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Customer Service in the Metaverse: How Retailers Can Prepare for a Whole New (Virtual) World

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announced in October 2021 that it planned to change its name to Meta, searches for the term “metaverse” skyrocketed. And just as the metaverse will change the way that we shop, communicate and socialize, it will also change how customer service is delivered. Customer Service Opportunities for Retailers in the Metaverse.

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How One Auto Dealer Revved Up Car Sales in an Unexpected Place – Pinterest

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Pinterest is the place to go if you need inspiration for décor, cooking, home improvement projects, summer fashion…the list goes on. In general, Pinners spend 2X more than people on other platforms, so whether they are coming to look for new furniture or fashion or dinnerware, we see a lot of purchase intent.

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From ‘Beautiful Playground’ to ‘Commerce Destination’: Inside the Vision of Pinterest’s New Chief Shopping Officer

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Pinterest ’s role in the world of social media is blurry — consumers use the platform very differently than they do Instagram or TikTok, for example. But following a series of major strategic moves, the role Pinterest hopes to play in the burgeoning realm of social commerce is crystal clear.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

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The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

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More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

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A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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Pinterest’s Mission: Make its Platform the ‘Starting Point for Shopping Journeys’

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At the very least, the form it takes is very different from its counterparts: “Pinterest is not social media, although we are grouped in that category,” said Dan Lurie, Head of Product, Shopping at Pinterest. “We’ve We’ve used different terms over time — at one point we talked about being personal media, not social media.

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