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Reports: Microsoft’s Bing Quietly Launches Marketplace in Bid to Compete with Google Shopping

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The move follows a similar trajectory at Google , which has been continuously adding more features to make itself central to the online shopping experience, including the recent debut of a new checkout flow. Certainly having more sellers and more products on its shopping platform should boost traffic and therefore advertising audiences.

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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

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We’re seeing vision AI support across all parts of the retail business, including back of house, in-store advertising and media, store checkout and curbside pickup. What’s Catching a Shoppers Eye In-store advertisements and displays are a prime example of how vision AI can be used in stores.

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Meta and Amazon Link Up to Enable In-Platform Purchases on Instagram, Facebook

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Meta and Amazon have quietly debuted a new closed-loop social commerce experience that allows Facebook and Instagram users to link their social media accounts to Amazon so they can make purchases directly in-platform. And Meta, of course, gets something out of the deal as well, in the form of more information to aid its advertising efforts.

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Giant Food Launches Ecommerce Marketplace Featuring Non-Grocery Products

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Ship2Me selections can be added to a cart alongside any Giant Pickup or Giant Delivers orders in a single seamless checkout process. “At Marketplaces are projected to account for $5 trillion in sales worldwide by 2025, which has made them an attractive investment for retailers across the industry. Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

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Contactless Biometric Solutions for Better Shopping Experiences

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One of the most common complaints customers have is waiting too long in checkout lines. Instead of the typical time-consuming payment process in stores, facial recognition technology can identify the customer and automatically charge their account for a fast, secure self-service checkout experience.

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Study Forecasts Accelerated Adoption of Digital Wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later

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Buy now, pay later (BNPL) also thrived over the past year, rising nearly 78% to account for 1.6% However, retailers themselves also are playing an important part in the growth: as more and more companies accept and advertise these options, it becomes more convenient for customers to utilize them. of ecommerce spend.

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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

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If you think those “sponsored” products on Amazon are an innocuous little niche of advertising, think again. digital advertising channel after paid search and paid social campaigns. Thus, retail media is poised to become the newest competitive battleground in digital advertising. But what, exactly, is the playing field?