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The New ‘Pandemic Personas’: Defining the Seismic Shift in Consumer Buying Behaviors

Retail TouchPoints

She is unique in that she exhibited a previously unprecedented search-shop-buy behavior. She didn’t really engage much with online shopping pre-pandemic; in fact, she made her first online purchase ever within the first few weeks of the pandemic onset! Now, however, it seems to be all she knows.

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

Retail Gazette

Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival?

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Converge Display Control by OnQ Brings Touchless Interactivity In Store

VMS

With the flexibility of purchasing in store or using their phones to buy online and ship to their homes, customers can now tailor every aspect of the shopping experience.”. Customer-Driven Touchless Retail Experiences. Capture Actionable Analytics with OnQ Display Intelligence. Beyond the Store.

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Sweet success: How NZ honey brand Comvita is charting international growth

Inside Retail

We went into the Hong Kong market first nearly three decades ago through a local distributor, then we lined up a distributor in mainland China in 2004, followed by forays into Japan and South Korea around the same time,” Andy Chen, Comvita’s CEO of Asia Pacific, told Inside Retail. “I

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

He had a reality TV show, 2004-5, The Rebel Billionaire, you know, whatever, 16 contestants. And we sold merchandise, and you pulled your car around and we loaded you up, believe it or not, or we shipped to you. 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now.