Small Shop News 8/29/22

Updates

1. Affirm doubles user base amid inflation
2. Amazon attempts to take on TikTok with its latest social commerce feature
3. How inflation is impacting retail workers
4. TikTok shares new insights into the evolution of ecommerce in the app
5. Americans still love to go shopping in stores
6. Online marketplace Etsy says U.S. sellers must verify bank accounts

Juicy

1. New report shows that reels are generating the most reach on Instagram
2. Meta’s adding a new customer support division to handle user queries
3. Meta’s “widely viewed content report” once again shows that users are engaging with a lot of spam in the app

Knowledge

1. How to identify and increase repeat customers
2. Supplier relationship management: how to get preferential treatment from vendors
3. 5 tips for training your employees on a new POS