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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. Why the strong growth, particularly during a time of economic upheaval?

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Global luxury sales could return to pre-Covid levels this year, Bain says

Inside Retail

Bain now sees a 30 per cent probability that sales of high-end handbags, clothes and jewellery will return to or exceed their 2019 level of US$340 billion this year, depending on how quickly vaccines are rolled out and tourism picks up. Reporting by Silvia Aloisi, Editing by Gabriela Baczynska , of Reuters.

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JD returns to Hammersmith after a decade

A1 Retail

JD, a retailer of sports, fashion and lifestyle brands is set to return to Hammersmith after a decade on Saturday 26 TH November 2022. Sneakerheads will be able to enjoy a new customisation bar for trainers, allowing consumers to choose a range of coloured laces and hardware to help refresh and personalise their winter look.

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Scarred by the 2008 Recession and COVID, 48% of Gen Z Frequently Shops at Discount Stores

Retail TouchPoints

That sense of unease is to be expected from a cohort shaped by both the 2008-2009 Great Recession and the COVID pandemic, and it’s had a big impact on their shopping choices: nearly half ( 48% ) say they shop the most often at discount/off-price retailers, and 25% frequently patronize dollar stores.

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Report: Rent The Runway Exits Brick-And-Mortar

Retail TouchPoints

the former New York City flagship will become a drop-off site for returning items. On March 27, Rent the Runway laid off its entire retail staff during a Zoom call, offering no assurance that the jobs would return, according to a report in The Verge. “We We have no visibility into when or if we will be able to reopen our stores.

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What retailers can learn from Reformation’s bold, quirky brand voice

Inside Retail

Whether you buy the linen twin set or not, the return you get in words is priceless. It started in 2009, selling retailored vintage clothing out of a small Los Angeles storefront. And in an industry that creates far more than it consumes, its message has never been so important. Reformation pays its fans in brand voice.

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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. But knowing that Generation Alpha would be the first to be entirely born in the 21st century (with births commencing in 2010), I believe they are not a return to the old, but the start of something new. Yet, a new generation was about to begin.