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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

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We’ve been able to sell lots and lots and lots of products, to the point that TikTok is quickly becoming one of our larger [points of sale] ,” he shared in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Digital Service (USDS). The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S. user data is stored in the U.S.

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Retail Lessons From China: Innovation, Resilience And Recovery

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From payments to delivery, processes have been scrutinised to reduce the need to touch people, products and PIN pads. Retailers need to make the necessary adjustments to store operations, fulfilment processes, payments and more, to respect shoppers’ continued desire for contactless commerce.

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How a Reactive Omnichannel Strategy can Help you Capitalize on Reactive Buying Trends

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The numbers from our latest guide to omnichannel commerce speak for themselves, showing that marketing across three or more channels earns brands 250% higher engagement. Social commerce metrics are up in 2023 , with a 9% increase in gross merchandise value and a 63% increase in average order value across BigCommerce’s merchants.

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Q4 Could Be Huge, But Most Retailers Have a Blind Spot

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That’s due to the growing complexity of how traffic gets routed to mobile apps, whether that’s via social commerce, affiliate links, influencer content, CRM marketing or some other means. The mobile web forces you to either remember a password you’ve long forgotten or enter in all your payment and shipping details.

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Smaller Spaces, Bigger Tech and Optimized CX

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Roaming checkout enables employees to take payments from shoppers from anywhere inside the store. They allow retailers to expand their workforce without hiring by giving shoppers more ways to engage and learn without a person needed to facilitate. QR codes have exploded by enabling contactless transactions and learning.

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Turn Innovation into Action: Top 10 Takeaways You’ll Get From #RIC21

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Lionesque Group CEO Melissa Gonzalez and MG2 Design Principal Justin Hill will reveal how retailers can rethink the checkout experience while maintaining fluidity between high-touch customer service and self-service capabilities during an interactive roundtable discussion on Nov. 17 from 1:20 to 2:10 p.m. 17 from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

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How Streamlining Digital Checkout Boosted Polywood Conversions Nearly 50%

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In 2017, Polywood had a great product sustainability story (its outdoor furniture is made from 100% recycled plastic and comes with a 20-year guarantee) and a solid launching pad for direct-to-consumer sales (a 27 -year history of selling through big box, home improvement and specialty patio stores). It was an involved, intense process.

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