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The Step-Up in Ecommerce Sneaker Fraud

Retail TouchPoints

With top companies releasing limited “drops” of desired products, limited-edition sneakers can sell for hundreds or thousands of dollars over their original retail price. The market is driven by “sneakerheads” and resellers, often using bots to buy up large quantities of in-demand sneakers, leading to shortages for regular consumers.

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What’s old is new again: The rise of rental

Inside Retail

Rental is fast becoming a fixture within the retail landscape. Here, three different retailers discuss the changing consumer mindset and the unique challenges of rental companies. Inside Retail : Tell me about how Breeze began. IR: How do you think consumers feel about renting furniture at the moment?

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

VMS

W ITH THE WORLD adjusting to Covid a few years later as less of a threat and more a part of everyday life, retailers sought to return to business as usual. But backrooms filled up, investment money dried up, inflation cut into consumable income, workers sought to organize and loss prevention became a top-of-mind concern.

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Online vs. Offline Retail – Blurring the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. – Consumer preference. touching products).

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Retail AI & Predictive Analytics Blur the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

The internet has indisputably created new opportunities for retailers to reach consumers. This has spurred a lasting debate about whether or not brick-and-mortar stores will remain relevant as more and more consumers subscribe to the convenience of shopping online. – Consumer preference. touching products).

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A cost-of-living crisis is brewing in Asia. Here’s what it means for retail

Inside Retail

At first, it seemed like Asia might get off lightly – most governments and professional economic forecasters in the region said so – but cost of living pressures are rising across the continent, with food, energy, rent and labour costs now all key drivers of retail price inflation. Japan holds out. Japan is an excellent case in point.

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