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Adobe: Consumers Will Spend More Online in First 10 Months of 2021 than All of 2019

Retail TouchPoints

The Adobe Index — which analyzes consumer transactions across more than 100 million SKUs in 18 categories — found that consumers have spent more than $541 billion online in the first eight months of this year, from January through August 2021. That’s 9% more than the comparable period last year and 58% more than 2019.

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2019 vs 2020 vs 2021: How has Covid impacted Christmas?

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If you cast your mind back to 2019, Christmas was business as usual. “E-commerce In November, consumers became aware of global supply chain issues, spiking fear into them that Christmas shopping may be a major challenge. Consumers will continue shopping earlier. The post 2019 vs 2020 vs 2021: How has Covid impacted Christmas?

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New app helps grocers, consumers reduce food waste

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After being introduced in the UK in 2019, Gander has already appeared in more than 500 stores there, saving 25 million food items from being thrown out at the store. The post New app helps grocers, consumers reduce food waste appeared first on Inside Retail. The Gander app is available for download on iOS and Android devices.

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How RecycleSmart aims to simplify recycling for consumers and businesses

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After launching in Sydney in 2019, the business expanded to Melbourne in July and is now entering Brisbane. Baracchi said the business is targeting Australian consumers who want to recycle, but view the process as too hard. However, consumer trust in the recycling space hasn’t yet recovered.

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Survey: 87% of Consumers Doubt Influencers Use Products They Promote

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The size of the global influencer marketing market has more than doubled since 2019, to $16.4 Desire Company CEO Eric Sheinkop discussed the survey results with Retail TouchPoints : Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What’s the significance of the fact that so many consumers doubt influencers even use the products they’re recommending?

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Dell sued over misleading consumers about the cost of add-on monitors

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Federal Court proceedings have been initiated against Dell Australia by The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly making false or misleading representations about the cost of add-on monitors at checkout. We know that many consumers turned to online purchases to buy equipment for working and schooling from home.”.

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Here’s what the data says about the “new Chinese luxury consumer”

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As Chinese consumer spending on luxury goods continues to surge, luxury brands are doing everything they can to enhance their overall appeal. According to Euromonitor research, Chinese consumer spending on luxury goods is expected to hit $88 billion by 2028. billion trips, with spending of US$1.7

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