Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2022

Reducing user flow and overall friction has been key in acquiring new customers and maintaining positive engagement for social commerce brands. Understanding Each Platform’s Role in Social Commerce. Social usage is not equal across platforms. Investing in a Consistent and Human Social Brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

It’s no secret that retailers and brands have become obsessed with driving conversion in their quest to recover the more than half of shoppers who abandon checkout before completing their purchase. Maximizing that combination of factors can be accomplished at checkout, as long as it’s not stripped of all its goodness.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

However, retail marketers often lack the data they need to develop and execute more empathetic messaging. This data deficit makes it difficult for marketing to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment. Marketers are really at the forefront of this transformation ,” Schwartz said. since the 2019 State of Marketing report. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

I 100% believe that in five years, people are not going to go to a website that has a list of products and search it and add to cart and checkout,” said Agha, Founder and CEO of Flip in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. The product you eventually choose is just the one that was better marketed, it’s not actually the best product.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It also requires businesses to create a digital wallet, obtain a shareable QR code and keep track of every checkout location. Although there’s no such solution available right now in the market, the industry is working furiously to make it a reality in the near future. Do you ever think about the customer instincts at checkout?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Jacob Hawkins knows a lot about Gen Z, not just because he’s spent almost a year as the Chief Marketing, Digital and Omni Officer of Forever 21 , but also because he has a 17-year-old daughter. Forever 21 one-click checkout with Bolt. My daughter lives in technology. Why is 43 seconds important?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Technology also is significantly enhancing the checkout process, with more retailers adopting self-service kiosks, integrated RFID, mobile POS systems, scan-and-go integrations and frictionless checkout options. Retailers using cashier-based systems also are focusing on updating hardware and software to improve the checkout experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. While influencer marketing clearly isn’t going anywhere, it might soon have a new name: the “creator” appellation is increasingly taking precedence.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In 2016, it became the first national British newspaper to move fully online , and now it is among the first publishing outlets to employ a new technology that turns its articles into commerce vehicles. One variation of Bolt’s Checkout Everywhere function on The Independent ‘s site.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Pinterest is launching into livestreaming with the debut of Pinterest TV — a series of in-app, live, shoppable video content that zeroes in on the platform’s social commerce potential. Creators will begin hosting live sessions on Nov. 8 with new episodes of Pinterest TV airing every weekday at 3 p.m.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

It’s the latest signal that a major opportunity is coming for retailers, reinforcing estimates that the cross-border e-commerce market will reach US$7.9 Consumers in Australia’s key markets of China, Hong Kong and Singapore were especially inclined to use social commerce. trillion by 2030.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

For the enterprise solutions we have Pay with Venmo checkout, which is the integrated checkout button that you see as you’re checking out with large businesses such as the Grubhub s and Lyft s of the world. For example, I have a farmer’s market down the street that I go to every week. Example of a Venmo business profile.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

VCNs allow for secure, easier checkout for users, without merchants needing to do heavy lifting in their tech infrastructure. 2 Google Internal Data 3 Google commissioned Ipsos Consumer Continuous, US, ~n=1000 online consumers 18+ per market. We’re passionate about improving access to secure payments technology for all retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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. Now it’s here: first launched in the UK and several Asian markets, TikTok Shop was quietly made available in the U.S. in November 2022. and managed by the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

Here are some strategies for navigating the often chaotic world of TikTok viral marketing. Navigating TikTok Trends Navigating the ever-evolving landscape of TikTok takes agility as a marketer. On TikTok, users will often put this information in their bios.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Index reveals that 33% offer help via SMS, 63% send cart abandonment reminders and 64% offer customer service assistance during checkout, including live chat, phone, email and click-to-call, which can convert an ordinary experience into a pleasant and helpful one that a customer will remember. Tip 3: Optimize navigation and search.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

In his new role at TikTok, Chen is expected to lead online retail product operations and be under the leadership of Bob Kang Zeyu, the president of e-commerce. Social commerce – the use of social media to promote and sell products – is estimated to be a US$1 trillion industry in APAC by 2025.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

In his new role at TikTok, Chen is expected to lead online retail product operations and be under the leadership of Bob Kang Zeyu, the president of e-commerce. Social commerce – the use of social media to promote and sell products – is estimated to be a US$1 trillion industry in APAC by 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In stores, technology that fosters faster checkout and browsing/store navigation for shoppers would serve well to be rolled out just in time for the holidays. Increased Loyalty Perks Over the last several months, several prominent retailers have reevaluated their loyalty programs and strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

Pinterest ’s role in the world of social media is blurry — consumers use the platform very differently than they do Instagram or TikTok, for example. But following a series of major strategic moves, the role Pinterest hopes to play in the burgeoning realm of social commerce is crystal clear.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

TikTok’s live shopping platform is already operational in Asian markets including Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam as well as the U.K. TikTok also has added a number of social shopping features over the past year. “The The companies are still finalizing the arrangements and no contracts have been signed so far.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2022

In fact, 60 per cent of 18-25-year-olds have discovered and purchased products on social media sites. To stand out, features like shoppable media and social commerce make the path to purchase easier, no matter where a consumer discovers a product. Consideration phase. Purchase phase.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, 88% of marketers say interactive content helps brands differentiate themselves, while interactive content generates 52.6% That can be difficult when the average consumer is bombarded with ads, but that is why brands are turning to interactivity to stand out amongst the clutter. more involvement than static content.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 25, 2021

Social commerce continues to be one of the fastest-growing channels for Shopify merchants as more and more creators rely on platforms to build their businesses and brands. From February 2020 to February 2021, installs of Shopify’s social commerce channels increased by 76%.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

Social commerce, or purchasing products and services within social platforms, represented just 4 per cent of the US retail e-commerce market in 2021. Millennials’ and Gen Z’s reliance on social media and willingness to make in-app purchases are fuelling wider adoption – and a sort of transformation.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

With brick and mortar stores no longer a necessity, consumers can browse goods and services from the comfort of their own homes and checkout at the touch of a button. The proliferation of social commerce. In 2020, social media giant TikTok entered into a global partnership with multinational e-commerce company Shopify.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2022

4 – Marketing. First, look to enhance your customer experience by optimising your website and develop a frictionless checkout experience that is fast and easy, as 50% of American shoppers are less likely to buy something if the checkout process takes longer than 30 seconds. 5 – Getting the right support.

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365 Retail

MARCH 1, 2022

Orla Power, Marketing Director at Luzern eCommerce. Brands will embrace social commerce by using social to test and learn. There has been increasingly higher usage of social media platforms among consumers looking to make purchases. By Orla Power, Marketing Director at Luzern eCommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2022

Social commerce has quickly grown from a revolutionary idea to a mainstream concept, and the channel is expected to continue expanding to reach $1.2 The foundational lesson is that, while social commerce can be an outgrowth of a retailer’s traditional social media interactions, it’s both more time-sensitive and more time-consuming.

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Retail Smart Guys

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It has brought eCommerce and omnichannel to the front seat fostering a digital-driven retail market at present and in the future. Aside from seamless entering of sales and customer checkouts, point-of-sale (POS) systems can produce information to analyze customer data, develop inventory, track shopper trends, and hassle-free data migration.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At checkout, the panel will also automatically look for and apply available coupons to ensure consumers get the best deal possible. And Klarna isn’t the only payments provider eyeing super-app status — earlier this week PayPal launched a unified rewards program for its users.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2023

Why Shoppable TV Might Steal Livestreaming’s Thunder “[Livestreaming] has been massive in other parts of the world, like China and South Korea, but those are completely different markets than the U.S. right now,” said Moore, SVP of Commerce Partnerships at NBCUniversal, speaking at the Retail Innovation Conference and Expo in June 2023. “

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

In this exclusive Q&A, Riley talks about how and why the demographic is shifting, and how LUXIE is pivoting its marketing and merchandising strategy to attract and retain that older demographic. RTP: What have been some of your most successful marketing strategies? Having an AI strategy within marketing is critical.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

Some recent additions include: Vimeo has launched a series of new interactive video features for its enterprise users, including clickable hotspots, custom overlays to place interactive content and information right on videos, and an “add to cart” button that can be integrated into the video experience; In addition to a host of other new features designed (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2022

can also enable onsite checkout so that viewers can complete their purchases without leaving YouTube. Creators in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2023

Deep linking, which takes users from products straight to a retailer’s checkout, represented 40% of Pinterest’s shopping revenue. I think that’s a big part of what is letting us take market share in the space.” We’re making it so that the CMO can say to the CEO and CFO that they’re getting ROI.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

That’s not even to mention the recent acquisition of The YES, which will sunset its standalone site and instead see its tech integrated into the Pinterest platform to drive “taste-driven shopping” experiences.

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