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What the CashRewards, Little Birdie deal says about the rise of AI in retail

Inside Retail

Little Birdie is an AI-powered price-comparison shopping platform that launched in 2021, with $30 million in funding from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, before suspending operations in May. Our vision is to be the ultimate shopping companion,” Anthony Seymour-Walsh, CEO of CashRewards, told Inside Retail.

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Klarna Launches Klarna Comparison Shopping Service across Europe

A1 Retail

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the launch of their new Comparison Shopping Service (CSS) in 21 markets. In addition, the Klarna comparison shopping page will provide new opportunities for brands to reach browsing consumers with their products.

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Klarna Acquires Shoppable Content Provider to Expand its Capabilities

Retail TouchPoints

These capabilities will complement Klarna’s comparison shopping services (CSS), available through Semtail/Shoptail, another recent Klarna acquisition. The CCS software helps retailers list their Google Product Listings Ads more efficiently.

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BNPL Provider Klarna Expands Further into Social Commerce with Two Acquisitions

Retail TouchPoints

Klarna is continuing to build out its solution suite with two new acquisitions, moving beyond the buy now, pay later space with the goal of becoming a “retail bank, payments and shopping service,” according to the company. millennial and Gen Z consumers already using social to shop. retail sales by 2024 , with 40% of U.S.

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Google Targets Holiday Bargain Hunters with New Search Tools

Retail TouchPoints

Among Americans planning to shop for the holidays, 43% are looking for deals and sales more than last year, according to a new Ipsos study commissioned by Google.

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After Summer Sale Comes Amazon Prime Day — Retailers Must Prepare

Retail TouchPoints

One of the more jaw-dropping retail statistics of the past few months is the more than 400% increase in Walmart shopping app downloads. After the summer sale, it will be time for retailers to regroup and determine what their best move should be in October, when the spotlight is on for early holiday shopping.

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Price Optimization – An eCommerce Necessity or Just Another Passing Trend?

Intelligence Node

It is a given that they will comparison-shop. But price strategy deserves a lot more attention, especially for online brands and retailers. According to Oberlo, there will be more than 2.1 billion online shoppers in 2021. This means if the products […]. appeared first on Blog.