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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. That’s according to a recent study by the ICSC that surveyed Gen Z consumers, defined by the Pew Research Center as those born between 1997 and 2012.

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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 The top five themes include: 1.

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Kohl’s Reaches Agreement with Activist Investors, Names Three New Board Members

Retail TouchPoints

Other elements of the agreement between Kohl’s and the investor group include: The board’s existing ad hoc finance committee will become a standing Finance Committee of the board the purpose of which will include assisting the board on its oversight of capital allocation decisions made by the company.

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PayPal Adds Pay-Later Option in U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

Buy now, pay later options are becoming increasingly popular as consumers demand more flexible payment options. After the 2008 financial crisis, we observed a generational shift away from credit and toward debit,” said Alex Fisher, VP of Retail at Afterpay in the latest Retail Touchpoints Retail Remix podcast.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.

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How Resale is Driving the Reinvention of Luxury Retail

Retail TouchPoints

The term rose to the surface last year as 2020’s unique confluence of events drove consumers toward shopping alternatives that were both environmentally friendly and economically feasible. The consumer is changing, the way that they purchase is going to change,” he said. “We In the retailX keynote session on Wednesday, Aug.

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Despite global scrutiny, BNPL is on the rise in Singapore. Here’s why

Inside Retail

billion in 2026, as consumers increasingly shift from offline to online purchases. BNPL services are gradually gaining prominence in Singapore, with a growing preference for flexible payment methods among consumers,” Neralla Rama Ravi Teja, a retail analyst at GlobalData, told Inside Retail. Rise of online payments. per cent in 2021.