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Snap unveils raft of new AR shopping tools

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April 29, 2022

Snap has unveiled a raft of new augmented reality (AR) shopping tools to make AR creation simple, fast and cost effective for businesses, meanwhile offering consumers more places to shop…

Snap misses sales and profit estimates in ‘challenging’ quarter

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April 22, 2022

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Snap has missed sales and profit estimates in a ‘challenging’ quarter, in its first quarter results on Thursday. Despite missing its profit and sales estimates, the photo-sharing company recorded an…

Snap turns a profit for the first time sending share price soaring

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February 4, 2022

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Snap has finally turned profitable, nearly five years after it went public, reporting a £23 million net income. The news beat analysts estimates and sent the company’s share price soaring…

Meta shares tumble 20% on the back of weak forecast

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February 3, 2022

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Meta has seen its share price tumble by more than 20% after it announced a weaker-than-expected forecast whereby it lost daily users for the first time. The social media giant’s…

Social commerce boom sees 39% of younger shoppers buy as they scroll

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January 28, 2022

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A social commerce boom is seeing almost two-fifths of younger shoppers buy as they scroll, according to a recent trends report from Checkout.com. The report found that 39% of shoppers…

Tencent takes stake in fintech bank Monzo

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January 4, 2022

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Tencent has invested in one of the UK’s most successful fintech banking startups Monzo, which has now secured a £3.3 billion valuation. The Chinese tech giant Tencent has prolifically invested…

TikTok airs first ever UK shopping livestream

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December 8, 2021

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TikTok has aired its first UK online shopping livestream, tapping into the growing trend of ‘social commerce’ in the UK. While the video-sharing platform is famous for its lip syncing…

How Snap is helping augmented reality become a cornerstone of retail

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December 3, 2021

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While more and more retailers and brands investing time and money into augmented reality (AR), none are doing so more successfully than Snapchat. One of the pioneers of the tech,…

Snap is helping brands create augmented reality (AR) adverts and experiences after launching a new studio.

Snap to help brands create augmented reality ads with new studio

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October 19, 2021

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Snap is helping brands create augmented reality (AR) adverts and experiences after launching a new studio. The move is to help popularise the use of tech that is able to…

Snap has announced it is partnering with ecommerce platform Verishop to offer in-app shopping on its photo-sharing platform as "social commerce" gathers pace.

Snapchat to offer in-app shopping after partnering with Verishop

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July 21, 2021

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Snap has announced it is partnering with ecommerce platform Verishop to offer in-app shopping on its platform as “social commerce” continues to gather pace. The new in-app service, coined “Verishop…

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