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

Retail TouchPoints

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. And earn his stripes he has. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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

Retail TouchPoints

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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Experiencing Metaverse FOMO? Don’t Panic, it’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Retail TouchPoints

I used to always talk about how retail can often be laggards with new technology,” said Tom Litchford, Head of Worldwide Business Development for Retail at Amazon Web Services in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Now does everyone need to go build a virtual fashion division tomorrow? Probably not.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 269 – Amazon and Instacart get new CEOs, other news

Retail Geek

9:39] In the same way it made sense for Amazon to rent a WS capacity to others and you know provide some of these other services it’s a way to monetize their delivery Network and their fulfillment Network so I think it’s super smart. Jason: [8:43] Yeah I generally agree I’m not confident that it’s I’m sure.

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Gen Z’s New Shopping Habits May Kill Off Unprepared Brands

Retail Minded

The Gen Z consumers who are used to engaging through an ever-increasing choice of social apps and digital services are going to keep growing in purchasing power. internet users in the 18-34 age range already made a purchase on social media last year. . Because these changes aren’t a fad or a short-term trend. 48% of U.S.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

Goodwillfinds.com is an e-commerce site, which sells previously owned merchandise, which has been donated to Goodwill. We cover many of the tactical challenges (onboarding SKUs, product content, fulfillment, and curation), as well as the opportunities of this new “CircularCommerce” space.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 303 Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results

Retail Geek

In this episode we cover: Amazon Q4 Earnings Walmart Q4 Earnings US Department of Commerce Q4 e-commerce data Discussion of Temu and other Social Commerce News Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. 38:37] Selfish piece of.

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