Social Retail Forum

Next Summit during Independent Retailer Month

Peter Verkooijen — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:39:45 +0000

The third Social Retail Summit takes place on July 26, coinciding with Nolcha‘s Independent Retailer Month. Nolcha’s founder Kerry Bannigan describes her initiative as a shop local campaign ‘for independent retailers to connect with their community, existing clientele and potential new shoppers’.

Let’s Gift It is retailer-controlled group buying

Peter Verkooijen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:10:11 +0000

Ryan O’Donnell, founder of social gifting tool Let’s Gift It, was one of the speakers at the last Social Retail Summit. ‘We give the retailer control over data of their customers’

Send the Trend offers ‘intelligent shopping’

Peter Verkooijen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:10 +0000

Send the Trend is a personalized, curated etailer for fashion accessories and beauty products with a membership model. ‘The entire business is social,’ founder Divya Gugnani says. ‘We have empowered and leveraged the consumer to do the marketing for us.’

SheSpeaks goes beyond Facebook

Peter Verkooijen — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:33:16 +0000

SheSpeaks harnesses a network of influencers to generate earned media for brands. ‘Facebook is a great channel, but it’s not the only channel,’ says founder Aliza Freud, who recently also launched Cravebox.

Zibaba arrives in SF and NYC

Peter Verkooijen — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:08:50 +0000

Tel Aviv-based social commerce startup Zibaba has made impressive gains in the European market, with clients including Tesco and Topman. Co-founder and CEO Ronen Shlomo talks about Zibaba’s strenghts.