Small Shop News 9/26/22

Updates

1. Retailers feel pressure to offer discounts while battling inflation
2. Holiday retail forecasts and predictions for 2022
3. Millennials like e-commerce, deals, social media
4. Instagram’s testing a new way to use DMs as an alert option for new posts
5. TikTok announces a huge increase to its video descriptions as it leans into discovery

Juicy

1. Shopify launches POS Go hardware to power in-person sales
2. Meta adds new account switching and cross-app alert tools as it looks to maximize engagement
3. Instagram publishes three new guides to help brands maximize their holiday marketing efforts
4. Would you buy a purse or shoes made out of fungi?

Knowledge

1. Machine for card payments: your small business guide
2. Tiktok and reels: retailer fears and how to overcome them
3. What is cost-plus pricing? Examples + when to use