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Consolidation and live shopping: Four e-commerce trends to watch in 2023

Inside Retail

While we’re expecting this year to see an acceleration of many trends that took off in the pandemic years, the consumerisation of B2B e-commerce is the sleeper of the 2023 season. Social commerce and live shopping. Social commerce is anticipated to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce by 2025.

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For Online Impulse Buys, Personalization is the Sixth Sense

Retail TouchPoints

A 2016 survey found that nearly 80% of impulse buys happen in-store. Case in point: Return rates for online purchases are 15% to 40%, compared with 5% to 10% for in-store purchases. Social commerce plays a vital role in impulse buys because marketers can customize their messages and meet customers at the right time.

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NRF Big Show to Spotlight Innovative Consumer Products and Workforce Solutions

Retail TouchPoints

Everyone in the retail industry knows January means two things: lots of holiday returns and the venerable NRF Big Show , running Jan. 15-17, 2023 and featuring more than 950 exhibitors and 100 educational sessions. He’ll share his personal reflections on how retailers can make the most of hiring this relatively untapped talent pool.

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How One UK Publication Captures Shoppers at the Point of Inspiration

Retail TouchPoints

In 2016, it became the first national British newspaper to move fully online , and now it is among the first publishing outlets to employ a new technology that turns its articles into commerce vehicles. Social Commerce Meets Affiliate Marketing. British newspaper The Independent has always been a bit of a rebel.

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Why Ecommerce Retailers Should Prioritize Link-Building

Retail TouchPoints

You’ll also need to refresh older content periodically so that it continues to meet the expectations of new visitors and returning customers. As your link-building strategy gains momentum, you may want help maintaining quality content across your site.

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PayPal preparing US$45 billion bid for Pinterest

Inside Retail

PayPal has offered to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest for $45 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, a combination that could herald more financial technology and social media tie-ups in e-commerce. It would be the biggest acquisition of a social media company, surpassing Microsoft Corp’s $26.2

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Amazon Brings Live Shopping to Streaming TV

Retail TouchPoints

The HSN-style, free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel will give consumers expanded access to the content and creators of Amazon Live, which debuted in 2016 on desktop, mobile and Amazon’s Fire TV devices. In 2023, more than 1 billion customers in the U.S. and India watched Amazon Live streams across those devices, according to Amazon. .

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