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What Bapcor can learn from Bain’s long track record of PE bids

Inside Retail

Dunkin’ Donuts and its sister franchise, Baskin-Robbins, needed a reinvention, and in 2006 the consortium of PE firms actioned this intervention with changes that included expanding the menu, improving store layouts, and accelerating international expansion.

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Retail Intelligence: How Hard-Fought Lessons From The Shop Floor Can Give E-Commerce Businesses An Edge

Retail TouchPoints

Long, uniform aisles with tall, tightly packed shelves was, for a long time, the standard model for in-store retailing. For me, a store layout, just like an e-Commerce web site layout, should be customer-centric at its heart. A company’s values have become an increasingly important part of the experience.

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How US$4bn activewear brand Vuori builds community through bricks-and-mortar

Inside Retail

In 2018, the company delved into the women’s athletic apparel sector, and by late 2021, its value had reached US$4 billion, after it received US$400 million in venture funding from SoftBank Investment Advisors and Trinity West Venture.

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Beyond gender: How Lego’s push for ‘inclusive play’ reflects social change

Inside Retail

This has been reflected and reinforced and internalised in store layout and design. Younger consumers not only value inclusiveness more than older shoppers, but they’re also more likely to identify as non-binary or third-gender, according to a 2018 survey by Deloitte.

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In retail, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to accessibility

Inside Retail

A 2018 report conducted by AIR, a behavioral and social science research and evaluation organisation, revealed that the total after-tax disposable income for working-age people with disabilities is about $753 billion (US$490 billion), with discretionary income of around $32 billion (US$21 billion).

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8 Ways Demographic Analysis Solutions Benefit Your Business

V Count

If a high percentage of your visitors are women, your store needs to be designed accordingly. The demographic profile of your visitors also helps improve window displays, marketing initiatives, product placement, and store layout. You can then compare the data to the products you’re offering. link] Tags 3D People Counter.

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Customer Behavior Analytics: 5 Technologies to Track Customer Behavior

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When someone visits a retail store, there is a 20-30% chance of making a purchase. If your store has the items they want, the chances of buying improve. If the store layout is simple enough for the visitor to find what they need, the probability of a purchase goes up even more. link] Tags 3D People Counter.