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Havas Study Highlights 5 Key Social Commerce Preferences of Gen Z and Millennials

Retail TouchPoints

It’s no secret that social commerce — that is, retail interactions that begin (and sometimes also end) on social media platforms — is big business. UK, France, Germany, India, Mexico and United Arab Emirates, and found that not only is Gen Next interested in social commerce, but most of them already are engaging in it.

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How social commerce platform Smthgood is reinventing eco-fashion in Asia

Inside Retail

The intersection of technology and sustainability is redefining the fashion landscape in Asia, and one of the leaders of this movement is Smthgood, a marketplace with a mission. Smthgood is a social commerce platform that combines user-generated lookbooks with a fashion marketplace that is focused on conscious fashion brands.

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Facebook Shops And The Rise Of Social Commerce

Retail TouchPoints

Facebook recently announced the launch of Facebook Shops. Facebook Shops is offering businesses the chance to tap into a community of 2.6 Facebook Shops is offering businesses the chance to tap into a community of 2.6 Facebook Shops also presents a remarkable opportunity for advertisers. The potential is enormous.

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Don’t be Fooled, Meta isn’t Abandoning Social Commerce — and Here’s Why

Retail TouchPoints

Recent headlines about Meta ’s Instagram and Facebook doing away with shopping features on their platforms might appear to be a retreat in the social commerce wars. Social commerce sales in the U.S. Social commerce sales in the U.S. In fact they are anything but — and with good reason.

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

Retail TouchPoints

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. Suffice it to say that social commerce has arrived in America.

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Omnichannel Fulfillment, BNPL and Social Commerce Contributed to Holiday 2021’s Digital Success

Retail TouchPoints

BNPL and Social Commerce Were Holiday Standouts. Shoppers have been embracing modern technology and services throughout the pandemic, and this trend continued during the holidays. Social commerce played a small but significant role in terms of mobile sales.

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Moving into the Metaverse: Social Commerce Provides a Blueprint

Retail TouchPoints

While a majority of all shoppers are familiar with the metaverse, certain demographics are more likely than others to know about Web3 technology. The patterns reflect early adoption of other technologies, with younger, wealthier consumers ahead of the curve. Early Adopters Will Demand Early Innovations.