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Reports: PayPal in Talks to Acquire Pinterest for $45 Billion

Retail TouchPoints

The payments provider has worked to stay at the cutting edge of relevant trends, including the buy now, pay later (BNPL) services that are currently experiencing massive growth and are expected to surge during the holidays. Adding social media capabilities could further enhance PayPal’s offerings for retailers. “We

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Walmart’s futuristic vision: AI shopping, drone deliveries and green energy

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It’s essentially a ‘Virtual Try-On’ service that becomes a social experience. This feature is a social commerce platform that will allow customers to mix and match apparel items to create virtual outfits on a model with similar sizing and shape. There is also a new AR feature called ‘Shop With Friends’.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

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The Mastercard SpendingPulse measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, providing a wealth of insights to help merchants refine and optimize their holiday strategies. In fact, McNamara noted that Mastercard predicts a comeback for Black Friday 2022, with total sales exceeding 2019 results.

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How Flip is Flipping the Script on Influencer Marketing by Making Actual Customers its Stars

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After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community. Here’s how he’s doing it.

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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

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since the 2019 State of Marketing report. “It Social commerce, engaging customers through influencers and shoppable posts are a few of the strategies being used by top retailers. “We’re AI Leading The Transformation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a critical component of successful digital and customer transformation.

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Analysis: Luxury retail in the post-Covid landscape

Inside Retail

Many habits they developed during 2020 — such as shopping online through WeChat and making mobile payments — will become permanent. According to a 2019 study by McKinsey, young Chinese consumers will account for 65 per cent of the growth in luxury fashion and accessories globally heading into 2025. Retail the New Way.

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With Growth Top-of-Mind, Luxury Brands Focus on Digital Goods and Virtual Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

Bain & Company data validate this perspective, noting that Europe managed to recover beyond the 2019 pre-COVID baseline due to the spike in tourism as well as solid local demand. It was also one of the first brands to launch one-to-one livestreaming consultant services on Tmall Luxury Pavilion,” added Chen.