Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. share of ecommerce payments. of ecommerce spend.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Think food services, retail and personal and laundry services, for instance. The good news is that slightly more than 60% have returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic financial levels. This included adding ecommerce platforms, touchless payments and contactless delivery such as curbside or buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS).

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

E-Commerce spending has grown by more than 30% , cementing consumer expectations for flexibility, choice and convenience. While we shouldn’t expect online sales to remain at their peak levels when the safety risks of in-person shopping dissipate, merchants cannot hope to weather the storm and return to business as usual. And the U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Having embraced digital shopping channels during the pandemic, Australian consumers have become well used to the personalisation and tailored content offered online. Research by Google, published in the company’s Spring/Summer Shopping Behaviours 2021 study, found 50 per cent of consumers say they now shop both in-store and online.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Retailers are potentially facing significant headwinds in the months ahead, with rising interest rates and cost-of-living pressures dragging on consumer confidence. The figures indicate a fall in sales in all categories as consumers became able to return to in-store purchasing. Australia Post reports 5.4 The cyber threat.

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Cisco Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Financial Services Bank, Insurance & Wealth industry participants are actively addressing how to balance and deliver a safe return to work, with the right mix between a Secure Remote Workforce and Trusted Workplace to ensure business resiliency for all types of work, independent of work locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). In fact, McNamara noted that Mastercard predicts a comeback for Black Friday 2022, with total sales exceeding 2019 results.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Following several years of pandemic-driven declines, shoppers are eagerly returning to stores, and that enthusiasm is being echoed in a new upswing in store openings and lease signings. And yet, a recent study from LeaseQuery , which compares the number and value of retail leases from 2019 to 2022, tells a slightly different story.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway. The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy .

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

In 2019, research by Morgan Stanley noted that shoppers were migrating away from homemaker centres and the big box retailers that flog their goods there. The post Opinion: Is it time for the return of homemaker centres? The reason, according to the global investment bank, was that shoppers had less time to travel to homemaker centres.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Clothing also showed a strong rebound, with an increase of 32 per cent overall spend week-on-week, reaching 8 per cent above the same week in 2019. SMEs continued to perform well, with consumers spending 14 per cent more than in the same week two years ago, before the pandemic.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 20, 2021

In-depth conversations with Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Australian of the Year Grace Tame and new fertility and naturopathy services are all part of a new month-long wellness event from beauty giant, Mecca. The launch is a permanent extension of Mecca’s trial with TerraCycle, which has been running in selected stores since 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

These consumer sentiments, along with the need to protect the health of both shoppers and store associates, means retailers need to be stringent about enforcing social distancing and other safety measures as they reopen. In fact, displaying an abundance of caution will be required to bring many consumers back into physical stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Higher-income consumers are less impacted by inflation and, while aware of higher food, home and transportation costs, still have the funds to drive luxury sales and luxury growth,” said Marie Driscoll, Managing Director, Luxury and Retail at Coresight Research in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Will Luxury’s Biggest Market Rebound?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

After years of degrading consumer trust in platforms, brands and the influencers they hire, Agha’s premise is that his TikTok-esque social commerce platform — which features product reviews only from real, authenticated shoppers — will power the next wave of ecommerce discovery and online community. Here’s how he’s doing it.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

For many SME retailers, the thought of scaling their businesses to enter new markets has many perceived barriers, particularly if you’re managing multiple roles within your business from stock procurement to marketing, quality control and customer services. Chris White, Head of Delivery, fulfilmentcrowd. Simplifying the schemes available.

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A1 Retail

MAY 26, 2021

New Klarna research reveals emerging shopping trends as expectations of returns soar and patience wanes. Eight in ten (82%) consumers say retailers need to improve their returns capabilities. Slow refund processes cited as the most frustrating element of returning items bought online, according to 36% of consumers**.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

billion on 2019. billion on 2019. billion (+6 per cent on 2019), while Alibaba was at number 8 with US$110.4 So in one way, government Covid regulations during 2020-21 can be thought of as an act of support for technology companies and a put-down for commercial property operators. This represented an increase of US$135.2

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

per cent in 2019 — to sit almost 10 points ahead of the overall market. Assuming Australia continues to manage the virus successfully, we will continue to see an exuberant return to physical retail spaces. Consumers are doing as much as possible through digital and contactless channels, even when shopping in-store.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway. The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Britons used their payment cards more last weekend than at any point since Christmas 2019, before the pandemic struck, according to new data. Barclaycard, which processes £1 in every £3 spent on debit and credit cards in the UK, said that the number of transactions was 14.4% compared with the same period in 2019.

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

jewelry sales were up sharply in July compared to the same month in 2020 as well as in 2019, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. percent versus July 2019. grew for the 11 th consecutive month in July, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse , which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The online payments provider hopes to successfully negotiate and announce a deal by the time it reports quarterly earnings on Nov. The payments behemoth was among the big winners of the Covid-19 pandemic, as more people used its services to shop online and pay bills to avoid stepping out. 8, the source added.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

The quarterly SME Barometer combines billions of merchant transactions, processed by Barclaycard Payments, with research data to provide an in-depth look at the UK SME economy. More than four in 10 plan to hire additional staff over the next 12 months in a sign of positivity for the future.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) EuroCIS, the leading trade fair for retail technology, will take place from February 15 – 17, 2022 in Halls 9 and 10 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany Leading topics will be customer centricity, analytics, payment, connected retail and seamless store. Exhibitors can still register online at www.eurocis.com/2330.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 10, 2021

Klarna , the global banking, payments and shopping service, is launching an experiential activation in the heart of Manchester to raise awareness amongst consumers and influencers regarding social media advertising guidelines.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 9, 2022

consumer spending maintained its positive momentum in February, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which found that overall retail sales (excluding auto) increased 8.7% compared to pre-pandemic (2019) spending levels. compared to pre-pandemic levels, driven by consumers resuming in-person activity. PURCHASE, N.Y. —

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365 Retail

MAY 7, 2021

2020 was a year like no other, and the shockwaves caused by the pandemic have inherently altered consumer-facing operations at their very core. In fact, recent figures showed that footfall in physical stores dropped by a whopping 50% in comparison to the same figures for 2019. Or how can they maximise this ongoing opportunity?

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Mass Relators

MAY 6, 2021

retail sales had another month of double-digit growth in April, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. compared to April 2019. Mastercard SpendingPulse reports on national retail sales across all payment types in select markets around the world.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

While the platform’s revenue plunged to almost zero in 2020 due to weddings and other events being cancelled, demand has surged back in recent months, and transaction levels this month are almost triple what they were in March 2019. Designerex is also trialling a three-hour delivery offering with last-mile delivery service Drive Yello. .

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2023

As shoppers return to brick and mortar stores in their drovers, they crave the in-store experience. Yet in fact, the backlash to lockdown is that many of the consumers who were forced online are now desperate to get back to human-based and personal shopping. iVend Mobile POS Mobile POS in retail engages and delights shoppers.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They grew quickly, relatively unchallenged by local operators. Figures from Euromonitor show that the number of convenience stores in Vietnam increased from just 565 in 2014 to 1289 by 2019 when revenues reached US$103 billion. The key players at the time were FamilyMart, Circle K, and B’s Mart, with market shares of 21.4 per cent, 20.7

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2022

Shopee opened for business as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace in the first quarter of 2015 and evolved into a hybrid B2C/C2C business model that by late 2019 was growing fast. billion in 2019 to -US$2.6 Sales growth, while still strong, is slowing, returning to its pre-pandemic trajectory. billion ($1.2

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here, three different retailers discuss the changing consumer mindset and the unique challenges of rental companies. That was my least favourite of all the options, as the assembly process was a nightmare and the quality always made me feel like I was in a temporary home. How does the production and design process work?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Strandbags is gearing up for a big few weeks of online shopping as consumers snap up steeply discounted products during its Click Frenzy and Black Friday sales. The main goal of the project was to bring Strandbags’ digital offering up to speed with consumer expectations. New look and feel. Broader transformation.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 9, 2021

Launch aims to raise awareness amongst influencers and consumers on advertising rules as Klarna data uncovers that 46% of consumers don’t know that #ad means that an influencer has been paid to promote a product or service.

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