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Retail Trends for 2020

CJ Retail Solutions

Disruption, Responsibility and Veganism – effects on POS and retail. We’ve been saying (for what seems like many, many years) that one of the key upcoming retail trends will be a move towards enhancing engagement in store through digitalisation. The post Retail Trends for 2020 appeared first on CJ Retail Solutions.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

One of the drags on profits for most direct-to-consumer retailers is advertising expenses. million on advertising in 2019 and 2020 respectively. It’s really hard to acquire customers online,” said Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester. “The In 2019 Casper spent $154.6 million in revenue and in 2019 it lost $93.0

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How Chadstone became Australia’s most profitable shopping centre

Inside Retail

That focus on experience helped Chadstone become Australia’s most profitable shopping centre in 2019, and it’s at the heart of the centre’s next phase of development – a nine-storey office building and expanded dining and entertaining precinct. Inside Retail : What have been the biggest changes at Chadstone over the past 60 years?

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Popeyes’ Strategy, 4 Things to Consider

Indigo 9 Digital

In 2019 Popeyes introduced a crispy chicken sandwich that was so successful it sold out within two weeks and helped Popeyes’ same store sales to increase by a record breaking 34% in the fourth quarter of 2019. So this part of the plan is designed to help more restaurants be in that top tier." “If An expanded menu. said Kobza.

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The Logistical Nightmare Before Christmas: How to Avoid it

Retail TouchPoints

In an effort to keep up with the expected record-breaking holiday surge, FedEx recently announced its plans to hire 70,000 seasonal workers, as well as expand the availability of its Sunday delivery service to 95% of the country’s population. Despite this, brands should anticipate that all carriers will have service disruptions and delays.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3. Inditex, Zara’s parent company planned to close up to 1,200 stores by the end of 2022 and open 450 new stores. The expansion was planned even though Forever 21’s sales were flat in 2016.

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Northern Irish Retail Market ends 2021 on a high

A1 Retail

The owner of two major retail schemes in Northern Ireland have reported the highest month of sales on record in December at its premier outlet, The Boulevard, as well as an annual growth in sales of 23% compared to the same trading period in 2019.