Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

Australian direct-to-consumer brand Who Gives A Crap disrupted the way consumers bought toilet paper almost a decade ago; now its CEO is challenging businesses across the supply chain to “give a crap”. What progress has Who Gives A Crap made towards its mission since being founded in 2012?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift in the way consumers in Southeast Asia purchase technology,” Alex Tan, managing director for HP Malaysia told Inside Retail. The tailored shopping experience we expect online is now an expectation offline as well,” he said.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 27, 2022

The majority of consumers across all demographics are concerned about the environmental impact of online shopping, according to new research. Almost all of Gen-Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – feel concerned (96 percent) by the impact that online shopping has on the planet.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2022

New stores are about to open at Auckland’s Botany Town Centre and Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, each offering eye testing at least five days a week. . Each of the shopping centres houses more than 200 retailers. The brand, established in 2012, specialises in designer high-end frames.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

This unique concept will feature endless culinary treats, bright visuals, the newest Angry Birds Games and interactive technology, and the coolest-ever themed shopping experience. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Fortunately, not long into the crisis, search behemoth Google paid attention to these companies’ needs, announcing in April that merchants would be able to list products on its Google Shopping platform for free. And while companies would ordinarily have to pay to list their products, for the first time since 2012, they can now do so for free.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 15, 2023

Just a decade ago, high streets and malls were awash with mobile phone shops with a seemingly endless number of places to peruse the latest Blackberry or Samsung Galaxy. That’s not to say the mobile phone shop is dead. As telco retailers look to become more experience-led, is this the end of the phone shop as we know it?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Founded in 2012, lingerie label Neiwai (meaning ‘inside and outside’) is another direct-to-consumer label that began online.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

External economic factors, such as fluctuating interest rates, an unpredictable housing market and persistent inflation have prompted consumers to rethink their spending habits. Faced with shifting economic and consumer dynamics, retail leaders strive to unlock strategies that turn losses into profits. In 2019, it declined to 6.7%

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the early 2010s, the Millennial generation gave rise to a slew of direct-to-consumer brands, such as Everlane, Warby Parker and Bonobos. Meanwhile, Gen Z includes those born between 1996-2012 and are seen as practical consumers who have an affinity for technology and tend to research products heavily before making a purchase.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 8, 2023

Brief history of smart glasses While the concept of augmented reality (AR) combined with eyewear has been in ideation for the past decades, it was only in 2012 that Google Glass attempted to integrate these two technologies into one. Most smart glasses are not readily available in optical shops and are more often used experimentally.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

China-based shopping apps Shein and Temu have found themselves in the crosshairs of the U.S. 1 shopping app in the U.S., consumers, allowing them to provide less robust data to CBP [U.S. market in 2012, Shein has been compliant with U.S. House of Representatives. since its September 2022 debut. Temu is now the No.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday shopping. And if Amazon Prime Day sales and back-to-school shopping trends are any indication ( hint : we know they are), then this year’s Cyber 5 is going to be one for the books.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

Ethical consumer goods brand The Honest Company filed for its long-anticipated IPO on April 9, 2021. Co-founded by actress Jessica Alba in 2012, the company touts a line of hypoallergenic, ethically sourced products in the baby, beauty and home cleaning categories. According to the SEC filing , The Honest Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2022

born between 1997 and 2012, and they make up approximately 20% of the total U.S. Constant interaction with friends on Instagram and TikTok is part of Generation Z’s lives, so there is no question that these social media channels influence what digital natives put in their shopping carts. Shopping Must be Rapid and Streamlined.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SMS marketing is a staple in today’s direct-to-consumer toolkit, opening new opportunities for customer engagement, retention, and revenue growth. The channel’s reach and popularity have extended to all corners of the world, including in Australia, where more brands and consumers are going mobile to not only communicate but shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Handy will confirm the appointment via email, offering consumers the ability to select the exact date and time (between 7 am and 11 pm local time) for their installation service. Our partnership with Handy is yet another way that our members can get more value out of their BJ’s membership when they shop on BJs.com.”.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 31, 2023

The Body Shop owner initially announced the sale of cosmetics firm back in April, as it sought to focus on “strategic priorities” and strengthen its balance sheet. Natura &Co has closed its sale of luxury cosmetics brand Aesop to L’Oreal for a final enterprise value of $2.58bn.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s no question that rising prices have altered consumer behaviors. Our recent survey of North American, UK and APAC consumers — which is the basis of an upcoming Eagle Eye report — found similar trends globally: 61% of shoppers worldwide are using money-saving tactics like seeking out on-sale items and coupons more often.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

L’Occitane purchased Dr Vranjes Firenze in January this year for a reported US$164 million, or approximately 12 times its core earnings, from Bluegum Capital Partners, a European private equity fund that specialises in consumer brands. L’Occitane also acquired a 50 per cent stake in Singaporean skincare brand Erborian in 2012.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In 2012, he co-founded the luxury e-commerce site 2-Times, an invite-only luxury online retailer and event-based private shopping service with offices in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, with his twin brother Luke Anton. We need to create better and more beautiful campaigns,” he said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In 2012, he co-founded the luxury e-commerce site 2-Times, an invite-only luxury online retailer and event-based private shopping service with offices in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore, with his twin brother Luke Anton. We need to create better and more beautiful campaigns,” he said.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 16, 2022

and is often a driver for consumers to visit a store —especially in the convenience channel. Convenience stores are also a top location for CBD purchases, with 29% of consumers making purchases there and a quarter of people visiting at least once a day. But convenience stores aren’t the only place consumers are shopping for CBD.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Concern has risen in recent months that appetite from financially stretched Gen Z consumers for “aspirational” purchases, from $300 bucket hats to $900 sneakers, could wane, as inflation and rising living costs hurt the incomes of young US and European consumers while Chinese youth grapple with high levels of unemployment.

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Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Soaring e-commerce adoption has driven consumer packaged goods (CPG) suppliers to embrace digital marketing to connect with consumers around the clock and around the world to fuel sales. Let’s see how the rise in social shopping shapes how brands reach always-on shoppers. Online shopping gets social. January 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As many direct-to-consumer brands are learning, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for growth. As the concurrent shift toward consumer privacy and away from third-party cookies continues, brands are going to have to intelligently leverage data to better understand their consumers and forge more strategic (and unique) paths to growth.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2021

Australia has gained a reputation for having a large number of conscious consumers, and it’s leading global brands with a sustainable focus to set up shop in the land down under. Koalas, kangaroos and eco-friendly shoppers? Queen of Raw , an online marketplace for unused textiles, launched in Australia at the end of last year.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Fast forward to today and the recommerce market is booming, thanks to a generational mindset shift combined with changes wrought by the global health pandemic that are driving consumers to adopt more sustainable shopping habits. The consumer love affair with recommerce. Especially if their living spaces are constrained.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Consumers fear for their health and they fear for their finances, especially today with what is around 20 million. The challenge that puts on retailers is, ‘ How do I convince this finicky consumer that it’s safe to do business with me? ’. They’re shopping with just about any retailer now. people still without jobs.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2012 Fraser became the president of Marc Jacobs after over 13 years in the business before leaving to become the CEO of Anne Klein in 2015. Are there any new handbag pillars or design elements that consumers can look forward to? IR : Sustainability has become increasingly important to consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

consumers spent $1.7 Then in 2012, Amazon decided to place ads in ecommerce search results — a click or two away from the purchase button and closer to the “purchase intent” than the highly successful affiliate links — resolving the conflict between experience and ROI. COVID-19 has only improved the business case.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Southeast Asia’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailer offers customers a world of payment options and a seamless shopping experience. Now, consumers who shop Zalora will have the ability to pay with any of their preferred local payment solutions at online checkout as part of a seamless shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In a world where sneakers have transcended their functional purpose to become a powerful form of self-expression, one brand stands out as a pioneer in helping consumers preserve the pristine allure of their most cherished footwear. They focused on the ‘long game’ and started connecting with consumers in a premium and ‘fun’ way. “We

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

However, Anchorage has also drawn criticism for its role in the collapse of Australian electronics chain Dick Smith, which it bought from Woolworths Group – the Australian supermarket giant – in 2012 and floated on the ASX in 2013. We’ve seen a general consumer trend away from department stores.”. Growing in a shrinking market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

Retailers have scrambled to ensure customers are able to get essential items as quickly as possible, using different methods to remain contact-free such as curbside pickup, social distancing while shopping in-store and home delivery. People never stop shopping — in fact, sales are soaring.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 31, 2021

The limit on contactless payments is set to rise for the second time in less than two years from October as the Government tries to get people to spend more in shops. Meanwhile some shops might take longer to introduce the new limit, because they need to update their terminals. Contactless payments were first capped at £10 in 2007.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s estimated that these figures will continue to rise gradually in 2021, due to the ongoing prevention methods put in place internationally along with the changes in consumer spending habits. According to a study from Digital 2020 , 47% of users have seen a significant increase in the time they spend shopping online.

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