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How YouTube aims to take a piece of the social commerce pie

Inside Retail

Modern consumers, especially those within the Gen Z age bracket, are becoming increasingly interested in shopping methods that differ from the traditional e-commerce model of a direct-to-consumer website or shopping online via big-box retailers. billion in 2027.

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Everything you need to know about retail’s facial recognition fiasco

Inside Retail

The move followed a complaint by the consumer advocacy group Choice , which called the technology invasive and unwarranted. While the outcome of the investigation is still uncertain – Bunnings and Kmart maintain that they acted lawfully – the consumer backlash has already begun on social media.

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In retail, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to accessibility

Inside Retail

But is the retail industry really living up to the promise of creating products that all consumers, with a variety of physical, visual, and neurological needs, can use? The reality is that there is no one example of what a disabled consumer looks like. An estimated one in four Americans has some form of disability.

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First Bottega Veneta, then Lush. Why brands are quitting social media

Inside Retail

In July 2020, more than 1,000 global companies temporarily stopped paid advertising on Facebook in protest of the proliferation of hate speech and misinformation on the platform. The outdoor brand appears to have deleted its US Facebook page and still doesn’t pay for advertising on the site. . How effective is it really?

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Here’s an in-depth look at the major retail sales events in Southeast Asia

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, the gross merchandise value (GMV) of Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is expected to grow by a CAGR of 17 per cent from US$129 billion in 2022 to US$280 billion in 2027, and the number of digital consumers in the region is expected to grow to 370 million by the end of 2022. A month later, on 14 March, men reciprocate the gesture.

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Analysis: Competition and compassion in sports sponsorship

Inside Retail

As the most viewed form of television programming, sport is a goldmine for advertisers. In 2018, tennis ace Roger Federer signed a 10-year deal with Uniqlo to replace his former endorsement with Nike. Each has their own sub-brand under Nike Inc.,and Today’s audience values honesty and, above all, authenticity.

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Business and Human Rights – Global Slavery Index 2023 highlights global nature and scope of modern slavery risks in supply chains

Eye on ESG

Background Modern slavery in all its forms (which includes forced labour, forced or servile marriage, debt bondage, human trafficking, the sale and exploitation of children) is the systematic removal of a person’s freedom. The former may give mining and extractives companies, which often have complex global supply chains, pause for thought.