social commerce

Hims & Hers Makes Contextual Commerce Play With Urban Outfitters Partnership
Hims & Hers Makes Contextual Commerce Play With Urban Outfitters Partnership
July 01, 2021  |  Retail

When Urban Outfitters announced a new partnership with direct-to-consumer health and wellness brand Hims & Hers, one way to look at it was simply an...

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Instagram Preparing Subscriber-Only ‘Exclusive Stories’
Instagram Preparing Subscriber-Only ‘Exclusive Stories’
June 30, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram is readying an “Exclusive Stories” function similar to Twitter’s recently announced “Super Follow” feature, the website 9to5Mac reported on Wednesday (June 30). Get the...

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Today In Retail: Walmart Introduces Private-Label Insulin; Tailored Brands Grows Collab With Bold Metrics
Today In Retail: Walmart Introduces Private-Label Insulin; Tailored Brands Grows Collab With Bold Metrics
June 29, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Walmart is rolling out “the first-ever private brand analog insulin,” while Bold Metrics has grown its relationship with Jos. A....

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Social Commerce Battle Heating Up Just In Time For Summer
Social Commerce Battle Heating Up Just In Time For Summer
June 29, 2021  |  Retail

With Facebook expanding Instagram’s in-app Checkout capabilities across the pond to the United Kingdom — albeit on a trial basis — it’s clear that social...

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Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
June 28, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram began testing its in-app Checkout capabilities in the United Kingdom on Monday (June 28), a step forward for the social media company’s eCommerce aspirations,...

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Perfect Corp. Integrates With Facebook For AR Beauty-Try Ons
Perfect Corp. Integrates With Facebook For AR Beauty-Try Ons
June 23, 2021  |  Retail

Beauty technology company Perfect Corp. has integrated with Facebook for the growth of augmented reality (AR) digital beauty try-on and shopping experiences throughout Facebook and...

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Facebook To Expand Shops To Marketplace, WhatsApp
Facebook To Expand Shops To Marketplace, WhatsApp
June 22, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Facebook revealed new ways to shop throughout it apps, as the social media platform is expanding Shops to Marketplace and WhatsApp, according to a Tuesday...

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Twitter To Choose Users For Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces Pilot
Twitter To Choose Users For Super Follows, Ticketed Spaces Pilot
June 22, 2021  |  Social Commerce

A “small group” of users will be chosen by Twitter to pilot the social media platform’s new monetization offerings: Ticketed Spaces and Super Follows, The...

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Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
Commerce Department Rescinds Never-Enforced TikTok, WeChat Bans
June 21, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday (June 21) formally withdrew, retroactive to June 16, Trump-era restrictions preventing certain transactions involving Chinese-owned smartphone apps WeChat and...

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