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Why Instagram’s New Shopping Icon Is Changing Ecommerce Forever

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Here’s why: Traditionally users weren’t able to purchase items through social media platforms. Social influencers could promote brands through their channels and direct users to “swipe up” or click a link in their bio to purchase. 70% of people will trust a recommendation from someone they don’t know.

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A Trip Through eCommerce Past

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A new study recently released by the Pew Research Center looking at online shopping has shed an interesting light on how eCommerce has changed consumer behavior over the past decade-and-a-half. adults have made a purchase online, and 51 percent of consumers surveyed reported making at least one purchase using a mobile device.

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China’s Babytree Makes The Case For Contextual Commerce

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An IPO from an Alibaba -backed online platform is fueled by those connections, and also serves as an example of the rise of contextual commerce, even if that debut has not gone as expected. Contextual commerce is a retail practice centered around discovery. Social, as one can imagine, is a big part of contextual commerce.

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Are Paper Catalogs Really Having A Moment?

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The 100-page catalog would arrive near the end of October for kids to look through and create wish lists before December — filling, perhaps, the void left by Toys R Us when it went out of business (in part because of competition from Amazon and other online retailers). Online retail accounted for 53.7 billion in 2007.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Rate Hikes, Dollar Stores And EpiPens

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Just ask NBA superstar James Harden , who has been the subject of intense online ridicule this past week or so after images of his first-ever, Adidas-designed sneaker leaked online. Let’s just say, the pics weren’t well-received by the sneaker-loving community, and Harden’s been hearing it on social media ever since.

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Mist Systems Makes Wireless For Smart Device Era

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Since its founding in 2014, Mist Systems has worked to bring its Mist Intelligent Wireless Cloud and Enterprise-Grade Access Points to corporations across multiple sectors including retail, hospitality, health care, education and more. In a store, I can find where the closest retail associate is if I need assistance.

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Gonzo Goes to BAI Retail Delivery 2014: Sweet Home Chicago?

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After Retail Delivery had some mushy general sessions a few years ago, this is the second year in a row we have seen some provocative stuff on the main stage. Barclaycard discussed its social media and crowdsourcing, including a site where customers share travel stories and openly discuss product options. Online delivery?

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