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The rise of Pinduoduo: How a group buying app grew to rival Alibaba

Even if you haven’t heard of Pinduoduo, a budget online marketplace that currently ranks among China’s top ecommerce platforms, you’ve probably heard of its overseas equivalent, Temu. Since its launch in the United States in September 2022, Temu has expanded aggressively into dozens of other markets, and made waves with its omnipresent marketing and advertising, […]

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AI tools can distract from CX fundamentals: Commercetools CSO Kelly Goetsch

Many ecommerce companies “incorporate AI tools and functionalities that do not necessarily enhance the customer experience” when they could be prioritising the “fundamentals” of UX, according to Kelly Goetsch, Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools, a cloud-based headless commerce platform. We caught up with Goetsch to ask him about multichannel retail, his dream client, more ecommerce […]

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Customers want to be ‘more than a mere transaction’: Benamic’s Laura McGill on loyalty schemes

The growth of member pricing and the rise in retail media are just two reasons why loyalty schemes have been front of mind recently for many marketers. We caught up with Laura McGill, Head of Marketing at global promotions and loyalty firm Benamic, and self-professed “data-driven person” to ask what customers want from loyalty schemes. Econsultancy: […]

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Understanding Customer Lifetime Value

1. Executive Summary Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is considered one of the most important factors in determining present and future success of a business. However, less than half of those surveyed for this research said they were able to measure CLV. With it costing less to retain a customer than acquire a new one and […]

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Digital Transformation Monthly: The Rise of Retail Media Networks

This special edition of Digital Transformation Monthly looks at the rise of retail media networks and the conditions that have led to their growing appeal, featuring key stories from individual retailers.

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Digital Shift Q3 2022 Chapter 3 – State-of-the-Art Retail

This chapter considers the implications of the latest developments in retail, including ‘quick fix’ drone deliveries, the idea of Amazon-as-a-service and the launch of the first retail media network in the hospitality sector.

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