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Starbucks and Bank of America Link Loyalty Programs to Provide Extra Perks

Retail TouchPoints

can link eligible accounts to earn 2% cash back from Bank of America (on top of the rewards and benefits they already earn on qualifying purchases) and one Star for every $2 spent at Starbucks. Customers can either link their accounts through the Bank of America or Starbucks site to start collecting rewards.

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Bushbuck raising funds for an Australian expansion push

Inside Retail

Founded in 2012 by CEO Tim Dunn, Bushbuck is a hunting and outdoor brand that uses a direct-to-consumer business model. The Australian market currently accounts for 16 per cent of its sales, and the company aims to grow that to 38 per cent by 2025. Since 2019, the business has grown revenue by 300 per cent, with $4.3

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Battle of the sportswear brands: Why Chinese consumers are going local

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Chinese nationalism is on the rise, with an accompanying disdain among a broad swathe of consumers for foreign products. By 1992, the company was making the podium uniforms for the Chinese team in Barcelona, and it continued to do so for the next four Olympiads, ending in 2012 when its rival Anta took over. In 2019, Nike sold US$6.2

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Data: Lidl hits record market share, as Asda nosedives

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The online grocer accounts for 1.8% Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt said: “Grocery price inflation is gradually returning to what we would consider more normal levels. between 2012 and 2021, which is just before prices began to climb.” last year to 13.1%. as sales jumped 5.6% 34,107 100.0%

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A Beginner’s Guide to a Cookie-Free Marketing Strategy

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Marketers had better figure out a plan fast, because Google has announced that, come January 2024, marketers will no longer be able to track browsing data via third-party cookies on the browser Chrome, by far the world’s most popular consumer browser option, with almost two-thirds of the market share.

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Retail Media will add Fuel to the Fire for M&A in AdTech

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Even more impressive, eMarketer expects it to nearly double, from $31 billion in 2021 to more than $61 billion by the end of 2024, when it will account for almost 20% of digital advertising spend. consumers spent $1.7 Those sponsored positions are what are now known as retail media, which has become the third-largest U.S.

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Analysis: Synergies begin to show after merger of SEA hypermarkets

Inside Retail

Makro, the biggest cash-and-carry operator in Southeast Asia, was already something of a beast in wholesale and retail terms: it operated 154 warehouse-style units with an average size of just under 5,400sqm, selling to both retailers and end consumers in major cities and secondary locations, mostly in Thailand and Malaysia. billion baht ($9.4

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