Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

The post Opinion: Don’t make your returns problem an experience problem appeared first on Inside Retail. Returns contain an important message about your relationship with your customers and how they are experiencing your brand. Listening to this message can build loyalty and unlock lifetime customer value.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Mr. Insana is of the opinion that further interest rate hikes by the Fed would be a mistake and that seemingly intractable problems like rising labor costs should be mitigated through immigration reform and the application of technology.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The post Opinion: There’s more to value than low prices appeared first on Inside Retail. Recognise and reveal the inherent merits of your brand, offer, and products…then package and promote them in interesting ways. And remember the origins of the word value: be strong, be worth.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2021

I’m of the opinion that big-box stores could do with a tech upgrade, so long as it’s not tech for tech’s sake. The post Opinion: Do we need smarter big box stores? There’s nothing better than walking into Dan Murphy’s and being handed your order the second you enter the store. appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

The post Opinion: Say hello to the new face of beauty retail appeared first on Inside Retail. Beauty experiences post-pandemic must be experiences that matter, that constantly strive for uniqueness, that are inclusive, accessible and representative of all – and will be driven first-and foremost by the needs of the consumer.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2022

The post Opinion: Is personalisation the new loyalty program? That might sound like a utopian future but it’s within the realms of possibility for all businesses in the near future, not just those at the cutting edge. appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The post Opinion: Why 2023 could be a solid year for retail appeared first on Inside Retail. If you can factor in any variables, including interest rates, inflation and higher costs for doing business, you can chart a successful course.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

The post Opinion: Talk is cheap in a jobs and skills crisis appeared first on Inside Retail. It looks good on paper and we’re encouraged by the level of consultation so far, with numerous ministers holding pre-event roundtables with key industry groups.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The post Opinion: How Aussie brands have shown disruptors how to adapt in a pandemic appeared first on Inside Retail. As Australians in lockdown will attest, the need to adapt is far from over. Retailers that continue to rise to this challenge will be remembered in the minds of consumers long after we emerge from this health crisis.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The post Opinion: Australia Post’s temporary freeze is a warning of things to come appeared first on Inside Retail. It is time to seek new, innovative ways to deliver, without being fully dependent on large-scale delivery partners to carry the load because this isn’t a one-off, and the pause is by no means a permanent fix.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The post Opinion: It’s time to make stores inclusive for neurodiverse customers appeared first on Inside Retail. The ability for retailers to offer inclusive experiences through their range, store layout and service proposition (e.g.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 4, 2022

Original link The post Opinion: Why exclusivity is the future of retail appeared first on Inside Retail. By removing barriers to purchase, and creating a sense of loyalty and excitement around your brand through exclusive experiences, you’ll be on your way to building a sustainable business that thrives in an evolving retail landscape.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2022

The post Opinion: Are anti-body editing initiatives only skin-deep? We should focus on the problem, instead of just chasing the symptoms and offering solutions to limit and reduce them. At least Ogilvy could focus on limiting the triggers of the feelings that lead to body editing and body image issues, by targeting social media trolls.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2022

The post Opinion: Three ways to reconnect a hybrid workforce appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

The post Opinion: Why retailers need to start measuring trust appeared first on Inside Retail. This might mean that retailers will soon seek to employ trust designers or trust architects, or like some global tech companies, even consider establishing a Chief Trust Officer to oversee the organisation’s trust strategy.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2022

The post Opinion: Brands struggle to find purposeful responses to the Ukraine war appeared first on Inside Retail. With more than 3 million refugees so far, brands’ response to the war in Ukraine has great potential to be more productive, efficient, and effective.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2022

The post Opinion: Can eating a chocolate bar actually help end child labour? As consumers demand more action, empty promises will do more harm than good. The wider context around the category the brand sits in; fashion brands can acknowledge the harm of fast fashion if they are doing something to address it.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2022

The post Opinion: Why it’s time to go boldly where retail has gone before appeared first on Inside Retail. Spectacle and surprises are rare in retail, yet this is such a fundamental human drive. Practicality has its place but there’s also a massive opportunity right now for retailers to get bold. And I, for one, would love to see that.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

The post Opinion: Is it time for the return of homemaker centres? And the strategy seems to be working, with the trust upgrading its full-year earnings guidance off the back of increased foot traffic at stores. Covid has done plenty to get people online shopping, but all this suggests there’s life in the old homemaker centre yet.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The post Opinion: Should you run a business before you run a country? As long as our governments are run by career politicians, this is the way things will go. appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The post Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

The post Opinion: Here are the pros and cons of Wesfarmers’ API bid appeared first on Inside Retail. For Wesfarmers, the purchase of API only makes sense as a platform for further acquisitions that would provide operational scale.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The post Opinion: Why the time is right for the ARA and NRA to revisit a merger appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The post Opinion: Bangkok mall operators must put on a welcoming smile, not a mask appeared first on Inside Retail. Fortunately for them, the demand for social interaction and the eventual return of mass tourism gives malls a second chance.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2022

The post Opinion: Why retail needs to be elevated from a job to a career appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The post Opinion: How retail can transform to reach net zero appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Tokinomo

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this first Weekly Snacks edition for 2024 we’ll show you the best ads and campaigns at the moment, retail trends and technology to keep an eye on, and opinions from experts that will help you. Happy New Year!

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2024

It also urged First Nations politicians to visit the remote communities and give their opinion about the case. However, Urban Rampage says no complaints or evidence of harm have been received and that Asic had not engaged with affected customers.

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Mulesoft

MAY 11, 2021

The post Opinion: Did lack of agility stall a retail giant’s digital transformation attempt? The only problem is, what if […]. first appeared on MuleSoft Blog.

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Retail Times

JUNE 1, 2022

What retailers really want from their technology providers is often overshadowed in the media and at events by the futurology or exciting but peripheral innovation. Time to focus on the basics, says Duncan Potter, CMO from Pricer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2024

Opinion: Why the current supermarket inquiries are so threatening. “This margin has remained consistent over the last five years, it did not increase with the rise in inflation. And, it is consistent with profit margins made by supermarkets overseas,” she explained.

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LS Retail

APRIL 11, 2024

The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the signatories. ©iStock/JARAMA In this appeal to Congress , more than 35 artists, activists, scholars and others call for funding for Ukraine. Key statement: "If Russia breaks through, this will be our fault. And then we will understand what we have lost."

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Shopperations

MARCH 11, 2024

To help us make sense of it all, many of us seek opinions and advice from the industry experts and option leaders. The world of shopper marketing is dynamic and getting more technical and complex by the day.

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Tokinomo

AUGUST 17, 2021

This is why we decided to ask 4 of the best retail experts their opinion about customer satisfaction and experience. We begin this expert round-up with a simple question: What is the most important part of any business? If you thought about the customer, then you are right!

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Retail Times

JULY 8, 2022

Many businesses turn to discounts when they look to grow their customer base. It may work in the short term by driving one-off sales, however, these customers won’t usually develop any affinity with your company – they’ll be hard to retain.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 14, 2023

A summary of Apple’s third-generation AirPods on Amazon says the product “received positive feedback from customers regarding their sound quality and battery life” and “mixed opinions were also expressed about the performance, durability, fit, comfort, and value… Continue reading →

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Retail Times

MAY 10, 2022

I travel down Oxford Street most days on my journey to the office and am constantly struck by two, rather obvious, things; firstly the extraordinary number of shops that are simply empty and the concomitant property management groups trying desperately to package them up and sell them off and, the truly shocking level of investment made in the outward (..)

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