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Q4 Could Be Huge, But Most Retailers Have a Blind Spot

Retail TouchPoints

That’s due to the growing complexity of how traffic gets routed to mobile apps, whether that’s via social commerce, affiliate links, influencer content, CRM marketing or some other means. The mobile web forces you to either remember a password you’ve long forgotten or enter in all your payment and shipping details.

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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

We’ve been able to sell lots and lots and lots of products, to the point that TikTok is quickly becoming one of our larger [points of sale] ,” he shared in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Previously, TikTok had only shared the availability of FBT in the U.K. ; Photo courtesy of TikTok)

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7 Targeted Retail Strategies for Revenue Growth and Margin Improvement

Retail TouchPoints

Instant answers about product sizing or shipping details can greatly influence the shopping experience and make or break a sale. Tip 7: Focus on delivery: Fast delivery is still a priority and 79% offer free shipping. But how can you stand out in a world of limited customer attention?

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Why Retailers’ Obsession with Conversion is Keeping Them from…Converting

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers have countless data points around shoppers’ unique buying habits, their purchase and browsing history, and their preferred payment and shipping methods. Tailor checkout experiences in the same way as the rest of the ecommerce journey. They just have to put it into action at checkout.

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Behind the Scenes of TikTok Shop with a Pioneering U.S. Seller

Retail TouchPoints

We’ve been able to sell lots and lots and lots of products, to the point that TikTok is quickly becoming one of our larger [points of sale].” The company also sees lifts in sales at Walmart, Target and other retailers during these live sessions). Either way it’s good for us.

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Why Retailers Need to Prepare for the Social Commerce Boom

365 Retail

Social commerce – purchases made directly on social networks – may seem anecdotal to some, but it’s taking off and is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce, reaching $1.2 trillion by 2025. Fourteen years later, however, 7 out of 10 do so, according to a study by Klarna.

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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

Retail TouchPoints

“We had been using our online shopping cart’s default checkout process, which required five to six clicks to get to the point where you can check out,” said Sean Valencourt, EVP of Information Systems at Polywood in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It It was an involved, intense process.

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