social commerce

Poshmark Buyout Reflects Hidden Value Within Battered Resale Industry
Poshmark Buyout Reflects Hidden Value Within Battered Resale Industry
October 04, 2022  |  Retail

After months of declines that have seen investors fleeing and crushed valuations, the sudden outside interest of South Korea’s largest eCommerce group in acquiring Poshmark...

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TikTok Taps TalkShopLive to Host US Live Shopping
TikTok Taps TalkShopLive to Host US Live Shopping
October 02, 2022  |  eCommerce

Social media platform TikTok is launching live shopping in North America — and in an attempt to avoid problems that afflicted the U.K. version of...

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53% of Consumers Trust Banks to Provide Super Apps
53% of Consumers Trust Banks to Provide Super Apps
September 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The super app shift favors the banks, with decades of experience and long-lived relationships with customers. The super app shift favors the FinTechs, with the...

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UK Shoppers Seek Frictionless, Integrated Digital In-Store Experiences
UK Shoppers Seek Frictionless, Integrated Digital In-Store Experiences
September 29, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Even before the pandemic heightened local demand, contactless card use had been growing in the United Kingdom as far back as 2007 when the “OnePulse”...

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LTK Debuts in-App Purchases so Consumers Can Shop Influencer Picks
LTK Debuts in-App Purchases so Consumers Can Shop Influencer Picks
September 27, 2022  |  Social Commerce

Influencer and creator commerce has heated up considerably since Apple and Google clamped down on the use of tracking cookies, making direct-to-consumer (D2C) connections aided...

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Report: Snapchat Parent Snap Adds Ex-Peloton Compliance Head
Report: Snapchat Parent Snap Adds Ex-Peloton Compliance Head
September 23, 2022  |  Personnel

The former head of compliance at Peloton Interactive left the company in August and has reportedly joined Snapchat parent company Snap. Bertrand Lanciault III, who...

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From Football to Foodies, Amazon and Walmart Try out New Customer Connections
From Football to Foodies, Amazon and Walmart Try out New Customer Connections
September 23, 2022  |  Retail

In football circles it’s called a “Hail Mary” — a last-second pass heaved into the endzone in hopes of winning the game with no time...

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Walmart’s Social Commerce Shift Lowers Walls Between Physical, Digital Retail
Walmart’s Social Commerce Shift Lowers Walls Between Physical, Digital Retail
September 21, 2022  |  Retail

Just as the busy fourth-quarter seasonal retail rush is set to kick off, the world’s largest operator or physical stores has made a major push...

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YouTube Expands Partnership Program With Ads in Shorts Videos
YouTube Expands Partnership Program With Ads in Shorts Videos
September 20, 2022  |  Social Commerce

YouTube is adding ways for content creators to make money from Shorts videos, a company post said Tuesday (Sept. 20). Shorts are videos up to...

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