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Walmart, Amazon, Meta Showcase Support for SMBs with New Data, Services

Retail TouchPoints

As National Small Business Month kicks off, some of the biggest names in U.S. To understand the current mindset of small-business owners given the challenging economic climate, Amazon conducted a poll in partnership with Walker Sands. Not surprisingly, given that small businesses account for 99.9%

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Ecommerce Development for Small Businesses: How to Get Started

MagentoBrain

Ecommerce development has become a popular way for small businesses to reach customers and increase sales potential. With the rise of technology and online shopping, ecommerce development provides small businesses with the ability to expand their reach, reduce costs, and offer greater flexibility to customers.

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The Facebook Retail Reinvention

RTP blog

By Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief A few years ago retailers were lamenting their decisions to try to use Facebook as a commerce channel. A Business Insider article made the statement clearly: “Companies first started selling things directly through Facebook in 2009. They all ended up closing their stores within a year.”

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How Walmart is Helping Small Businesses ‘Stay in Stock and in Control’

Retail TouchPoints

Now the company has set its sights on becoming the go-to resource for all the other businesses in the neighborhood as well with its new Walmart Business offering. Retail TouchPoints (RTP): Walmart isn’t the only large retailer that has turned its attention to small businesses recently.

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9 AI Tools for Successful Marketing Funnels

Kissmetrics

Customer engagement has quickly become a widespread use for AI in the retail industry and beyond. Even small businesses need to adopt AI technology to keep up. This isn’t just within the retail industry, but healthcare, food services, technology, and beyond. What Role Will AI Play in Marketing in the Future?

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Must-have Ecommerce (And Life) Resources for Navigating the COVID Pandemic

Ecommerce Platforms

As one of the leading providers of ecommerce technology, Shopify has implemented a range of strategies to support small businesses in the month to come. Small business funding is available in the US : If you’re located in the US, $200 million in Shopify Capital is now available for small businesses.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan on Fighting ‘Gatekeeper Markets’ that Throttle Fair Competition

Retail TouchPoints

Since that time events precipitated by the COVID pandemic — including product shortages, high inflation and the closure of countless small businesses — have only heightened consumers’ awareness of the current corporate power dynamics.