PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Today in Data: Bring-It-To-Me Reshapes Retail, the Rise of Social Commerce and Holiday Gift Return Season

social commerce

Social commerce is full of potential, but there are plenty of pitfalls too if you aren’t careful. Plus, holiday gift returns bust retail budgets, and the bring-it-to-me economy is changing the way retailers conduct business.

Today in Data

Data 

$200B: Amount of retail returns expected in the U.S. in 2021

89%: Share of customers who won’t shop with a retailer after a bad experience with returns

$45: Monthly charge for Coke’s subscription service

2B: Number of monthly active Instagram users

30: Number of year-end livestreams Walmart planned with social media platforms

PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024