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Omnichannel Fulfillment, BNPL and Social Commerce Contributed to Holiday 2021’s Digital Success

Retail TouchPoints

The early-season surge can be attributed to shoppers’ awareness of potential shipping delays , which also made omnichannel fulfillment a winning solution during that final rush: stores with curbside or in-store pickup options captured 62% of global sales during the Dec. BNPL and Social Commerce Were Holiday Standouts.

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Poshmark Rolls Out New Tools to Help Brands Connect with its 80M Users

Retail TouchPoints

Now the offering is open to brands and retailers of all sizes, enabling them to engage more deeply with the platform’s 80 million users through limited-time product drops, one-to-one clienteling and Posh Parties. Poshmark has been piloting the Brand Closet program since 2020 with a number of large-scale brands. ”

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How can online brands succeed?

365 Retail

We predict that the ongoing shift in buyer behaviour and subsequent move to online shopping will be the driving forces for brands to continue and even accelerate the pace of their Amazon digital transformation sales strategies, as well as use this as an opportunity to improve their digital commerce operations.

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Klarna Sets Sights on ‘Powering Ecommerce’ with New Suite of Shopping Solutions

Retail TouchPoints

Results include both new and pre-owned options, and customers can filter their search across stores by color, size, features, customer ratings, store availability and shipping options. Touted as an upgrade over conventional search engines, the new search tool is available on the Klarna App and on Klarna.com.

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What are the Top Commerce Trends for 2022 and Beyond?

Retail TouchPoints

In this area, we expect to see more growth in marketplaces, the use of dark stores to help solve last-mile challenges and expansion of drop shipping capabilities to help get customers the products they want. Companies no longer need a TV station or a cable channel and big-name celebrities to engage in live commerce.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 316 Annual Predictions 2024

Retail Geek

No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot : Amazon uses this 2022 setback/slowdown/reversion to the mean for a public resetting of expectations, but behind the scenes they take share and raise the bar on shipping.

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Holiday Leftovers? Here are 4 Ways Sellers can Minimize Excess Inventory

Retail TouchPoints

Savvy brands are starting to use short-video formats and livestreaming to social-sell their products. With more and more consumers turning to social media for their shopping needs, it is likely that social commerce will play a crucial role in the ecommerce market for years to come.