social commerce

Klarna Debuts Social Shopping In The UK
Klarna Debuts Social Shopping In The UK
September 07, 2020  |  Retail

Klarna, the global payments and shopping service based in Sweden, has redesigned its app for users in the United Kingdom. “Despite the shifting retail landscape,...

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Apple’s Step Back (For Now) In The User-Tracking Debate
Apple’s Step Back (For Now) In The User-Tracking Debate
September 04, 2020  |  Apple

Score one for Facebook and other digital ad-reliant firms — at least temporarily — as Apple has decided to take a step back on requiring...

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Walmart Gambles On Youth And Ad Revenue With TikTok Bid
Walmart Gambles On Youth And Ad Revenue With TikTok Bid
August 31, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart, Microsoft and TikTok. At the beginning of the year it was an unthinkable combination. As the pandemic set in, anything digital seemed like a...

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Why Walmart’s Knocking On TikTok’s Door
Why Walmart’s Knocking On TikTok’s Door
August 31, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Big box behemoth. Tech juggernaut. Controversial social media upstart. Talk about strange bedfellows. TikTok’s Chinese owners are reportedly looking to sell its U.S. assets. That...

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Instagram To Offer BigCommerce’s Checkout Solution For In-App Purchases
Instagram To Offer BigCommerce’s Checkout Solution For In-App Purchases
August 30, 2020  |  Social Commerce

BigCommerce, an online tech company that provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), announced a partnership with Facebook, according to a press release. The Texas-based company said its checkout...

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The Big Tech Tracker: Facebook Battles Apple
The Big Tech Tracker: Facebook Battles Apple
August 27, 2020  |  Retail

The “big four” tech companies aren’t exactly playing nice with each other this week – and some of the issues they’re contesting will affect retailers....

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Facebook’s Expanding eCommerce Ambitions
Facebook’s Expanding eCommerce Ambitions
August 26, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook’s new Facebook Shop – its latest social commerce expansion – aims to make it easier for customers to shop their preferred brands, find new...

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Facebook Rolls Out In-App Marketplace In Facebook Shop
Facebook Rolls Out In-App Marketplace In Facebook Shop
August 25, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook has introduced what it calls a new place to discover businesses and buy products on its app. On Tuesday (Aug. 25), Mark Zuckerberg’s social...

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Instagram: New QR Codes To Provide Shortcut To User Profiles
Instagram: New QR Codes To Provide Shortcut To User Profiles
August 19, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, is reportedly rolling out its new QR code feature globally. The new tool will let people open a profile...

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