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Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 11, 2022
The ever-evolving roster of social commerce capabilities on the world’s top platforms can be dizzying, with vast disparities between what is possible from one app to another and each platform fighting to keep up — both with consumers’ expectations and each other. Twitter Lets Merchants Create In-App ‘Shops’.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
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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Inside Retail
JANUARY 12, 2023
Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 It is growing three times faster than traditional e-commerce. McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. trillion ($1.9
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 21, 2022
That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. alone in 2021 and has the potential to double in the next three to five years. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S. And with 50% of global spending in the U.S.
Retail TouchPoints
JUNE 22, 2022
Some of the biggest changes include new capabilities and integrations with Twitter that will enable additional social commerce options; Google , which will help retailers connect with shoppers near their brick-and-mortar locations; and iOS , which will let retailers use iPhones to accept contactless payments.
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
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. billion in quarterly revenue representing an almost 8% decline from Q4 2021.
Independent Retailer
MARCH 29, 2022
The impact and growth of social media brands play a huge part in what we see on our newsfeeds — and with that, social commerce has flourished. Social apps that already allow for commerce include Instagram , Facebook , and Pinterest , but TikTok and Twitter are also experimenting with shopping features.
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