Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

” M&S breached the law 10 times between 2015 and 2019. “At a time when the weekly shop is a source of financial pressure for many families, it’s crucial that competition between supermarkets is working well to help people get the best deals they can,” he said.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 30, 2022

A new report has discovered that a significant number of consumers are turning to less expensive brands in response to rising costs. Majority of Consumers Turn to Less Expensive Brands to Combat Inflation Costs. Valuable Insight Into Consumer Behavior During Inflation. consumers about their buying preferences and behaviors.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% Research by The Ascent showed that among people who have used a BNPL service, 45% first did so in 2019, 21% first did so in 2020, and only 7% had used a BNPL service prior to 2015.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Your grandma shops online. A new generation of shoppers, Gen Z, are bending online shopping to their will. At the same time, just to complicate things further for retailers, Gen Z actually likes to shop in physical retail stores, according to the study. Three suggestions: Adapt to where and how Gen Z wants to shop.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

The rise of the stationery market Research and Markets attributes the rise of this seemingly old-fashioned consumer product category to a few factors, including consumers’ preference for a tactile writing experience, the power of influencer marketing and the growth of e-commerce. million in revenue globally.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

TAG Heuer has opened its first standalone boutique in Birmingham’s iconic Bullring shopping centre, showcasing a sleek 1,400 sq ft store designed by the brand’s in-house team in Switzerland.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, reported on Thursday a surprise operating profit for the December-February period, despite weak demand as consumers curtailed spending amid soaring inflation. crowns in Stockholm on Wednesday, just one third of its 2015 all-time high of 368.5 per cent gain of Inditex.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

First, Instacart , Shipt and DoorDash had lower emotional connections than nearly every grocery retailer measured , indicating that grocers that depend on these third parties for online grocery services may risk long-term consumer loyalty. households that had shopped online at least once in the 30 days prior to being surveyed.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2022

percent, the smallest year-over-year increase since 2015, according to Adobe Analytics. “As the cost of basics like food and gas go up, consumers become much more price-conscious shoppers … and that influences consumers’ plans to wait for discounts and shop a little more vigilantly over the course of the season.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Silk Laundry was founded by Katie Kolodinski in 2015 and has earned a reputation in the fashion industry for its considered approach to design. Silk Laundry was born out of a need for a timeless piece that could easily be integrated into consumers’ existing wardrobes and it continues to apply this design process to this day.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Amazon.com fired up the holiday shopping season with its second major sales event of the year as rivals from Walmart to Best Buy joined in with discounts to woo customers grappling with inflation-squeezed Christmas budgets. US online holiday sales are expected to rise this year at their slowest pace since at least 2015 and grow only 2.5

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Mass Relators

JUNE 9, 2022

. – For many shoppers, buying groceries is a decidedly hybrid affair and is likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, as consumers’ “deeply personal” relationship with food lures them into the supermarket, according to the latest installment of an expansive shopper survey from FMI — The Food Industry Association.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 20, 2022

The recent wave of online shopping adoption and the growing variety of online methods may represent the most dramatic upheaval of the food shopping landscape we once knew,” said Leslie Sarasin, FMI’s president and chief executive officer. Food is deeply personal, and many shoppers still prefer shopping in person.”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2024

Papier is a British online stationery brand founded in 2015 that has since taken the world by storm. That search led to the US$200 billion stationery market, which was just so ripe for disruption and ready for a brand that was relevant to modern consumers. For consumers, it’s rarely ‘either-or’ but more about finding balance.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

For retailers and regional payments, consumer payment preferences play one piece, while checkout optimization and diversification play another. Breaking down regional payment barriers starts with meeting consumers’ preferred payment methods and needs regardless of where they live or travel. The good news? Let’s explore.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Like many retailers, both in the US and internationally, Macy’s has been impacted by the decline in consumer interest in shopping in traditional department stores amidst the rise of online shopping. Just last month, Macy’s disclosed its third-quarter net sales declined seven per cent year over year to $7.4

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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. After holding various roles at 2-Times, most recently as its CMO, Anton has stepped away from the business to join July.

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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. After holding various roles at 2-Times, most recently as its CMO, Anton has stepped away from the business to join July.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

Last week, Miniso issued a long apology, saying the company in its early days had “taken the wrong path” with its brand positioning and marketing strategy, having hired a Japanese designer as its chief designer between the end of 2015 and 2018.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Barclaycard report combines hundreds of millions of customer transactions with consumer research to provide an in-depth view of UK spending. Consumer card spending grew 3.5 per cent rise in consumer price inflation – as the cost-of-living crunch continues to put pressure on Brits’ personal finances. per cent – 1.8

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Lee, who was previously at Kering’s Bottega Veneta , should focus on strengthening its runway, streetwear, and menswear collections to appeal to younger consumers, said Ortelli. He raised prices, limited distribution to its own shops and high-end department stores and cut discounting.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2023

Amazon.com’s Prime Day two-day shopping event saw US online sales rise nearly 6 per cent to $9.4 To add more customers, Amazon has partnered with travel booking site Priceline to offer discounts as US consumers prioritize experiences over non-essential spending. billion and $19.1

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By the 1990s, however, the business was starting to face increased competition from cheaper brands and lose cachet with younger consumers. That strategy took us from not delivering results to growing six-plus per cent from 2015 to 2019 when we did the IPO on a CAGR basis. When I got here, I interviewed the top 60 leaders,” Bergh says.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Without question, the pandemic has changed the way consumers shop. To that point, it has been reported that 91% of consumers now prefer brands that offer recommendations and deals relevant to them as individuals. To give an example, Google Photos (rightfully) came under fire in 2015 after it tagged two Black people as gorillas.

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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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Founder and designer Kate Nixon said that the business started in Byron Bay in 2015, with her hand-making lace bralettes and posting products online. It’s a personal shopping experience that’s high-end, but at an affordable price point, [and] we think we’ve got a good niche market going.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2022

The pandemic has shifted post-purchase expectations — consumers expect a more personalized, relevant-to-them experience that goes beyond checkout. consumers are deeply invested in the post-purchase journey, proving that now is the time for brands to leverage these opportunities with their customers.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

According to Capital One Shopping Research , 91 percent of Americans check for discounts before making a purchase online, and 35 percent of shoppers buy more than they normally would when a discount is available. Offering discounts or free shipping during peak shopping periods or holidays can lead to higher conversion rates.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 7, 2024

Anita Roddick, The Body Shop Anita Roddick was the pioneering entrepreneur behind what became the UK’s leading ethical beauty retailer, The Body Shop. Outside of her platform with The Body Shop, Roddick was a long-standing campaigner for environmental and social issues, including involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Missfresh was the first to invent the distributed mini warehouse (DMW) business model in China in 2015, before any other player in the on-demand DMW industry. Our DMW model offers an innovative solution to the growing consumer demand for high-quality product offerings and timely delivery, leveraging technological innovation.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

Founded in 2015, Freshippo operates more than 300 supermarkets across 27 cities in Mainland China. This is the main reason why Australian products are now popular among consumers.” Freshippo already sells Coles’ own-brand ice cream through its e-commerce site.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

Since opening its first bricks-and-mortar store, a bookstore, in 2015, Amazon now runs more than 20 bookstores and more than two dozen 4-star stores in the US. And it would come at a time when some long-running department stores are closing up shop. So what could be driving the move? We asked four retail experts to weigh in.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Heritage brands, which are often associated with product quality and longevity and local manufacturing, may be gaining traction with younger consumers who care about the ethical and environmental impact of the products they buy. Like many fashion brands, Akubra was hit hard by the change in consumer behaviour during Covid-19.

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