Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

A notable gap is apparent, though, between values and actions, as many still shop frequently on fast-fashion platforms like Shein. Social commerce will dominate By 2029, social commerce driven by platforms like TikTok and Instagram will account for a substantial share of Gen Zs purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

The Flipkart Group — India’s homegrown digital commerce conglomerate that is majority-owned by Walmart — has raised U.S. The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Unfortunately that ancient (1989) bit of cinematic wisdom hasn’t exactly held true in the modern field of social media, where platforms including TikTok , Facebook and Instagram are increasingly pulling back on social commerce initiatives that have failed to attract enough of the right players. is livestream shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Global fashion and lifestyle retailer Shein will host a special episode of its interactive shoppable livestream experience to unveil its Fall and Winter collections. 22, offering a 90-minute immersive journey in which consumers can explore the hottest fashion trends and simultaneously shop the looks via the Shein mobile app.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Players can learn more and buy products from brands like A Dozen Cousins in the ‘Walmart Unlimited’ Commerce Hub. Image courtesy Walmart) The retailers latest excursion into Adaptive Retail may be its most expansive yet Walmart Unlimited , a three-part gaming series on the Spatial platform with integrated commerce functionality.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Data analytics firm Euromonitor International stated that, in 2023, single-person families accounted for one-fifth of all households worldwide. Many singles have time and money to indulge in fashion, designer toys, gaming, dining, entertainment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2024

Now, starting June 6, ShopShops’ dedicated Century 21 NYC hosts also will share livestreams on Century 21’s TikTok account. ShopShops and TikTok shop offer the perfect platform to expand our reach beyond the NYC area, connecting with fashion enthusiasts around the world.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Some of Walmart’s current experiments in this space include: Walmart’s fashion brand Scoop took over the Runway Z space in Zepeto with avatar fashions and more. Later this month players will gain the ability to purchase physical items natively within the game using their Walmart account.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

ecommerce market with TikTok Shops, delivering the most complete social commerce experience to date. While Amazon might offer a discount to all customers, Shein and Temu treat sales and coupons as gated assets, with discounts typically only available for shoppers who open an account. Finally, TikTok has rapidly entered the U.S.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Iconic is the latest victim of ‘credential stuffing,’ a scam that resulted in customer accounts being used to place fraudulent orders, some totaling thousands of dollars, dating back to November last year. Deep fakes were once a futuristic concept that was seen to be concerning, but more for entertainment purposes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2020

China’s influence on the luxury market is significant, accounting for 35 % of luxury purchases worldwide, according to Willersdorf. While the CARLY segment is extremely focused on companies’ diversity efforts, all demographics are zeroing in on fashion and luxury brands’ response to these issues. Source: Instagram, Diet Prada).

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

For example, New York State’s proposed Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act would require many major brands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and release climate and social impact disclosures. Companies no longer need a TV station or a cable channel and big-name celebrities to engage in live commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2021

Cutting-edge brands and retailers are embracing the authentic, real-time nature of livestreaming to: Amplify and capitalize on influencer partnerships; Position business leaders and associates as trusted experts; and Replicate the magic of in-person fashion shows and product drops. Livestream events create intimate shopping moments at scale.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Despite the controversies, the fast-fashion brand has been named one of Gen Z’s favorite brands and one of the fashion industry’s most popular brands. As its reach and impact in the fashion industry continues to grow, SHEIN is focused on righting the brand ship and zeroing in on its manufacturing and product development processes.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Social commerce facilitates brand and product storytelling, creates authentic direct-to-consumer dialogues, and drives incremental sales. Rhys Harbinson, DTC Multichannel Manager of Sportswear giant PUMA, presents in conversation with Gustavo Mondo, Head of Fashion Key Account Management at TikTok Shop UK his path to success.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

We actually have tens of millions of people who just have Venmo accounts. So the Pay with Venmo checkout button enables those tens of millions of folks that don’t have a PayPal account to be able to seamlessly check out with Venmo instead. one in three Americans have a Venmo account. Leonhard: There are three things.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Earning Rewards for Activity KIKI designed the voting experience to be simple: Visitors sign up for a membership account, enter their full names, phone numbers and email addresses to verify their accounts, and then get access to daily votes.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

A new GenAI search experience, which is live on iOS for all customers within the latest version of its app, is now available for all customers who are logged into their Walmart account. It’s essentially a ‘Virtual Try-On’ service that becomes a social experience. There is also a new AR feature called ‘Shop With Friends’.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2023

That’s why he and his team are making vigorous efforts to discover some of the fashion industry’s most cutting-edge young designers and artists and to bring them into a growing community of collaborators. By the end of this year, the brand anticipates that the mobile app will account for 10% of total ecommerce sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This group has exploded since the expansion of the Amazon Affiliates Program, which allows for affiliation directly through a user’s existing social media account or blog and lets them earn a percentage of sales in exchange for promoting a product. Another subset of micro-influencers are deal-centric influencers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 11, 2024

Founded in 2013, the Chinese social platform has more than 300 million monthly active users, with 70 per cent being female. The community has over 80 million users that actively contribute to the platform, with user-generated content (UGC) accounting for 90 per cent of posts. They have a 50 per cent chance for success here.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The fast fashion company saw the highest year-over-year growth in downloads of any retailer’s app globally, and also drove the most sessions. Even the placement and the imagery of the fashion that they’re selling is very influencer style. Mobile Retailing Requires a ‘Mindset Shift’.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

But it’s still true that only a small fraction of the fashion retail market has put tactical plans into place to support this significant consumer base. Products that are sized 18 and above and available in the UK only account for 14% of the total market. billion in the U.S. But it’s not just about listening; it’s about action.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

In a statement, Gucci – the profit engine of French group Kering – and Facebook alleged the unidentified defendant used multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts to promote her international online counterfeit business. million counterfeit products, and 45,000 websites, including social media accounts, being disabled.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

In a statement, Gucci – the profit engine of French group Kering – and Facebook alleged the unidentified defendant used multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts to promote her international online counterfeit business. million counterfeit products, and 45,000 websites, including social media accounts, being disabled.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2024

The fast-fashion brand, whose parent Inditex reports quarterly results on Wednesday, is investing in new ways to engage shoppers as analysts expect sales to grow less strongly after an extraordinary post-pandemic surge.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2022

Online marketplaces such as Lazada, Shopee, Tiki and Tokopedia dominate the e-commerce market in Southeast Asia, accounting for 65-75 per cent of the e-commerce Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, and 35-50 per cent of GMV in Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, Google’s e-Conomy SEA 2021 shows.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

Facebook is hiring 10,000 new workers across the EU to power its metaverse, while fashion brands Balenciaga and OTB (owner of brands such as Diesel and Jil Sander ) have both launched dedicated business units to power their metaverse efforts. In 2012, 94% of teens had Facebook accounts, but in 2021 just 27% of teens said the same.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Following a strategic pivot that aims to bolster its business-to-business (B2B) platform services and e-commerce solutions, Zalora is poised to emerge as a key catalyst for growth in Southeast Asia’s wider retail sector. Sustainability is not forgotten As always, sustainability is front and centre at Zalora.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2021

While initiatives such as the 15 Percent Pledge have been rolled out to improve transparency and accountability in the retail world, many companies have spent the last year looking inward and ensuring that their customer-facing messaging and experiences mirror the internal company culture.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Rise of Social Commerce Selling products directly on social media platforms, also known as social commerce, is becoming a huge part of retail today. The eMarketer report predicts that social commerce sales in the United States will surpass $100 billion by 2025.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

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. As a result, social commerce is no longer considered a separate shopping channel. There can be no doubts about the opportunity.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

At the Global Fashion Summit last year, Mulberry CEO Thierry Andretta announced the introduction of digital IDs for its products to help “revolutionise the way luxury brands and customers connect and steward circularity in luxury fashion”.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Spring Fair, the UK’s largest and most inspirational retail marketplace for Home, Gift and Fashion, closed on a high after four days of intensive buying, creativity and fun, and now looks ahead to its 75 th anniversary in 2025. I’ve seen some fabulous new products, and some new accounts opened.”

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