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AUGUST 23, 2018

Sure, the social media platform said it lost one million active users from Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, tightening privacy regulations and making it more difficult for online advertisers to target consumers. Don’t cry for Facebook. Too Much Uncertainty. Three major U.K.

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AUGUST 7, 2018

India-based online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy has reportedly spent about $7.3 million to buy Scootsy , another Indian firm that offers online food delivery services. That said, online food delivery is having its moment. China, too, provides evidence that online food delivery remains a hot proposition.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Alibaba’s worldwide online shopping platform, AliExpress, notified shoppers that the coronavirus might cause some delivery delays, Reuters reported. It noted in a social media post per the report, “Some shipping and logistics are experiencing longer waiting times for processing orders.” In other news, SoftBank Group Corp.

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JULY 2, 2018

The trend comes at a time when brands are facing other changes on the social media site. Ten direct-to-consumer companies recently surveyed by Digiday all said their marketing plans are relying less on Facebook, as focus and dollars shift to other online marketing channels — and that includes Instagram , owned by Facebook.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

government is working with state attorneys general to probe online platforms for possible antitrust violations, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Aug. While the DOJ never mentioned any company by name, its concerns are aligned with Google search, Facebook’s dominance in social media and Amazon’s position as the country’s eCommerce leader. “We

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JUNE 29, 2020

The rise of online and contactless transactions in the European Union, for example, has meant that many merchants are making the bulk of their sales away from brick-and-mortar stores. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. Another issue is attached to this recent news: Searches – specifically, product searches, which help drive online commerce. YouTube Concerns. Shifting Dollars.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

On Friday (July 31), the company opened a new concept store in Shenzhen, China, which is an important market for the brand. The store marks a new chapter in retail technology, social retail and social currency all at the same time. The Burberry-Tencent venture could be the most high-profile use of social currency in retail.

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MAY 26, 2017

Fortunately, it appears the recreational market is getting some much-needed innovation to help organizations and associations process payments and participant registration. One company that is innovating in the sports and recreation industry is Amilia, an online registration and membership management platform. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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JULY 30, 2019

With its aggressive use of social media as well as its popular sweat-proof clothing, Under Armour has fought an uphill battle to stand out in a space that has been dominated by Adidas AG and Nike Inc. Under Armour has been spending more to bolster its international market online offerings as well as open stores.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Consumers and businesses have been moving online in recent years, and regulators from the European Union to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have worked to keep up with this migration. Consumers’ changing views are prompting MENA financial authorities to reexamine how their present regulations handle online privacy.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

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. News reports blame a weak market for the less-than-expected IPO success. Social, as one can imagine, is a big part of contextual commerce.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both buyers and sellers to transact with each other— or risk losing both sides to a waiting host of competitors. In other markets, the rise of marketplaces is giving old organizations new perspective.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

They can even use some social media to register. This can help accelerate the process for consumers as well as individual sellers across multiple markets. “We Not everybody trusts the eCommerce sites, and [establishing trust] has been one of our main focus [areas] for the last couple of years.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

is looking to make a marketing statement in the eyes of eCommerce shoppers as part of a larger reinvention push. Digital is so important to us as a company,” said Eunice Byun, vice president of global digital marketing. Women between ages 18 and 34 are the main buyers, spending nearly $13 billion in the cosmetics industry each year.

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JULY 13, 2016

Gen-Z shoppers, defined as those between the age of 14 and 19, are about to become the most coveted demographic in all of retail, according to a study entitled “The Next Generation of Retail” by retail marketing firm Interactions.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is the smallest of firms, the stores that dot Main Street, that are struggling the most with the great digital shift. That means digitizing all aspects of their businesses from marketing to all facets of daily operations, from consumer-facing outreach to payments in the back office in order to stay connected to consumers and communities.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

Now, a new report from Market Track said holiday shoppers had higher incentives to spend more this year, with leading reasons being deeper discounts and shifting advertising strategies. Market Track said that Super Saturday and the Monday before Christmas were among the busiest shopping days of the season.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

but in all eight of the markets in which we did the research.”. Some 49 percent say they shop online when they can, while 48 percent are favoring contactless payments and 46 percent say they’ve cut down on cash use. And we’re glad to see more digital advertising and using social media to drive their agendas.”.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

“As the retailer has dealt with deteriorating finances and a heavy debt load, it has been facing fortified competition from larger retailers that have the resources to invest in their online businesses,” that report added. The move comes amid growth in the larger maternity market, however, with sales of that apparel expected to reach $7.7

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AUGUST 22, 2018

As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3

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MAY 31, 2018

The paper reported that, in May, the online retailer “added two directors to its 11-member board that were nominated by activist investor Starboard Capital. The service said it attracts some 19 million unique monthly visitors to its online automotive marketplace. and autoscout24.de. and autoscout24.de.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Eleven James offers two main options for its services: The company can choose a watch for the consumer, or the consumer can make the choice. For this reason, Eleven James offers a program which will allow watch owners to submit pictures of their timepieces online. The Market and Millennials. The Perfect Fit. The Road Ahead.

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JANUARY 1, 2019

A robust supply of private capital reportedly is one of the main reasons for that, along with corporate cultures that are averse to public markets. Among the most anticipated are IPOs that will impact the mobility-as-a-service and ride-hailing ecosystems, social media, and data analytics. consumer ridesharing market.

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MARCH 12, 2020

The uncertainty injected into the market, as Ning Wang, co-founder and chief business officer at PingPong , told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, is having undeniable effects worldwide – which are not likely to wear off anytime soon. The weak ones that move slowly will probably suffer tremendously.”. billion RMB ($6.4

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

Experts at Bain say this is “the new normal,” citing certain main focus points as to the way spending is changing. PYMNTS recently reported that Pernod Ricard , the maker of spirits and alcohol, is launching “Discover the House,” an online platform targeted at high-net worth individuals. percent, then YouTube at 1.1 percent.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

The Market. All Y’alls Foods’ target market is broader than just vegetarians. While its main focus includes fellow vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians and flexitarians – health-conscious consumers who want a clean source of protein – Christoffel said his intention in creating the product was to educate the “underinformed.”

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Call it the Great Trade-Off, perhaps: Consumers give up data to online merchants and marketers in exchange for free services, targeted offers, discounts and other benefits. An ideal in online trust is what Aygen called “augmented reality,” which means “human brain power added to the power of a machine.”. Machine Help.

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MAY 12, 2016

Case in point: While most marketers recognize that mobile devices are one of the most powerful channels for engaging with consumers on their path-to-purchase, many are still not getting the most out of the channel. What were the main takeaways from the study? From 2014 to 2015, app-based consumer interactions grew 10 times.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Though the vast majority of fine jewelry on Earth is designed to be worn by women, as a product it is often marketed to men. Three-quarters of the shoppers on the site are women buying for themselves, and about three-quarters of those women are millennials who passed the brand name around social media early in the firm’s evolution.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

Macy’s is going to China — digitally speaking — with the 2017 launch of a Chinese eCommerce portal in the largest eCommerce market in the world. Apart from offering desirable merchandise, Macy’s is increasingly connecting with young Chinese shoppers through online shows.

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MARCH 20, 2020

The drop in the stock market has led some banks to run out of big bills as clients reportedly arrived take as much money out of their accounts as they could. Main Street USA Was Healthy In February, But Coronavirus Is The Wild Card. Main Street USA Was Healthy In February, But Coronavirus Is The Wild Card.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

According to Flow CEO Rob Keve, advances in social media and the way things are marketed throughout platforms have made it easier for direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands to reach customers. Solving that problem is among the main tasks of cross-border retail innovation and disruption in this brand new decade. Amazon’s Role.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Those that aren’t financially structured in a way to allow them to strategically acclimate to the environment and acclimate to the changing market aren’t going to survive because I think that some of these changes that have evolved are permanent,” he said. 13-14 Amazon Prime Day. 13-14 Amazon Prime Day. Capitalizing On Direct To Consumer.

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