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From smart carts to Gen Alpha: here are the five big retail trends set to shape 2024

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Over the years, our shopping habits evolve in line with societal changes. Who would have thought in 2010, for example, asking an AI bot for shopping advice just over a decade later?

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From Clicks to Bricks: Expanding Brand Loyalty Through Physical Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Even with the current uncertainty related to COVID-19, the C2B model has some advantages over traditional retail, especially in providing a seamless integration between online and retail shopping. An Emerging Retail Trend. They expect convenience and the ability to fulfill their shopping needs immediately.

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8 Reasons Why Blockbuster Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

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 do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Do you like this content? A flawed business model.

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Warby Parker’s Strategy: 6 Things it Did Differently to Get a $2 Bln Valuation in a Decade

Indigo 9 Digital

Both magazines ran stories on the brand on February 15, 2010 the day Warby Parker’s website launched. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Less friction in the online shopping process. Do you like this content?

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

Taobao is the largest online shopping marketplace in China. Launched in 2010 AliExpress is a global retail marketplace. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. AliExpress. Hema grocery stores. Source: Investopedia.

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JD.com's Strategy, 10 Things to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

Brick and mortar shopping isn’t dying. JD.com believes offline shopping plays an important role in its growth and success. People shopping in the mall simply need to scan a QR code attached an item they would like to buy and once they purchase it, selected items can be delivered to their home within as little as two hours.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

With companies like Shopify it has never been easier to set up shop online. Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. But is it really as easy as it looks? A key challenge is profitable growth. Do you like this content?