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

Inside Retail

While Alibaba seeks to offset declining consumer confidence with a wide array of 80 million discounted products and price reductions of up to 15 per cent, JD.com has chosen to break away from traditional pre-sales, offering genuine low prices on over 800 million products right from the get-go. event from 23 October through 11 November.

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

The evolution of pop-up stores took another significant turn in 2009 when the concept expanded beyond retail to encompass industries such as food and beverage, capitalising on the principles of ephemerality and exclusivity. The inherent buzz and anticipation surrounding pop-up stores further contribute to their appeal for luxury brands.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

Throughout the decades, it has been known by various names, including The Merchants Record & Show Window , Visual Merchandising , VM&SD , VM+SD and VMSD. cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. As merchants stared into the face of the new century, philosophies began to change.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 270 – Microservice based commerce platforms with Kelly Goetsch

Retail Geek

Almost like building blocks spread they’re not wanting to buy a website in a box instead what they’re doing is they’re consuming pieces of us incrementally and they’ll start by using us for product catalog and then they’ll chip away at their monolith. Jason: [19:53] Very exciting the I do want to put.

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How U.S. Brands Can Get a Piece of the $115B+ Singles’ Day Opportunity

Retail TouchPoints

2021 is set to be both, with an eager consumer base and historical precedent on its side. Alibaba’s sales have increased every year since the event debuted in 2009.). There’s a large chunk of consumers now in the middle class, and they have a lot of disposable income. And therein lies the opportunity for U.S.