Retail Gazette

JUNE 23, 2023

mostly due to a significant increase in online shopping for items like outdoor goods and summer clothing. for the four weeks to 11 June 2023, it remains sixth highest monthly figure since 2008. for the four weeks to 11 June 2023, it remains sixth highest monthly figure since 2008. // Retail sales increase month on month by 0.3%

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Outdoor Supermarket Consumer Returns 98

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

The bag, which is made from 100% recycled plastic, allows for clothing to be separated into two groups — items that are wearable and those that are unwearable but too good to waste — and return them for free to Oxfam and resold, reused or recycled. Denim to host an exclusive dinner in NYC to support conservation efforts by Re:wild.

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Shipping Fashion Consumer Returns 219

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 18, 2021

New Look first entered Liverpool ONE in 2008, launching its largest British store as part of the brand’s wider UK expansion, and the store has since gone from strength to strength. Sales are up 7.4% compared to the same period in 2019, significantly out-performing the UK average of +0.3%.

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ATS Fashion Returns Location 162

Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

“We have a responsibility to maintain our price gap and show Australians, that are facing pressures within their family budgets, that they will achieve serious savings by changing their weekly shop to Aldi, without compromising on quality.” According to third-party data, the company’s Price Promise helped contribute $3.1

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Beauty and Health Fashion Returns Management 130

Retail Focus

MAY 18, 2023

As footfall recovers, retailers are upping their game to win over the hearts and minds of shoppers by offering more luxurious shopping experiences. This chimes well with research from Mood Media that found more than four in five shoppers will return to a store with the right atmosphere.

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Fashion Returns Shopping Customer Experience 130

Independent Retailer

APRIL 28, 2022

Properly executed loyalty programs can help keep customers shopping, even in the face of wavering consumer confidence. . When thinking of the different ways loyalty programs can inspire repeat customers to continue shopping, it is important to note that some businesses are, more or less, inflation proof. No Regrets Allowed.

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Returns Customer Retention Promotions Consumer 52

Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Asos Outlet was launched back in 2008 as a dedicated shop within Asos for its end-of-season products from third-party brands at up to 70% off. In June, the online fashion giant hailed a return to profitability while Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group raised its stake in Asos once again from 19.3%

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Fashion Returns Planning Shopping 52

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With COVID-19 case counts declining and vaccination efforts underway, eager consumers and retailers are both looking hopefully toward a future return to normal. Shopping used to be largely reserved for physical outlets, with ecommerce serving more of a transactional role in the consumer’s shopping journey.

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Consumer Customer Experience Accounting Shopping 346

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

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. Chala outlined the timeline of resale’s rise, beginning with the 2008 recession and the resulting reboot of consumers’ mindsets about spending.

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Consumer Fast Fashion Finance Shopping 306

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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. Mark Price With John Lewis in peril, could we see Lord Mark Price return to the Partnership? Sound familiar?

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Supermarket Department Stores Grocer Returns 109

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Next is quickly cementing itself as one of the UK’s most prolific buyers of retail businesses after it added FatFace to its shopping basket last week. Just last month, Next boss Lord Wolfson said its acquisition of the brand had been a big success and had achieved a return on capital of around 20%.

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Fashion Returns Promotions Shopping 104

Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. Retail Gazette rounds up the retailers who have begun axing roles this year.

Fast Fashion 87

Fast Fashion Fulfillment Planning Fashion 87

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2020

Christmas needs to come early this year (and by Christmas I mean the entire holiday shopping season). Rogoff say this recession will be the worst in 100 years, making the financial meltdown of 2008 feel like a “dry run” for what‘s in store for us in the coming quarters. But first let’s start with the cold hard reality.

Outdoor 256

Outdoor Apparel Shopping Returns 256

365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This is due to their risk averse nature after witnessing their parents suffer financial loss during the 2008 financial crisis. With GenZ and millennials accounting for 25% of the UK’s total retail spend and estimated to grow to 39% by 2030 as they enter the workforce, Shakaila Forbes-Bell gave three reasons why they shop.

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Consumer Accounting Promotions Fashion 78

Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

After falling off the radar for a few years, Richie returned to social media with a new look and persona that is a fundamental reason the quiet luxury trend is so popular. Sofia Bernardin, co-founder of fashion consignment destination Re-See, said that “in times of crisis luxury clients embrace a less flamboyant form of shopping.”

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Fashion Shopping Returns ATS 130

Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2021

In October last year, I spoke with Carla for the first time at a Sydney event for Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, when it was announced that the show would make a return as a physical event in 2021. You must have seen a lot of ups and downs, like the pandemic. CZ: I have. I have been through about three recessions.

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Fashion Boutique Returns ATS 246

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

This article highlights a few of my favorite moments in online shopping as a source of inspiration, and a challenge for all of us in the e-Commerce space to keep pushing the envelope on how we engage customers. This not only improves the size selection process but minimizes the need for the shopper to go through unnecessary returns.

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Customer Experience Shipping Returns Location 271

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The US website shot to fame in 2018 for its cheap prices – and incredibly long delivery times – and quickly became the most downloaded shopping app worldwide, doubling its revenue that year alone to £1.5bn ($1.9bn). When it launched in 2010, Wish.com was the only manufacturer-direct discount shopping app on the market.

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Drop-Shipping Merchant Services Shipping Planning 107

365 Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

Established in 2008 after three decades in the antique sector, Susan Caplan created her eponymous label as a response to her love for vintage jewellery and her desire to make a difference within the contemporary fashion world. An easy returns procedure can be coordinated by the exceptional Ounass.ae

Fashion 70

Fashion Returns Shopping ATS 70

A1 Retail

MAY 16, 2022

The launch of Eddy’s Food Station marks Stephen’s return to retail following his role as Chairman of Dundee United Football Club from 2008 to 2018. With retail sales having returned to pre-pandemic levels, the retail industry is seeing a promising recovery. The retail industry is an industry I know and love.

Grocer 59

Grocer Returns Wholesale Location 59

365 Retail

MAY 17, 2023

It predicts that in contrast to premium stores suffering after the 2008 global financial crash, the industry is now showing that global sales growth in luxury retail is looking very likely to hit 3% to 5% growth in 2023, possibly rising to 6% to 8%. A dedicated bra shop is also on hand to make sure athletes can get the right underwear.

Fashion 57

Fashion Returns Shopping Customer Experience 57

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

Consumers love shopping online but what they really want is control. Consumers are looking for one stop shopping. It is not a coincidence that many of the retailers that have performed well over the last few years offer one stop shopping. What we are witnessing is a trend towards more convenient shopping trips.

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Drop-Shipping Advertising Fulfillment Consumer 98

Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 19, 2023

You can try to blame it on Shein but maybe Shein got the idea from Primark which has been in business since 1969 and Shein has only been around since 2008. Not having eCommerce also means that Primark does not have to subsidize the cost of returns and the return rate for clothing bought online is quite high.

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Fast Fashion Advertising Returns Fashion 52

Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

And below is part two, featuring advice from Greenlit Brands CEO Michael Ford, former Target Australia CEO Launa Inman and Camilla CEO Jane McNally about the lessons they learned during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how they apply to the current environment. Today, with data analytics, shopping habits are far easier to assess.

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Drop-Shipping Markdowns Management Shipping 130

Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 4, 2023

On Trader Joe’s podcast, Inside at Trader Joe’s, Matt Sloan, vice president of marketing said : “creating an online shopping system for curbside pickup or the infrastructure for delivery, it’s a massive undertaking. If you love Costco’s private label brand Kirkland Signature you can only shop at Costco to get it.

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Location Shopping Consumer Planning 96

365 Retail

MARCH 3, 2023

according to the latest industry figures – it is now predicted that households will face an extra £788 on their annual shopping bill. Worried customers have already made adjustments to shopping patterns as shop sales fell by record numbers both in December and across the whole of last year as consumers cut spending.

Promotions 57

Promotions Planning Marketing Supermarket 57

Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and consumers around the world were forced to shop online sending digital sales to levels never seen before. Farfetch, which launched its luxury goods online marketplace more than a decade ago in 2008, clearly had a vision of what online luxury sales could be before many woke up to this reality.

Boutique 98

Boutique Fashion Customer Experience Markdowns 98

Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Yet, Shein was the most downloaded fashion shopping app on Apple’s app store in Australia at the end of March 2021. In 2008, he launched a fashion e-commerce site – She Inside – as a way to target consumers who were tired of waiting in lines in stores or unable to find their specific size. Shein hauls.

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Fast Fashion Fashion Target Market Consumer 162

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 28, 2022

Amazon provided a more convenient way to shop but it was difficult for many companies at that time to see the potential of eCommerce. If you didn’t return your movie rental on time you were charged a dollar a day. It’s not unlike Amazon’s entrance into the eCommerce market in the 90s. Poor execution.

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Kiosk Returns Retail Trends ATS 122

Retail Adventures

JUNE 6, 2021

The following is an insight-packed interview we did with Competera , a technology company that offers a comprehensive pricing platform to save costs, recover profits and meet new shopping patterns with the help of a sophisticated market-driven engine. They want no-hassle returns and fair return policies.

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Visual Merchandising Payment Services Customer Experience Consumer 52

A1 Retail

JULY 2, 2021

Scott Parsons, Chief Operating Officer UK, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield says: “Since opening in 2008, Westfield London has been an key partner of the local community and a catalyst in the transformation of White City and Shepherd’s Bush into a world-class place to shop, live and work.

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ATS Location Returns Management 45

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Gieves & Hawkes Acquired: November 2022 In November last year, the retail conglomerate snapped up the Gieves & Hawkes brand and five UK stores, including its Savile Row shop. The retailer has also opened six Gap branded shop-in-shops including at its Oxford Street flagship, Lakeside, Birmingham and Manchester earlier this year.

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Fashion Fast Fashion Planning Boutique 62

Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

McLeod drove change at UK supermarket group Asda in the UK ahead of its sale to Walmart, was chief merchandise officer and board member of Walmart Germany from 2000-01, led the turnaround of Halfords, the UK auto parts chain prior to its float – and then took the helm of Coles in Australia for five years from 2008.

Supermarket 238

Supermarket Beauty and Health Checkout Returns 238

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Higher ROAS: Companies that use 3D billboards and advertising drive a higher return on ad spend (ROAS). Humans crave multisensory and spatial experiences that inspire, lift or heal — at home, during a commute and while shopping. 2008, April 8). All of these technologies add fuel to the fire of 3D advertising. ResearchGate.

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Advertising Promotions Consumer Marketing 266

Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I guess scalable already is Shop and Shop. So our showrooms right now in shopping malls, they’re only like 800 square feet. So we’re innovating on product, we’re innovating on go to market, shop and shop.

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Dead-Stock Shopping Consumer Marketing 64

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In 2008, they actually went into administration. IR: You recently announced plans to open a number of new stores in the US, UK, and Australia, marking your return to the Australian market as a stand-alone retailer. They were a victim of their own success. What’s the overarching strategy behind that?

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Wholesale Fashion Location Planning 243

Rangeme

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The great consumer shift: Ten charts that show how US shopping behavior is changing. The great consumer shift: Ten charts that show how US shopping behavior is changing. Since the 2008 recession, consumers started to look for brands and products that offer better value for money. Last year, 36 % of U.S. McKinsey & Company.

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Consumer Customer Retention Shopping Fulfillment 105