Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A super app, or what Musk refers to as an “everything app,” has been described as the Swiss army knife of mobile apps, offering a suite of services for users such as messaging, social networking, peer-to-peer payments and e-commerce shopping. Have other US tech companies tried this?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2021

From a shopping perspective, the scene of the crime has evolved from the POS to the internet, and the number of victims is huge. In 2018, 151 million conventional (non-bot) attacks were observed, and of these, 91 million were directed at online merchants.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

However, earlier this month, it drew anger from Chinese social media users after its Spanish Instagram account posted a picture of dolls, one of which it called a “Japanese geisha doll” but which Chinese users pointed out was wearing a qipao dress, a traditional Chinese outfit.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

It offered a smorgasbord of independently owned shops, national and international chain stores and department stores. These were located in laneways, shopping arcades, main streets and multistorey shopping centres. A visit to the CBD on a Saturday was more than just a utilitarian shopping trip. billion in 2018 – a 28.2

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Retail Gazette

MAY 16, 2024

Similarly, Verity – published in 2018 – was the eleventh most sold book. ” The retailer has gone one step further and launched its own TikTok shop , allowing users to purchase books and bundles directly through the platform at a discounted price. It’s not just TikTok that has a flourishing book community.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If the forecast bears out, this will be a major milestone for online commerce, marking the first time that digital sales will account for a majority of all retail sales in any country worldwide. It will also represent a big jump compared to 2020, when ecommerce accounted for 44.8% of the country’s total.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

Since the pandemic, seven in 10 consumers have used mobile devices and apps for shopping, and it’s not just millennials and Gen Z; Gen X and baby boomers are 68% and 56% more likely, respectively, to use their mobile device to make purchases than they were a few years ago. of ecommerce sales in 2024.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

million and now account for 21.3 King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family. per cent, compared to the first half of the last financial year. The report revealed that online sales were $390.1

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

Shoppers making online purchases in new categories are valuable targets, but the search advertising space was growing increasingly crowded even before the pandemic caused a surge in online shopping, according to Sidecar’s 2020 Benchmarks Report: Google Ads in Retail. However, Google Shopping clicks still rose 11%.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In 2018, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shifted its definition of what could be marketed as a diamond, stating that it “is no longer accurate to define diamonds as ‘natural’ when it is now possible to create products that have essentially the same optical, physical and chemical properties as mined diamonds”.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

At the centre of Britain’s most famous shopping street, it had recently lain empty or sold American candy. HMV fell into administration in 2013 and again in 2018, but under Putman’s ownership it has grown to over 120 UK outlets and returned to profit in 2022. Its resurgence has mirrored that of the vinyl market.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

As an omnichannel retailer, making it easier to shop the brand is the main priority, Shaughnessy told Inside Retail. “A Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand. “We The LSKD leadership team emphasises the importance of this and will continue to echo it in hiring decisions.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

According to Adthena, Google Shopping ads accounted for 76.4 retail search ad spend in Q1 2018. percent of all clicks across Adwords or Google Shopping campaigns in the first two months of 2018. . Google Shopping ads accounted for 76.4 percent of all U.S. What is that balance? How is that doable?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

A new retail player has just entered the trendy shopping destination of Soho in New York City — Revo Sunglasses. Robinson Optical Inc, a family-run eyewear company that has been running since 1926, in 2018. Robinson recalled that the company originally had plans to set up the shop back in 2019, “But we know where this story ended up.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2023

This causes friction in business decisions since consumers prefer omnichannel shopping options , but ecommerce increases cybersecurity risks. For example, implementing two-factor authentication login methods can increase customers’ account security. Hackers heavily target financial and payment data in breaches.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Leather goods account for around 20 per cent of Burberry’s sales versus 70 per cent at Bottega Veneta. The company’s former chief executive Marco Gobbetti set out a plan in 2018 to reposition the brand, known for its camel, red and black check, firmly in the luxury segment.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

Here are some of the key lessons they learned along the way: Despite the size of the market, entering China doesn’t have to be a complicated or expensive endeavor thanks to the supremacy of digital retail; Shopping festivals like 6.18 brands can enter the Chinese market and take part in the world’s largest shopping event, 11.11.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2021

Lowe’s signed a renewable energy agreement in November 2018 that will provide for enough energy to power all of its 143 stores in Texas. Department of Energy (DOE) reports that retail buildings account for the largest energy costs of any commercial sector in the country. Lighting accounts for 50% of energy costs for non-food retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. But times have changed dramatically in the 13 intervening years: Temu , which debuted just last September, is now the top shopping app in the U.S., Reducing shopping and shipping friction.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2021

Wow Tech’s bestselling Womanizer brand has been stocked in DM, Germany’s biggest drugstore chain, since 2018, and Lovehoney products have been available in British health and beauty chain Boots since 2019. Every quarter, there’s a new knowledgeable mainstream account being added.”. Meet the modern sex shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Three years on, Bookshop.org now serves close to 2 million customers annually and has 1,700 independent bookstores participating, not to mention a roster of esteemed organizations that curate shops on the site, including The New York Time s , The Atlantic , Buzzfeed and a host of celebrity book clubs.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 30, 2023

The findings launch this year’s Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign which encourages people to shop preloved and donate what they no longer need or wear for 30 days. Second Hand September has inspired thousands of people to shop in a way that is kinder to people and planet. billion kg carbon entering the atmosphere.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Four of the 15 centres were bundled into a real-estate investment trust (REIT) in 2018, which is traded on the Singapore stock exchange. Across the portfolio, no single tenant accounts for more than 5 per cent of revenue and the top 10 tenants collectively contribute less than 17 per cent. Domestic fashion accounts for 34.7

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

The business model that most of us were raised to believe was normal for retail commerce — brick-and-mortar shopping locations — became a bit of an anachronism during the pandemic. According to a recent consumer behavior report by Raydiant , fewer than half of their survey’s respondents now say they prefer to shop in person.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2021

Since the fast fashion brand first launched on Tmall in China in 2018, it has continued to embrace third-party marketplaces in the broader region, including Myntra in India and Zalora in Southeast Asia. “I And nowhere is this more apparent than in Asia, where online marketplaces dominate the local e-commerce industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake. Brick-and-mortar dominates the retail scene, with ecommerce projected to account for just 7% of sales this year, up from 3% in 2017. Flipkart currently works with more than 1.6

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2022

In 2021, it was projected to generate $363 billion in sales, up 36 per cent, year on year, accounting for 13 per cent of total e-commerce sales. In Australia, new payment methods are making online shopping, especially transactions on social media, faster and easier. Live shopping emerges.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

Nevertheless, in 2018 the party goods retailer went a step further and began selling on Amazon as well. Our core goal when we originally launched with our pilot on Amazon, was to reach customers who are increasingly gravitating toward shopping online,” he said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. retail scene.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Conversational commerce that includes programmable voice solutions have provided the ability to establish accounts, make purchases, pay by phone and receive delivery alerts — all using voice technology. Voice-based shopping has the potential to dramatically increase a business’ ROI.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Reed succeeds Dave Harris, who recently retired as the retailer’s executive vice president of finance, CFO and principal accounting officer. In his new role as senior VP and CFO, Reed will report to chief executive officer and chairman Pete Van Helden and be responsible for the financial accountability of the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

The shopping behemoth accounts for over half the ecommerce market on its own. billion back in 2018. In 2018, over 3 out of every 100 retail workers suffered an injury or illness, requiring time off. Such is its dominance that even some of the biggest retailers are struggling to compete on the digital landscape.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

during 2018-19). The space accounts for 150 sqm of the store’s total 502 sqm and includes a reception area, lockers, a running track, interactive touchscreens, and more. Under Armour recently announced major launches at Liverpool ONE and London’s Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, with more to come later in the year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This is where we see it heading, and what a connected omnichannel customer experience (CX) needs to account for in the behaviours and needs of customers adapting to their environment. To reach this vision, the shape of the market, society, and our environment will go through several key shifts. A reshaping population.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The company launched its DTC site on Shopify , and then Florin joined in late 2018. Additionally, 23% of Kerrits’ email sales now come from automated messages, despite the fact that they only account for 4% of the brand’s email sends. I think that people have gotten retrained to shop online, and I think we’ll keep those people.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A decade ago, convenience stores were a rare sight in Vietnam, where the vast majority of the population was used to shopping in traditional markets or mom-and-pop stores for everyday grocery needs. In recent years, the nation’s convenience store market has seen rapid escalation – and sophistication – in the larger cities.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When Hannon Comazzetto started Australian re-commerce platform AirRobe in 2018, resale was still quite niche locally – pursued by a small but passionate group. Back then, Hannon found that brands were interested and willing to learn more about re-commerce, but they weren’t all that convinced it would work for them.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 29, 2023

Cowling also revealed that they plan to spend £120 million over the next year to open shops in the US and across Europe. ” Back in 2018 and 2019, WHSmith was ranked among the worst high-street retailers by Which? The shop even received a spoof Twitter account whose sole purpose was to mock the carpets in-store.

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