A1 Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Fintech unicorn and payment processor, Mollie, reveals trends for small and medium-sized merchants during Black Friday, Cyber Week and Cyber Monday. The analysis spans tens of thousands of merchants across Europe, primarily from Germany, U.K., Payment methods and merchant performance.

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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

More than four in 10 plan to hire additional staff over the next 12 months in a sign of positivity for the future. 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. Future-proofing.

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A1 Retail

MAY 17, 2021

Industry Analysis: Payment solutions company, UTP Group, reveals consumer spending is up by a third (32%) since restrictions eased compared to same period in April 2019. By contrast, lodging hotels and motels are down 51% in the same period in April 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

As of January 2022, 35% of people aged 12 and over in the U.S. And in 2021, the global value of voice-assisted ecommerce transactions amounted to almost $5 billion , with Statista projecting that that figure would grow 4X by the end of this year. Despite these setbacks, smart speaker ownership is still rising in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A total of 290,000 brands and 900 million consumers participated across Alibaba’s various platforms — not bad for an event that started with 27 brands 12 years ago. In fact, the 2021 festival was marked by a noticeably muted tone compared to previous iterations, from the pre-event marketing through to the closing celebrations.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 22, 2021

Episode 251 is our annual predictions episode for 2021 and a recap of our 2020 predictions. The year of returns – “happy returns” – a startup raises $100M+ in space. for year of returns). 5% of retail in 2019, could be 8-10% in 2020 (as measured by IRI, for CPG private label). 2021 Predictions.

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