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Sustainability and Inflation: How Packaging Companies are Finding the Sweet Spot

Retail TouchPoints

According to a recent study , price, quality and convenience are still consumers’ top buying criteria for products. This comes despite earlier research finding a shift in consumer attitudes was the driving force behind the push for sustainable packaging in 2020.

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How businesses are leveraging GenAI to curate bespoke customer experiences

Inside Retail

In a climate where consumers are wanting more bespoke retail experiences on and offline, businesses are leveraging generative artificial intelligence (AI) to provide this in a way that is both economical and sustainable. We don’t hold stock, handle payments or shipping.

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Sheridan returns cotton products to soil in textile waste trial

Inside Retail

“Returning cotton garments to the farms on which they began would completely close the loop on a cotton product, providing a win for brands, retailers and consumers looking for circular solutions, and a possible benefit to our farmers, their soils and the planet. For Sheridan, it’s another step forward on its sustainability journey.

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5 Do-or-Die Retail Trends for 2022

Independent Retailer

However, there is a catch: many of the rapid-fire changes that retailers rushed through in response to the pandemic have proved surprisingly popular with consumers. During the pandemic-driven surge in online shopping, product returns became a major pain point for consumers. Consumers are Looking for Happiness.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? Sound familiar?

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Get Retail Ready for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Independent Retailer

Consumer behavior continues to settle and adapt from the radically changed retail environment in 2020, and to a lesser extent in 2021, but enough time has passed now for the newer online shoppers to become more comfortable with where and how they shop, according to Matthew Furneaux, Director of Location Intelligence at Loqate.

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2022 Retail Success Guide

Independent Retailer

According to Hamish Ogilvy, CEO of Sajari , there are some easy ways that retailers can deal with this problem: Organize and personalize SKUs with tags and relevant categories and subcategories. Meet Consumers Where They Want to Shop. “I According to McKinsey , by March 2020, 265 million people were using livestream shopping.