“Unlocking the Future of Shopping: Exploring the Rise of Live Commerce”

Author: Himanshu Patni

June 7, 2023

“Unlocking the Future of Shopping: Exploring the Rise of Live Commerce”

Live commerce, commonly referred to as live shopping or live streaming shopping, is a type of e-commerce in which retailers advertise and sell goods in real time via live video feeds. It blends the convenience and interaction of internet buying with the characteristics of conventional TV shopping channels.

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Origins

Live Commerce

The adoption of live shopping by e-commerce enterprises has been accelerated in China, where mobile usage patterns and penetration rates are high. Taobao is the market leader in this space, with 60% of Chinese consumers having viewed at least one live shopping stream on the website.

Benefits of Live Shopping

Brands need to keep their audience engaged in order to increase sales. Video content has higher engagement rates than other mediums, and live shopping enables users to chat in real-time. These factors must be taken into account if they want to increase engagement rates and result in more sales.

·       Rapid sales increase

Live shopping events can expose a product and brand to a large audience in just a few minutes, and when viewers are enjoying what they see, they are more likely to invite others to join in. In 2020, a celebrity jeweler was able to sell $120,000 worth of vacuum sealers in five seconds on the network, showing the power of live retailing.

·       Heightened brand awareness

Live shopping networks are a great way to build brand awareness and get in front of your target audience. Influencers and celebrities can host live shopping events, which can help make your business popular and improve brand recall.

·       Prompt for impulse buying

Live shopping helps to trigger customers to purchase something out of impulse, as they can see others buying a product and the product is only discounted until the live event lasts. If the person promoting it is someone they look up to, this can lead to a sale.

Social media is the single biggest influence on Gen Z consumers       

Live Commerce

More on trends

·       Powering one-to-one shopping experiences with live commerce

One-to-one live commerce is a type of live commerce that connects a consumer directly with a product-matched specialist. It is ideal for high-ticket items and offers an easier opportunity to upsell. It is also cheaper to run and has become popular during the pandemic due to its flexibility and ability to connect instantly to experts who know the products well and are trained specifically to sell them.

·       Maximizing live streams with influencer marketing

Influencer-hosted live streams have gained popularity in recent years, allowing users to purchase items featured in livestreams, engage with others in a live chat, and interact with their hosts in real-time. Influencer marketing is successful in live commerce because it establishes an authentic connection between the consumer and the host.

·       The surge in AR and VR shopping

AR/VR is expected to reach $450 billion by 2030, with retailers such as Macy’s, Sephora, and Ray-Ban adopting AR/VR into their retail strategies. Sephora recently introduced a “Virtual Artist” feature.

·       The intersection of social commerce and live commerce

Social commerce is expected to reach $1.2 trillion by 2025, with 62% of this growth driven by millennials. Platforms have integrated live commerce into their strategies to unify the live commerce experience, allowing consumers to add to their basket as they watch. 

Seeking Treasure

Taobao Live is among the top Chinese live-streaming networks. It presently dominates the Chinese e-commerce live streaming market and is known for its robust mobile usage and conversion rates.

Conclusion

The world of online buying is undergoing a change thanks to live streaming e-commerce, which gives both customers and sellers a more interesting, interactive, and customised shopping experience. The way that e-commerce operates as a whole will likely change as the trend gains momentum. Therefore, live commerce is definitely worth investigating whether you’re a merchant trying to engage with customers in real-time or a buyer searching for a more engaging buying experience.

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