Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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APRIL 21, 2021

Pinterest also is launching multi-feed support for Catalogs, a new feature that will help businesses easily upload their products in multiple product feeds within the same Pinterest Business account. Shopify merchants, as well as any retailer with a Pinterest business account, can now add up to 20 product feeds to their account.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is planning to start regulating buy now, pay later (BNPL) products. Apparel and beauty companies accounted for 80.1% of users charged at least one late fee in 2021, up from 7.8% of individual loans in 2021 saw at least some portion of the order returned, up from 12.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Between inflation, increased marketing costs — especially paid ads — seasonal shipping costs surcharges and potential supply chain disruptions, finding every last opportunity to increase profits during the busiest time of the year is critical for brands. Otherwise you may find consumers flocking to your competitors to grab those early deals.

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MARCH 24, 2021

consumers spent an estimated $14.9 As a result, CBD brands are getting innovative with their marketing tactics in order to engage new customers and educate consumers about an often misunderstood subset of the cannabis industry. By all accounts, the strategy is working. Using Interactive Quizzes to Engage and Inform.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Global ecommerce rose from 15% of total retail sales in 2019 to 21% in 2021. It now sits at an estimated 22% of all sales, according to a 2022 Morgan Stanley global ecommerce forecast report , which notes that “Over the long term, the ecommerce market has plenty of room to grow and could increase from $3.3 trillion today to $5.4

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

In a world where technology, from smartphones to AI, is being integrated into almost every aspect of daily life, it may surprise some people to learn that the stationery market is thriving. per cent during the forecast period between 2024 to 2029. per cent during the forecast period between 2024 to 2029.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Retailers and consumers alike are bracing for a holiday season much like the last — masks look set to remain a top stocking-stuffer; “supply chain” has a become a daily topic in mainstream media; and parents are gearing up for tears with the top toys of the year already predicted to go out of stock.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Unfortunately, unexpected situations can occur at any moment, like a global pandemic that reduces foot traffic to a trickle, or the shift of consumer demand online from offline channels. Consumers Want Digital Interactions. Though they’ve seen success, relationships built solely on in-person interactions aren’t scalable.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite having just officially begun, this holiday shopping season already is marked by supply chain disruption, persistent inflation and mixed consumer confidence. And just like last year, it looks like consumers will respond by turning to ecommerce. 31, 2021. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

can link eligible accounts to earn 2% cash back from Bank of America (on top of the rewards and benefits they already earn on qualifying purchases) and one Star for every $2 spent at Starbucks. Customers can either link their accounts through the Bank of America or Starbucks site to start collecting rewards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

When the economy is growing, consumers flock to stores. On the other hand, when a recession is imminent, consumers and their wallets generally stay put and are more conservative. This situation has forced retailers worldwide to adapt to a slew of new consumer demands while juggling a precarious supply chain. Cyber threats.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2024

Australian label Ena Pelly is not shy of a shared garment label and has been regularly teaming up with industry tastemakers and fashion influencers to bring consumers collections with a fresh take. It keeps us relevant and able to continuously offer our customers something new and keep them coming back time and time again,” said Pelly.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Covid-19 hit the reset button on consumer behaviour. Retail brands quickly realised that it was no longer business as usual after the pandemic set in, and marketing plans, execution, creative, and channels had to be re-thought wholescale. This leaves the obvious question: how exactly has Covid-19 altered consumers?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

The funds raised through Birchal will be used to improve the website, logistics and marketing. From a marketing point of view, it’s about making more people aware of us. Beer Cartel launched its beer subscription service back in 2009 and it now accounts for about 80 per cent of the online business, according to Kelsey.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

With occupancy rates under pressure, shopping-centre landlords have already reviewed property valuations to account for tighter rent market conditions and financial concessions required to retain key retail brands. Myer online sales increased by 28 per cent, to $540 million, in FY21, accounting for 20 per cent of total group sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, companies have had to make an aggressive shift to an all-digital marketing approach, with email being the go-to channel. Such crowded inboxes — and the massive number of messages traveling throughout the entire email ecosystem — put increased pressure on marketers in a number of significant ways.

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APRIL 8, 2021

Recently, however, something new has begun to drive massive growth in the used goods sector — consumers who are shopping based on their values , in addition to searching for value. fashion market this year alone. It is this facet of the modern economy that consumers have begun to reject. The Cool Factor.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

The increase in social media usage, combined with a tandem increase in online purchasing, proved to be the push both consumers and brands needed to move into the burgeoning realm of social commerce. Despite these efforts, 63% of purchases from social media were completed on an external site , according to the CouponFollow study.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

The company is committed to sustainable fashion, promoting the digital garment market as a way for consumers to showcase their style digitally. DressX has developed a carbon calculation methodology for digital fashion and proposed a patent validated by The Carbon Accounting Company.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

Late last year brought a symbolic event in the athletic footwear business in China: it was the return of the Shanghai Marathon, scratched in 2021, which attracted a record 18,000 runners and was won, both in the men’s and women’s divisions, by Chinese athletes. Sometimes, that nationalism can rebound on the Chinese brands themselves.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

While e-commerce adoption skyrocketed all around the world at the peak of the pandemic, perhaps more interesting was the rate at which older consumers embraced online retail. Globally, Asia dominates the e-commerce universe, accounting for over 50 per cent of all retail sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Gift cards are shaping up to be a holiday hero this season, as consumers and retailers continue to grapple with supply and shipping issues. 27-28, online spending on gifts cards was up 414% from the September 2021 average. That growth has already begun, with ecommerce gift cards accounting for 29.8%

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We’re going to skip any in-depth discussion of consumers’ ever-warming embrace of online shopping because it feels more “established than trending,” and because with limited space we want to cover what we believe are more intriguing developments for supply chain professionals. But the post must go on. On-Demand Manufacturing.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

The six-day NRF 2021 Chapter One , which will wrap up on Jan. Creature Comforts: Serving Consumers’ Desire for Life’s Simple Pleasures. Customer Experience: Chewy “innovated extensively” in order to adapt to consumer demand and broader market conditions. “We And it needs to be meaningful for that consumer.”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Over the past two years, many Australian consumers have reset their expectations of the brand and customer experience. Having endured the pandemic and moved by escalating social and environmental causes, more consumers want to act for the greater good and expect businesses to follow. The power of purpose. Balancing purpose and profit.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, consumers spent approximately $630 billion on online shopping, and merchants lost $12 billion to fraud. Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. Consumers in every age bracket are in fraudsters’ sights.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

Quartile , which provides advertising optimization services to ecommerce marketplace sellers, has purchased performance marketing solution provider Sidecar. Quartile expects that the acquisition will double its amount of advertising spend under management to $2 billion in 2021. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

The amount of natural resources consumed and waste produced is snowballing. At the same time there is limited transparency or accountability around clothing supply chains. Without change, the industry will account for 26 per cent of the world’s carbon budget for limiting global warming to 2°C by 2050. How is this even possible?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the past few years, the lab-grown diamond market has grown exponentially. billion in 2021, according to global research and consulting firm Allied Market Research, it is expected to reach US$55.6 The downfall derived from months of lowered consumer demand, lowered average selling prices, and increased expenses.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 19, 2022

TikTok is all about user-generated content, and besides sharing videos TikTok’s social media platform has evolved into a marketing channel for brands where they use the platform to connect with consumers between the ages of 13 and 60. In this article, we offer a step-by-step guide on how to start TikTok influencer marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Many retailers look only at transaction fraud, and not the total impact of every digital consumer interaction. From signup to login to account changes and reviews, retailers face waves of opportunities to create a digital relationship with a customer. It’s about switching the focus to online trust. This is a fairly new concept.

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Retail Focus

MAY 27, 2021

As we enter the second quarter of 2021, the UK continues to live under social restrictions. billion market, while online stores accounted for £22.3 While shopping from home is both convenient and less time consuming, from an environmental point of view, this is has caused some damaging effects to the environment.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

The US enacted a law in 2021 to safeguard its market from products potentially tainted by human rights abuses in Xinjiang, where the US government says China is committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims. They tested the merchandise for traces of cotton from Xinjiang, the far western region of China.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2023

In 2022, Amazon said it stopped more than 800,000 attempts by bad actors to create new selling accounts, down from 2.5 million attempts in 2021 and 6 million attempts in 2020. Holding counterfeiters accountable legally. The campaigns reached more than 70 million consumers in the U.S. “We UK, EU and China.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2023

Every few decades, retail brands discover a new way to connect with consumers. The early 2000s saw the beginning of an online media push that brought standardized content from one brand to many consumers. D2R allows brands to scale and track the money they spent on digital marketing in a way that hasn’t been available before.

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