Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When it comes to social commerce or ‘shopper-tainment’, the valuations of this burgeoning space can fluctuate wildly. One report claimed that social experiences will directly influence US$42 billion of e-commerce sales in Southeast Asia by the end of 2022. A refresher.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

billion people, engage them with relevant content and lead them quickly down the marketing funnel to purchase at an unparalleled scale. By adding a real social commerce component to the platform, Facebook now has much better information about real purchase intent. The potential is enormous. from 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

APPRL is a SaaS platform that allows content creators and retailers to work together with less friction to bring immersive and informative shoppable content to global consumers. Social commerce is expected to account for $84 billion in U.S. millennial and Gen Z consumers already using social to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

More than two-thirds of shoppers overall are already familiar with the metaverse, but the percentages for each generation vary widely, according to KPMG’s Go boldly, not blindly, into the metaverse Consumer Pulse Survey. The market could reach $783.3 billion in 2024, up from $478.7 in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2022

During periods of lockdown, social media emerged as a key form of communication, opening an opportunity for retailers to accelerate the development of social commerce in the APAC region. China continues to lead the world in social commerce. This growth was largely driven by Covid-19. Live shopping emerges.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

but will expand to additional markets into 2023. Snapchat for BigCommerce is currently only available in the U.S.

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Star Miconics

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Part of this shift is the emergence of social commerce, a trend that’s setting the stage for this next retail revolution. Combining mobile shopping and social media, two of the most popular contemporary pastimes, retailers are finding more creative ways to engage consumers, drive sales, and enhance the shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s no secret performance marketing on social media platforms isn’t what it used to be but it’s where consumers reside. Michelle Evans, global lead of retail and digital insights at Euromonitor International, said in a statement that “consumers are also seeking more power in their relationships with brands”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Social commerce value will keep on growing. The value of social commerce continues to grow rapidly and is shaping the future of online retail. According to research from Accenture , social commerce is expected to outpace traditional ecommerce, growing 3X faster and reaching an impressive $2.9

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

“The success of #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt and commerce on TikTok as a whole has to do with the fact that marketing on TikTok goes beyond the traditional funnel ,” Tao Baecklund, Director of Product Management at TikTok during the TikTok World virtual event for businesses and marketers. Thinking Long Term. UK and Indonesia.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Traditional outbound marketing to consumers, such as email campaigns, SMS text messaging, display ads, retargeting and other forms of “push marketing,” will in the future see even less engagement from consumers. There are two primary areas of marketing innovation underway: shopping rewards and social commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have a unique advantage in that they own the entire customer experience — and perhaps most important, all the data that is generated along with it. Brands must start with a core value proposition, a unique benefit they’re bringing to the market and specifically to their niche audience.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Social commerce is a subset of ecommerce, and harnesses the purchasing power of young customers on innovative new retail platforms. In 2021, social commerce sales increased by over 35 percent, totaling a spend of over $36 billion, still only 10 percent of what the Chinese market will spend. . trillion in 2022.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. Customer retention With both consumers and retailers feeling the pinch of increasing costs, customer retention will be a key theme of 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Understanding consumer behaviors will be key to building (or rebuilding) a successful retail business in a post-pandemic world. 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.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

A recent KPMG report has predicted Hainan to become the world’s biggest duty-free market in the next two years. The perimeters between CRM and social community have blurred, and sales of products are now being directed by an army of KOCs (key opinion consumers). Second-life commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

That’s because it’s the “everyday” influencers — creators who are making content as a side hustle rather than as a full-time job — who are able to truly, deeply engage with consumers. For many brands, everyday content creators represent just one element of their influencer marketing programs. It can all be a tricky balancing act.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Convenience is now a top priority for consumers. Consumers can complete the entire customer journey from browsing to purchasing within minutes and are able to order deliveries to arrive when its most convenient for them. Enter social commerce. Social commerce isn’t new. As a result, online shopping excels.

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Retail Assist

MARCH 1, 2023

Social commerce has revolutionised the way retailers interact with their customers. Creating direct connections, building relationships, increasing engagement, and ultimately facilitating sales, social media is the place that many consumers are choosing to place their transactions. Here’s why.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Over the course of her expansive career in marketing, Kristen D’Arcy has worked for household names like American Eagle , PacSun , Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta. But she believes that successful marketing revolves around one key thing: understanding your customer and creating the value they expect.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

When you imagine retail media’s place in a marketing funnel, do your eyes look toward the bottom? As marketers, we’re already sold on the performance advantages of RMNs: enormous sets of first-party consumer data, precise attribution and analysis, a future beyond third-party cookies. So what does that mean for the rest of us?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

New to this year’s event is the Consumer Product Showcase , offering SMB brands the opportunity to show off innovative customer-facing products. The industry’s ongoing search for talent — a particularly challenging problem in today’s tight labor market — will be addressed in a number of NRF sessions. 16 keynote from 3:15-3:45 p.m.

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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

APRIL 18, 2023

After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Former NBA Chief Marketing Officer Kate Jhaveri has been named Global Head of Marketing at TikTok. Jhaveri will work closely with Sofia Hernandez, TikTok’s Head of Global Business Marketing, who focuses primarily on business and advertising solutions, according to a company spokesperson.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Unfortunately that ancient (1989) bit of cinematic wisdom hasn’t exactly held true in the modern field of social media, where platforms including TikTok , Facebook and Instagram are increasingly pulling back on social commerce initiatives that have failed to attract enough of the right players. is livestream shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Brands and retailers often use reviews, ratings and other types of content to boost consumers’ confidence about a pending purchase. We know our members do a lot of research; they read reviews and look at what other consumers’ experiences are. Additionally, Sam’s Club monitors the queries consumers pose via its site’s Q&A feature.

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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

APRIL 21, 2022

Retail industry professionals know how vital it is for them to stay abreast of the latest consumer and societal trends. Social Commerce Strategies Consumers are embracing shopping as a social activity, whether it literally occurs on a social platform or reflects their membership in a community of like-minded individuals.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

It has been a year since the pandemic rocked a fashion industry that was already feeling the pressure of trying to keep pace with consumer shifts toward digital, ethical sourcing and eco-friendly products. Here are some of the overarching themes of the changing consumer sentiment that will shape the fashion industry’s journey ahead.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

But between its marketing strategy (or lack thereof) and uber-exclusive partnerships, Supreme has nevertheless evolved into a highly coveted, and profitable, brand. The two companies collaborated on a Fall 2021 collection that launched online and in stores in two key markets: the U.S. (on on September 30) and Japan (on October 2).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 billion in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2022

After two years of quarantining, it’s no wonder consumers are now expert digital shoppers. In fact, 55 per cent of AU consumers are shopping online more frequently than before the pandemic. Despite consumers’ evolving online behaviour, the shopper journey has largely remained linear, whether it takes 10 minutes or 10 months to buy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

Over the course of the last eight years the Merrell team has shifted from what Burch called “analog shoemaking” to digital-based product development, and the results have been nothing short of impressive in terms of both speed to market and cost-savings. According to Burch, the original goal was to “get things to market faster.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2022

Leaders from TikTok , Snapchat and Pinterest spoke at the 2022 Sofa Summit , hosted by Smartly.io , to discuss how marketers can better utilize the unique options that set each platform apart. Two out of three consumers suggest that it is the brand’s role to place themselves in the appropriate context.”. That is where brands live.

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