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What Recommerce can Teach Retailers About New Consumer Behaviors and Future-Proofing Sales

Retail TouchPoints

As retailers have struggled to navigate changes in consumer behavior and economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, one area has seen continued growth: recommerce. Recommerce checks many boxes for both consumers and businesses. Consider that 223 million consumers say they have or are open to shopping secondhand products.

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Will “shy” consumers come out for Singles Day? Global brands weigh in

Inside Retail

The world’s biggest shopping event happens in China each year — and it’s called Singles Day. Originally a holiday to celebrate being single, as a counter to Valentine’s Day, the event has grown into a weeks-long online shopping festival that peaks on November 11. How much do consumers spend? Cyber Monday?

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A retail expert weighs in on Alibaba and JD.com’s approach to Singles Day

Inside Retail

As China’s economy grapples with the aftermath of the pandemic, e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com are pulling out all the stops for their annual Singles Day shopping festivals, with both players set to unleash an unprecedented level of discounts and deals. Alibaba expects about 1 billion consumers to participate in the 11.11

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NFTs will Bridge the Gap Between the Real World and the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

Thousands of years later, in 2009, the market for digital assets arose. And, some major publishing companies are closing shop on their NFT marketplaces. Reintroducing NFTs for Retail Selling digital products to consumers is not new. Consumers buy digital services from Netflix.

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New Angry Birds Retail Café to Nest in Queens, NYC

Retail TouchPoints

The café is located in the food court of the new 275,000-square-foot multi-level Tangram retail center in the heart of the revitalized Queens-Flushing International Market District. The United States is a key market for the Angry Birds brand and we’re excited to open this venue in one of the greatest cities of the world, New York.”

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How to Market Your Brand During a Recession

Rangeme

Recent economic reports highlight market issues like higher inflation, interest rate hikes, lower consumption, layoffs, and reduced hiring. However, there’s no need for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands to panic. Many factors remain within a brand’s control, including marketing efforts. How to Market in a Downturn.

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Meet Gen Alpha, the kids and tweens already influencing purchase decisions

Inside Retail

At the time, the focus was on Generation Z, those born between 1995 and 2009. The last decade has seen the consumer landscape shift from mass market to personalisation and customisation, from a life of bricks-and-mortar shopping to online goods. Generation Alpha are not passively consuming, but involved as co-creators.