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Social Commerce: Retailers (and Platforms) Struggle to Catch up With Consumers’ Enthusiasm

Retail TouchPoints

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America.

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Squad shopping and self-improvement: Five consumer trends to watch in 2023

Inside Retail

Recent years have seen rapidly evolving changes in all areas of consumer behaviour and there is little doubt it will continue in terms of the products and services that people want, who they want them from, and where and when they want to access them. Rather than talking about what we do when we’re out there, it’s about how it makes us feel.”

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3 Technologies That Are Transforming the Ecommerce Experience

Retail TouchPoints

“As people go back to stores, they get to flex that shopping muscle again, but most of ecommerce is just a means to an end. But some brands, like Rainbow Shops , Princess Polly and Too Faced Cosmetics are investing in technology to augment every stage of the online shopping journey.

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Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

Retail TouchPoints

In yet another sign that the COVID-generated ecommerce surge has subsided, the Salesforce Shopping Index reported flat ecommerce sales in the U.S. One big thing we’re seeing is the rise of conversational commerce, with interactions that are completely within a conversational interface.

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The Range partners with Ideal World to launch livestream with shoppable content

365 Retail

The Range and TV shopping channel, Ideal World TV will launch The Range TV this weekend as they look to win the battle for consumer attention both in-store and on screens with a unique retailer-shopping-channel partnership. It’s an exciting development for us.”. This gives TV the edge.

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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). said Narang.

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Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans

Inside Retail

Understanding the Chinese consumer. Back in 2019, Fortnum & Mason opened in Hong Kong its first fully-owned and operated shop and restaurant in Asia, as a gateway to strengthen customer connections across the region. As a British lifestyle brand, we want to be authentic but more importantly, relevant to Chinese consumers.

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