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

Retail TouchPoints

Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America. However, one reason for this flurry of enhancements is that there’s still considerable friction in social commerce processes. Whether social commerce will play a crucial role in retail going forward is no longer a question. earning $26.97

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Skechers Widens its Reach with New Roblox Store, John Deere Collab

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Nothing Runs Like a John Deere…Except Maybe John Deere Skechers Image courtesy Skechers Back in the physical world, Skechers has teamed up with John Deere for a co-branded collection designed for agricultural professionals, construction workers and outdoor enthusiasts.

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Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans

Inside Retail

Despite the multiple challenges over the last two and a half years, Carmen Chiu, regional managing director, Asia Pacific at Fortnum & Mason, is confident that the brand has built a solid foundation and engagement strategy with the domestic customer through its retail and hospitality businesses. “As The data behind this is very powerful.

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3 Technologies That Are Transforming the Ecommerce Experience

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Users could start their search with a query like, “‘I’m looking for a dress for a Saturday afternoon outdoor wedding.’ As generative AI makes “conversational discovery paths a reality,” Eschliman sees the potential for the consumer-directed search process to become more dynamic.

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Retailers Take Note: Generative AI is Killing the Single Voice of the Brand

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Maybe they both like the great outdoors, but the words you use to appeal to each should be different — while staying true to your brand values. For example, say you sell gear for hiking enthusiasts. It doesn’t make sense to market to your 65-year-old customer with the same words as to a 25-year-old.

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

Inside Retail

While recent shifts have been driven by management of the pandemic – from isolation to suppression, then immunisation – consumer behaviour is now being impacted by the twin effects of ‘Covid-19 normality’ and rampant inflation. Rather than talking about what we do when we’re out there, it’s about how it makes us feel.”

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Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

Retail TouchPoints

RTP: What impact can the latest iterations of AI play in managing customer engagement during volatile times like now? Affronti: At Salesforce we’ve been using AI to support digital merchants, especially via Commerce Cloud, for over a decade. For example, say the customer’s use case is “I want to go camping.”