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Square Debuts Appointment Booking App to Help Service Providers Connect with Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. The Square Go app, available for free for both consumers and businesses, is currently available in the U.S. for iOS devices.

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Why Consumer Electronics E-tailers are Betting Big on Commerce Personalization

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer electronics is a rather crowded space with a swarm of brands trying to make their presence felt in every category — from wearables to televisions and headphones to laptops. For today’s consumers who seek instant gratification, experiencing this is a nightmare. The same holds true for consumer electronics retailers.

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The Product of Places: The Secret Equation to Convening Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Rather than chasing the obvious trends everyone else is pursuing, we dig deep into the human psyche to uncover the unmet consumer needs yet to be served by brands. He’s the author of the book Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places that Bring People Together. So why does this matter in retail?

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Reaching Gen Z and Millennials: What Brands Need to Know About Creator Guided Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

retail social commerce projected to reach $80 billion by 2025, according to Insider Intelligence , more consumers, especially Gen Z and millennial shoppers, are turning to creators to help with their purchase decisions. And we’ll continue to see a sizable and growing number of consumers shop in-store from creator recommendations.

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How to Sell Books Online: Everything You Need to Know

Ecommerce Platforms

Whether you love books or you just love selling online, there’s no doubt that selling books online can be a profitable sideline or full-on business. The book industry remains quietly successful in the face of enormous competition. How to Sell Books Online: The Facts. How to Sell Books Online: Creating an Online Bookstore.

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Chatbot-Powered Shopping: The Next Frontier of Generative AI

Retail TouchPoints

” on Amazon, the top three results are a Dr. Seuss book called “What Pet Should I get?,” ChatGPT needs access to proprietary platform data from retailers in order to make product-level personalized recommendations. Second, search will deliver next-generation product recommendations.

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How Barnes & Noble is Leveraging the #BookTok Phenomenon (and Vice Versa)

Retail TouchPoints

Before there was TikTok to entertain us, there were books (and radio, theater, TV, music…but that’s not the point here). TikTok has teamed up with Barnes & Noble to launch a summer reading campaign — #BookTokChallenge — to encourage people to discover new books and authors and then share their reactions on TikTok.

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