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Walmart Steps Up Ecommerce Investment With Cross-Border Commerce and NFT Projects

Retail TouchPoints

The invitation to Indian retailers will initially include only a select number of participants, adding to existing merchants including Delphi Leather India , Mahi Exports , Touchstone Gems & Jewelry and Welspun. A dedicated Cross Border Trade team has been set up in India to help sellers onboard and grow on the platform.

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For the pandemic-hit fashion industry, the future is digital

Inside Retail

New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. Our data already shows that across the e-commerce landscape, up to 70 per cent of orders that are declined by merchants are made by legitimate customers.

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Opinion: The clock is TikToking for supply chains

Inside Retail

More than a digital phenomenon, the change represents an entire shift in the power dynamic between buyer and seller, revolutionising not just how things are bought but, more importantly, how people shop and why. Just like internet shopping did, it will change people’s shopping behaviour and as a result bring radical change.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

Xu emphasised three key areas of focus over the coming years: the development of lower-tier markets, advancements in technology and services, and the expansion of international business. In the first quarter alone, the number of new merchants on JD’s platform soared by 240 per cent compared to the same period last year.

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How Tmall Global is overcoming the challenges of China’s zero-Covid policy

Inside Retail

Back in October, the online marketplace teamed up with global real estate giant Simon and Shop Premium Outlets to bring US brands to Chinese consumers through a series of livestream shopping events. Global Shopping Festival and throughout the holiday season. Global Shopping Festival and throughout the holiday season.

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With ChatRhino, Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com aims to bring AI to retail

Inside Retail

Its desktop-as-a-service cloud computing offering, Youjia, which delivers virtual desktops to retail end users over the internet, now has multi-dimensional data not only from the enterprise, but also from JD’s larger ecosystem. In turn, it elevates efficiency and quality of marketing for merchants, particularly SMEs.

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The Ultimate Wholesale Fashion Clothing Suppliers List: Take Your Retail Business to the next level!

I Love Fashion

Considering the process of wholesale clothing can be divided into 3 categories. Those are- Merchant Wholesalers Brokers or Agents Manufacturer’s Sales and Distribution Let’s have an overview of them. Merchant Wholesalers Merchant wholesalers are also called importers, exporters, supply houses, industrial distributors, etc.