Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2023

Google unveiled a series of new tools for merchants and advertisers at its annual Google Marketing Live event on May 23, 2023. This will of course be equally useful for merchants’ advertising campaigns.) Merchants in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Retailers will now be able to plug into Walmart Commerce Technologies’ Store Assist local fulfillment services and the Walmart GoLocal delivery solution through the Salesforce AppExchange. The same technology that powers Store Assist has enabled Walmart to fulfill over 830 million orders across over 4,700 Walmart stores.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. share of ecommerce payments. of ecommerce spend.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based Bing’s goal might be similar.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Streaming TV platform Roku has introduced Roku Ads Manager, a self-service solution for purchasing CTV advertising. The new solution enables Shopify merchants to launch shoppable ads that allow consumers to check out onscreen using their Roku remote.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

Now it has expanded the program to protect Australians from many overseas retailers targeting Australians with false advertising for popular products like diet pills, supplements, dating subscriptions and business services. If a customer believes they have been the victim of a scam they should call us as soon as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2024

Last month, Google , Meta and TikTok all debuted more AI-based capabilities for their customers (that is, advertisers, creators and merchants). This latest update simply clarifies that newer services like Bard are also included. What content is being used to train these gen AI models (and where did it come from)?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We’re indifferent on where the shopping journey ends, where that transaction takes place ,” said Matt Madrigal, VP and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “It The result is a much lower barrier of entry for merchants looking to capitalize on Google’s massive reach.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. It is in nobody’s interest to onboard financially delinquent customers or customers with affordability problems.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

AI can generate data that retailers can use to negotiate the terms when third parties want to display products or advertise in the store. Tailoring Hospitality Guest Experiences Hotels, resorts and bed-and-breakfasts can increase revenues by successfully selling additional services during a guest’s stay.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

Now, at BigCommerce, she helps merchants grow via integrations to channels such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay and Walmart , a task she says is “like walking among giants.”. Gee: Omnichannel for me means a merchant can sell anywhere their shoppers are and fulfill anywhere they place that order.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

Amazon has introduced two new Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) programs to help merchants selling on Amazon resell customer-returned or overstocked items. Merchants can then set the price for items based on their condition and manage pricing, advertising and sales using their existing processes. by the end of 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2025

If merchants do not have this clarity, they will simply fall into the middle and fail to stand out to their target customers. Question 4: “What media adjacencies can we tap into to optimize marketing and advertising experiences? Maybe you can get stuff to them faster, or maybe the quality [of your product] is better.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

TikTok Shop will now bring shoppable videos and livestreams directly to For You feeds across the country, and give brands, merchants and creators the tools to sell directly through shoppable content on the TikTok app.” Digital Service (USDS). reads the company announcement. The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

TikTok has teamed up with buy now, pay later service Atome to offer installment payments on its ecommerce marketplace in Malaysia, CNBC reports. TikTok Shop has now quietly begun to roll out in the U.S. as well, while at the same time the company continues to trial new ecommerce offerings in Southeast Asia.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2024

Google is no longer the world’s default search platform, and it’s no wonder this fact has raised Google’s competitive hackles, since as go users, so go advertisers. Google sees its role as a matchmaker between customers and advertisers, and a large part of that process involves content. New AI Overviews results page.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Darveau-Garneau: It was a really fun role, but about two years ago, the conversation started shifting away from digital advertising. Instead, the CEOs and CMOs I was talking to started saying: “I know we need to get more digital, do less TV advertising, so on and so forth, but it’s not my biggest issue. What’s the shipping cost?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2021

They provide the venue that connects merchants with customers and offer services and experiences that a single retailer cannot. While retailers can target and engage with customers online, it’s been a long-time struggle for merchants to convert foot traffic into intelligent data. Post-COVID: Shopping = Buying + Experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

Today just about every brand has an audio strategy, whether that’s advertising on a relevant podcast or offering voice-based customer care via a chat agent. While Bill Gates and other charitable trusts continue to underwrite audio journalism, a new breed of advertiser is helping pump cash into independent podcasts.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies , recognized that the building supplies industry was changing, with 45% of its current customer base set to retire within the next five years. Having grown up as internet natives, Gen Z is said to be more desensitized to traditional advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Catalogs allows merchants of all kinds to upload their active inventory directly to Pinterest and turn those ecommerce listings into dynamic Product Pins, making them more shoppable. It makes sense that these same people would have an intent mindset even for vehicles.”. Over the course of three months, Healey Bros.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Amazon’s Prime Video was one of the last streamers to announce the addition of advertising. This shift will make Prime Video “the largest premium ad-supported service, reaching an estimated 115 million viewers in the U.S. What TV Advertising Could Mean to the Amazon Business As UnBoxed closed out on Thursday, Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

As 2024 advances, the importance and reach of paid social media advertising will only continue to grow. Recent data shows that online retailers are increasingly relying on social media advertising platforms to reach and engage with their target customers, while search-based channels such as Google Shopping and Bing are becoming less popular.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The new offering is powered by Bolt’s Checkout Everywhere solution (originally called Tipser until it was acquired by Bolt in late 2021), which allows websites of all kinds to add transaction capabilities and sell products from participating merchants. “We’re Then the merchant takes over for fulfillment, logistics and so on.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2024

For example, some retailers are decreasing their affiliate commission payments in Q3 in order to “save” budget for the holiday shopping season; Shifting consumer behavior : Consumer preferences and shopping habits have evolved, requiring retailers to follow suit and shift strategies. Reassessing Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin….

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

However, what was interesting is the amount of money that’s going to be spent on things like subscriptions for educational services. As in previous years, mass merchants are poised to take the largest share of back-to-school and back-to-college sales, according to the Deloitte surveys.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Meta also will highlight businesses from its Meta Business Leaders Network in the new 2022 Smalliday Showcase gift guide, and provide small businesses with advice on advertising effectively with its SMB Holiday Marketing Guide. Additionally, eligible SMBs will be able to earn a $100 TikTok advertising credit.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

That, of course, is the key to Wish’s business model — by connecting international consumers directly with manufacturers (most of them Chinese, although diversifying the company’s merchant base is one of the company’s key turnaround pillars), customers can get products for dirt cheap. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Online fraud cost digital commerce merchants $27 billion in 2021 , so it’s no surprise that retailers have redoubled their focus on eliminating these threats. With marketing and advertising costs, discounts, promotions, free shipping, fast deliveries and high returns, leaving money on the digital commerce table isn’t an option.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

The result — a suite of data insights tools called Walmart Luminate — is now being used regularly by Walmart merchants and suppliers under the banner of the company’s Data Ventures division. As with most retailers, everybody’s looking for alternative revenue streams , whether it’s advertising, data or other streams.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The move continues a push by Amazon to expand its reach (and in the process often turn friends into enemies) through its Buy with Prime offering, which allows partners to offer Amazon checkout outside of Amazon’s own ecosystem.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2023

If well built, they provide advertisers with a channel to engage with consumers for both near-term return on ad spend (a.k.a. It’s no wonder that so many commerce operators are building advertising businesses and that ad spend is gravitating toward them. But is it so bad having more choices for advertisers? This is a good thing!

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Rain Pros

AUGUST 16, 2023

Worldpay processes more than 130 million transactions on a daily basis, supporting in excess of one million merchants across the globe. Here’s a quick look at Worldpay’s limitations, how to select a Worldpay alternative and guidance for the transition to a new payment processing solutions specialist.

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Rain Pros

JULY 13, 2023

Worldpay processes more than 130 million transactions on a daily basis, supporting in excess of one million merchants across the globe. Here’s a quick look at Worldpay’s limitations, how to select a Worldpay alternative and guidance for the transition to a new payment processing solutions specialist.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Here’s how Macy’s , Jacadi and Amazon are leveraging innovative cart, payment, checkout and post-purchase experiences to drive conversions and even repeat purchases. I think there’s a lot of complementary services they might be interested in.” said Michael Krans, VP of Retail Media at Macy’s at the IAB summit.

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