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Luxury’s ‘Paradigm Shift’ to Online: COVID Necessity Becomes Growth Engine

After a sharp contraction in 2020, luxury is back in business, with Bain & Company forecasting that sales…

Features December 22
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Why One DTC Skincare Brand Decided to Acquire its own Social Commerce Solution

The global social commerce market is expected to reach $2.9 trillion by 2026, and B2C brands are poised…

Features December 20
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Walmart Teams With TalkShopLive to Make Videos Shoppable Across Platforms

Walmart is expanding its ability to offer shoppable content at multiple touch points by teaming up with the…

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Luxury Resale Update: Rebag Snags $33M in Fresh Funding, Farfetch Acquires Luxclusif

Luxury resale platform Rebag has raised $33 million in Series E funding, bringing its total raised to $101…

News December 15
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What DTC Disruptors Can Teach Legacy Brands About Leveraging First-Party Data

With tracking cookies departing and consumer data privacy concerns rising, first-party data — information that companies collect directly…

Features December 14
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NRF: Holiday Season on Track to Beat Original Forecast; Growth Could Reach 11.5% over 2020

Despite supply chain disruptions, inflation and the new COVID-19 Omicron variant, the National Retail Federation is now saying…

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Pinterest’s Mission: Make its Platform the ‘Starting Point for Shopping Journeys’

Pinterest is a social media platform and yet…it isn’t. At the very least, the form it takes is…

Features December 2
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Gift Card Purchases Up 414% as Americans Shift to ‘Buy Now, Shop Later’ Mindset

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to…

News November 29
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Amazon Remains Cheapest Place to Shop Even as Inflation Drives up Prices, but Walmart’s Closing in

Supply chain snarls, delivery delays and inflation just might make the 2021 holiday shopping season one of the…

Features November 22
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