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Social Commerce Revolution: How Payments Innovation Transformed the Digital Shopping Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Take Instagram, for instance the platform pulled in an estimated 6.5 They extend to things like livestreams, shoppable content and payment links within Instagram Reels, stories, TikTok videos or Pinterest Pins. Higher transaction volumes across these platforms have led users to be more cognizant (or wary) of privacy and data-sharing.

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‘Ghost stores’ plaguing Australian consumers with false claims, warns ACCC

Inside Retail

Businesses misrepresenting themselves as Australian fashion retailers are defrauding Australian consumers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warns. It was found that these companies are instead based overseas, not closing, and are drop-shipping low-quality goods. com’ instead of ‘.com.au’

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2025 Survey Reveals How Enterprise Brands Can Overcome Consumer Pricing Worries

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers aren’t the only ones concerned about the very real possibility that prices will rise due to the imposition of tariffs. Shoppers already are shifting their behavior: A recent consumer survey by SCAYLE revealed that the current economic situation has 36% of shoppers in America prioritizing lower prices over brand loyalty.

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Vinted profit triples, driven by second-hand boom and Europe-wide growth

Retail Gazette

Second-hand marketplace Vinted has a reported sharp rise in revenue and profits for 2024, fuelled by growing consumer appetite for affordable pre-owned goods and ongoing expansion across Europe. The Lithuanian-based business posted a net profit of 76.7m, up from 17.8m the previous year, as sales climbed 36% to 813.4m.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 327 Agentic Commerce

Retail Geek

Kicking off, the duo discusses the monumental news that Fiji Simo, the former CEO of Instacart, has been tasked with leading OpenAI’s consumer products division. Both hosts don’t shy away from discussing broader social implications, such as the significant role of social media in commerce, especially platforms like TikTok.

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5 ways ERP/POS integration streamlines retail operations

I Vend

Experts agree that integrating key retail technologies is the key to getting the most from your technology platforms. This can be very time-consuming and is massively open to the risk of human error. Seamless connection from the ERP to the payment gateway(s) makes for faster transaction processing.

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Turn Tricky Market Conditions into Revenue-Increasing Opportunities

Retail TouchPoints

The current economic environment has driven consumers to be more budget conscious and price sensitive as inflation pushes up the cost of living and products’ prices. Here are ways SMBs can create new revenue-increasing opportunities, maneuver through tricky market conditions and grow their online business throughout 2023.