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Live commerce offers businesses broader and cheaper distribution
Live commerce offers businesses broader and cheaper distribution
LaFontaine argues that live commerce gives sellers a richer and more efficient way to build businesses because they can reach a global audience without the cost and geographic limitations of a physical retail store.
- Speaker
- Grant LaFontaine
- Topic
- Live Commerce Growth
- Source timestamp
- 15:40
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