Consumer Behavior - Affluent shoppers prefer browsing online but making purchases in-store [1]

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DALY CITY, CA - AUGUST 13: School teacher Liza Gleason shops for back to school supplies at a ... More Target store August 13, 2008 in Daly City, California. With stores gearing up for back to school shopping, the Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell 0.1 percent in July, the first time in five months. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe first few months of 2025 were bumpy for many big retailers and the US stock market. The world had to adjust to tariffs and GDP contra ...

据4月29日消息，当地时间周一（4月28日），人工智能公司OpenAI宣布正在更新网络搜索工具ChatGPT Search，增加购物推荐功能，以改善用户的在线购物体验。 根据功能介绍，当用户搜索产品时，ChatGPT Search会提供一些推荐商品，展示这些商品的图片和评 论，并附上商品链接。这项功能目前只适用于少数几个商品类别，如时尚、美妆、家居用品和电子产 品，其计划在未来将会纳入更多商品类别。 ChatGPT Search功能介绍 OpenAI官网 本文系观察者网独家稿件，未经授权，不得转载。 该功能于周一（4月28日）向全球付费、免费以及未登录的访客用户开发。根据产品负责人亚当·弗莱表 示，ChatGPT的推荐机制并非依赖传统意义上的算法信号，而是试图理解用户对产品的评价、讨论重 点、优点和缺点，从而提供更精准的推荐。ChatGPT将记住用户的历史行为，结合多种网络渠道的产品 评论以提供高度个性化的商品推荐。他还称，很快将为ChatGPT的Pro和Plus用户提供整合记忆功能和购 物功能。 目前，该服务不支持用户在ChatGPT内部进行结账，而是通过将用户重定向到商家的网站来完成交易。 当下，Open ...

据报道，TikTok计划在未来几个月内进军日本的在线购物市场。知情人士表示，该公司正在为其在日本 的电商平台TikTok Shop的卖家招募工作做好准备。TikTok Shop是一个让用户通过直播销售商品的电商 平台，商品种类涵盖运动鞋到眼影等多个类别。用户可通过销售商品赚取佣金，平台的特色是提供打折 商品。TikTok希望将业务扩展到美国以外的市场。今年3月，TikTok Shop已在法国、德国和意大利上 线，进一步拓展了其在欧洲的市场份额。(科创板日报) ...