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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

As the oldest members of Gen Z move into their mid-20s and the youngest enter their teen years, personal finance concerns are high on their list of worries. Free returns, at 31% , and quick/helpful customer service, at 27% , also are vital elements.

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Parcel pivot: E-commerce boom behind Australia Post’s shock delivery plan

Inside Retail

The changes announced jointly by the communications and finance ministers, have been trialled and will roll out over the next 12 months along with other reforms like increasing the number of parcel collection points. Letter deliveries have fallen by two-thirds since 2008 alongside a massive e-commerce fuelled boom in package delivery.

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Grosvenor appoints new Liverpool ONE lead

Retail Focus

Chris joined Grosvenor in 2005 and has held various finance positions in Grosvenor Property UK and the broader Grosvenor business. Today he is responsible for finance in the UK property business’ Development and Investment teams, including Liverpool ONE. Since opening in 2008, the 1.65

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Seen and Heard at #NRF2024: 5 Trends from the Big Show

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, Stephen Sadove, former CEO and Chairman of Saks Fifth Avenue , indicated that “this is one of the most interesting times [for the industry] since the [2008] recession,” where “we came out and saw this massive disruption in the environment,” he said in a press briefing during the Big Show. “It

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Why Australia’s ‘great resignation’ is a myth: The Conversation

Inside Retail

First, although quit rates in the US have increased significantly over the past decade, the increase was largely about playing catchup after the recession that accompanied the global financial crisis of 2008-09. There has been no increase in the finance, information and government services sectors.

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Why Australia’s ‘great resignation’ is a myth: The Conversation

Inside Retail

First, although quit rates in the US have increased significantly over the past decade, the increase was largely about playing catchup after the recession that accompanied the global financial crisis of 2008-09. There has been no increase in the finance, information and government services sectors. per cent to 6.4 per cent.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Mark Price With John Lewis in peril, could we see Lord Mark Price return to the Partnership? Sound familiar?