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BNPL Provider Klarna Expands Further into Social Commerce with Two Acquisitions

Retail TouchPoints

The APPRL acquisition expands Klarna’s roster of marketing services by allowing retailers to connect directly to relevant content creators in order to create social shopping content and track campaign results through Klarna. “As Social commerce is expected to account for $84 billion in U.S.

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What Meta’s move away from Instagram Shopping means for retailers

Inside Retail

When Mark Zuckerberg and his Metamates first introduced shopping features on Instagram, they were no doubt eyeing the end-to-end experience of Tencent’s ubiquitous WeChat. The Asian market seems to have steered towards mega all-in-one apps. There are some key differences though. And on Instagram, there’s no ability to transact.

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