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Why 2022 Will Be a Big Coming Out Party for NFTs

Retail TouchPoints

Mike Winkelmann’s digital art project EVERYDAYs sold for a record-setting $69 million in March 2021. Indeed, 2021 brought a flurry of NFT drops by artists, followed by collections from sports teams along with generative collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club and more.

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Moving into the Metaverse: Growing Swath of Brands Test Out Virtual Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

Tommy Hilfiger is following up its first foray into Roblox in December 2021 — which took the form of a collection of co-created avatar fashions — with the debut of a new game called Tommy Play. Online luxury goods reseller SFLMaven , known for its Thursday Night Auction events on its eBay store , has opened a store in Decentraland.

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Ecommerce Check-In: Has 2022 Shaped Up the Way We Predicted? 

Retail TouchPoints

The ecommerce boom of 2020 brought millions of new shoppers to digital platforms, and that growth trajectory continued into 2021. At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. 2022 certainly isn’t turning out how anyone thought it would.

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Online Retail in 2021: How to Create an Excellent eCommerce Experience

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Social Media Marketing implementation. Use data provided by the customer to create personalized emails, like sending a birthday discount or an invitation to an online VIP customer event. Social media marketing implementation. These are just some of the ways you can take advantage of social media selling.

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Inside the Metaverse Mania: Experts Identify 4 Key Challenges and Opportunities

Retail TouchPoints

But while it was one of the buzziest topics of 2021, and looks to stay that way in 2022, the metaverse itself isn’t a new concept. According to Napoli, as of November 2021 only 31% of U.S. Purchasers can pay with a traditional bank card (no cryptocurrency required). Its entirely virtual existence is the appeal, after all.)

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The Facebook Rebrand and What it Means for “Metaverse Commerce”

Retail TouchPoints

Today we are seen as a social media company, but within our DNA we are a company that builds technology to connect people,” said Zuckerberg. Yet here we are in 2021 and our devices are still designed around apps, not people. Isn’t that the ultimate promise of technology?

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Business opportunities in Dubai – The 5 most well-funded industries

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of the total GDP in Q1 2021, according to Statista. Emerging players in Dubai’s ecommerce industry The fast-growing e-commerce market in Dubai is attracting startups, market leaders, and social media platforms who are eager to capitalise on it, including those who are moving from primarily selling on Amazon.