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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

Inside Retail

I’m seeing greater quantities of online advertising and – especially if they’re good ads – feel motivated to purchase. . For the year to June 2021, consumer retail spending grew by 9.1 per cent year-on-year growth in retail consumer spending to March 2022 3. Twenty-per-cent off at my local Thai restaurant on a Friday night?

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“We are still in the early innings”: Liquid Death’s SVP of strategy

Inside Retail

From collaborations with beauty brands to tongue-in-cheek hashtags like #MurderYourThirst, Liquid Death has captured consumer attention in a way that few other brands, let alone those in the beverage category, have been able to. However, as unique as the brand name is, the company has taken an even more “metal” approach to marketing.

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What Amazon’s AI search tool Rufus means for marketplace sellers

Inside Retail

Yet Amazon has a history of steering customers towards products that most benefit Amazon, either because they are more profitable or are backed by advertising dollars, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s pending 2023 antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. At least initially, Rufus doesn’t appear to be influenced by advertising.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

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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Olivela CXO: Content, Charitable Giving Keep Luxury Consumers Engaged

Retail TouchPoints

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies. Olivela IRL successfully meets consumers’ content cravings.

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Olivela CXO: Content, Charitable Giving Keep Luxury Consumers Engaged

Retail TouchPoints

Although the eTailer has two very distinct target customers — the fashion-forward Millennial and the style-conscious 40-to-50-year-old consumer — there are core behaviors that transcend these distinctions and, ultimately, guide Olivela’s experience strategies. Olivela IRL successfully meets consumers’ content cravings.

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US retailers’ members-only programs under scrutiny with Amazon lawsuit

Inside Retail

Thirty percent of Americans were enrolled in a subscription service in 2022, according to a survey of 37,720 people by Euromonitor, up from 20 per cent of respondents in 2017. The FTC accused the e-commerce giant of duping “millions of consumers” into purchasing subscriptions for Prime services. The retailer reached a $2.35