product categories such as health and beauty, apparel and accessories.

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Ethical Commerce: How to Overcome 3 Top CSR Hurdles (With Examples)

Retail TouchPoints

When it comes to embracing ethical commerce and moving corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies forward, Amazon Web Services (AWS) research shows that retailers and CPGs identify three primary hurdles to success. This category includes discount stores, mass merchants (“big box stores”) and businesses focused on specialty hardlines.

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

Retail TouchPoints

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Survey: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Spur Huge Growth in Cross-Border Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

“One of the more interesting trends we’ve seen this past year is that, unlike younger consumers who embraced ecommerce for its convenience, older consumers have adopted ecommerce during the pandemic primarily for health and safety reasons,” said Kelly. Flexible payment options are gaining in popularity. million this year.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Apparel, beauty, health and wellness were the biggest beneficiaries at that time. Twitter Shops enables merchants to showcase up to 50 products on their Twitter profile. Social commerce is going to be a natural fit for certain categories that have higher involvement, such as petcare, beauty, and confectionery.

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Kohl’s brings back summer sale coinciding with Prime Day

Retail Dive

Taking place in-store and online with free shipping offered on all e-commerce purchases, the Kohl’s event includes discounts on hundreds of items in apparel, footwear and accessories, with many priced under $20. The event also includes new one-day deals on beauty, apparel and home items. Please select at least one newsletter.