Retail Eye

MARCH 17, 2020

Williams Group’s Global Retail Trends and Innovations blog series where we celebrate global retail innovation, concepts, and trends! This series is based on our annual publication Global Retail Trends and Innovations, developed in partnership with our affiliate members from the Ebeltoft Group.

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Retail Eye

MARCH 17, 2020

Williams Group’s Global Retail Trends and Innovations blog series where we celebrate global retail innovation, concepts, and trends! Welcome back to J.C. … Continue reading →

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Retail Eye

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Williams Group’s Global Retail Trends and Innovations blog series where we celebrate global retail innovation, concepts, and trends! This series is based on our annual publication Global Retail Trends and Innovations, developed in partnership with our affiliate members from the Ebeltoft Group.

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Retail Eye

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Williams Group’s Global Retail Trends and Innovations blog series where we celebrate global retail innovation, concepts, and trends! This series is based on our annual publication Global Retail Trends and Innovations, developed in partnership with our affiliate members from the Ebeltoft Group.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

As 2021 reaches its close, the retail industry has undergone a number of dramatic changes within the past several months. But with seasonal trends continuing to fluctuate on a monthly basis, crazes can come and go in a flash. Continue reading to familiarise yourself with the top retail trends of 2021. .

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 12, 2023

Circular retail prompted by sustainably-minded shoppers, a revival in bricks-and-mortar demand and continued cost-conscious consumerism by price-sensitive shoppers were among the emerging retail trends for 2023, the latest research from Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , reveals.

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Intelligence Node

JANUARY 1, 2022

Retail businesses strove to bounce back after an unprecedented 2020 taken hostage by the COVID-19 pandemic, and while many succeeded, the ones who weren’t quick enough to pivot to a digital-first approach, went bankrupt. 2021 was a whirlwind of a year not just for the global population, but for businesses too.

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Retail Eye

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Williams Group’s Global Retail Trends and Innovations blog series where we celebrate global retail innovation, concepts, and trends! Welcome back to J.C. … Continue reading →

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

Earlier this year, we released a report, titled “The Best Vision is Insight,” outlining our predictions for the top retail trends of 2020. Now, the newfound immediacy of the trends has, if anything, made them more insightful.

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Retail Pro

JANUARY 22, 2021

Digital acceleration will be one of the most popular topics in the retail world in 2021. Coming out of a pandemic-centric 2020, retailers expanded e-commerce capabilities, cultivated (and relied upon) core customers and became creative with customer fulfillment.

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Independent Retailer

JANUARY 20, 2022

New AI and machine learning tech will help brands to spot underperforming SKUs at specific locations, based on data pouring in from across the retail organization, and help managers and frontline teams to quickly identify unshelved products, missing price-tags, or other problems. Looking to the Future.

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Rangeme

JUNE 22, 2021

Latin America will be the fastest-growing retail e-commerce market this year. December 14, 2020. Latin America will be the fastest-growing retail e-commerce market this year. December 14, 2020. , 3 Trends in New Zealand’s Retail Sector. August 27, 2020. 2021 Global Retail Trends.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2020

That’s why retailers and their ecosystem partners can better prepare for the future by understanding where they were already headed and compare it to the new trajectories created by the coronavirus. The reported focused on long-term trends, with an eye on how they have shifted in the relatively short window of COVID-19 activity. . “I

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Retail Technology Review

OCTOBER 15, 2019

A shift in consumer behaviour has seen the retail sector transition from bricks alone to a combination of bricks and clicks. With new shopping demographics purchasing products in a different format, the rise in e-commerce success has no doubt driven the recent retail revolution, with the world of digital proving increasingly important.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Is that even possible coming out of a year like 2020? This year, like most, catalyzed some nascent trends and kicked a few in the teeth. One futurist we know said, “2020 was so weird I didn’t even get a chance to be wrong.”. Some experts feel that the move toward building more sustainable supply chains lost some mojo in 2020.

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Retail Next

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Here are some of the most significant retail shipping trends to look for in 2020. Next-day delivery has been a staple of retail for a while, but Amazon popularized the trend with its Prime program. Investigating Trends in Retail. And fortunately, the best is still yet to come.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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. Then in 2020 Casper’s sales and marketing expenses were $156.8 of revenue.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2021

It was a tough year for fashion shows in 2020, but now, they’re making a comeback. We chat with Natalie Xenita, executive director at IMG, which organises Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, about emerging local designers, her favourite trends and what we can expect from the runway.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

The retail market size is continuously growing. According to a report from the National Retail Federation, the US retail sales in 2020 grew 6.7% What’s more, retail trade added 4.8 trillion to GDP in 2020, reports the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. trillion during 2020 ( NRF ).

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Retail Eye

JANUARY 15, 2021

This piece was partially adapted from excerpts from our new book, Global Retail Trends and Innovations 2021, written in partnership with the Ebeltoft Group, a network of global retail advisors dedicated to bringing you the best of the best. In 2020 the world was turned upside down.

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Retail Eye

JANUARY 15, 2021

This piece was partially adapted from excerpts from our new book, Global Retail Trends and Innovations 2021, written in partnership with the Ebeltoft Group, a network of global retail advisors dedicated to bringing you the best of the best. In 2020 the world was turned upside down.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

billion in 2020.” Disruptions to the global supply chain at the start of the pandemic, in 2020, triggered a mass cancellation of orders and forecasts by retailers and suppliers, Mittoni observes. ” Global supply chain challenges. “In the toy e-commerce industry, we experienced increased demand,” he says.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2020

Here are the top five ways retail will evolve in 2020: Loyalty Breaks With Tradition. Leading retailers recognize the need to build dynamic relationships that extend far beyond traditional loyalty programs heading into 2020. A single data breach in the retail industry typically costs more than $1.84

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

One of the biggest moves Wendy’s made on Twitter was when it took its account private in February of 2020. They are all empowered to tweet in the way they best see fit and as quickly as possible which makes sense as you can’t be a star on Twitter if there is a long bureaucratic process governing what is said in each and every tweet.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

But as it has with many other retail trends, COVID-19 evidently has accelerated the adoption and impact of values-based buying. A Kearney survey of LGBTQ individuals regarding 2020’s Pride month revealed that 65% want companies to sponsor Pride through advocacy, including donating to LGBTQ causes.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

A study by NuData, a Mastercard company, confirms how hackers are becoming progressively more sophisticated in their tactics as retail businesses shift online. In the ‘2020 H2: Fraud and Risk at a Glance’ report, NuData analysed cybersecurity trends in 2020. Retail Hackers Using Advanced Tactics.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

DoorDash’s revenues in fourth quarter of 2020 were up 226% to reach $970 million, Uber Eats’ revenues were up in a similar fashion by 224% to reach $1.4 Similarly DoorDash has never generated a profit with the exception of the second quarter of 2020 where it made a profit of $23 million. "It Link to source: Marketwatch.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The 2020 holiday shopping season is anticipated to be remarkably different than any in recent years, especially when it comes to where people are expected to shop — online. With this in mind, delivery, logistics and distribution of inventory need to be top of mind for retailers.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 19, 2023

Back in 2020 Best Buy highlighted the important link between stores and eCommerce. Our stores played a pivotal role in the fulfillment of these sales [in the fourth quarter of 2020] as almost two-thirds of our online revenue was either picked up in-store or curbside, shipped from a store or delivered by a store employee. “Our

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Frank Mayer

JANUARY 5, 2021

When I wrote the “ What’s in Store for 2020 ” blog last December, I could not have predicted what was to come in three short months. My closing statement promised a bright future for retail and the point of purchase industry in 2020. Then 2020 fast-tracked these programs. So, I asked our Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.’s

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 6, 2023

Bad Bunny the Latin pop superstar collaborated with Crocs to release a pair of white Crocs in 2020. Crocs also partnered with KFC to release a pair of Crocs in 2020 that look like a pair of shoes covered in KFC’s deep fried chicken. When Bieber dropped his first collaboration with Crocs in 2020 it was incredibly successful. “We

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

billion up 39% from 2020 but revenues were just shy of Nordstrom’s 2019 pre-pandemic revenues of $15.1 Not bad considering JCPenny along with Neiman Marcus filed for bankruptcy in 2020. Nordstrom has not been immune to the toll the pandemic is taking on the retail sector with its net sales down in the first quarter of 2020 by 39.5%.

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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. The growth was part of a larger trend in which retail sales overall grew for the 11th consecutive month. percent compared with July 2020, according to the survey. compared to July 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2020

With such high standards set, other retailers must now keep up. In fact, MHI’s 2020 Industry Report found that “customer demand on response times” was one of the top challenges in the supply chain today. Retailers can then easily adapt to demand changes, keeping store shelves stocked and customers happy no matter the season.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

We recognise that fashion production and consumption have reached unsustainable levels: between 2000 and 2020, global clothing production doubled. IR: Given your previous experience in the APAC region, are there any interesting consumer or retail trends in that part of the world that you have your eye on?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2022

In contrast in 2020 Victoria’s Secret launched a new swimwear collection in an attempt to silence critics who say, among many things, that the brand does not cater to a wide enough audience. At the beginning of 2020 Target launched a new activewear brand called All in Motion. in the first eleven months of 2020.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon 2020 is the year when the eCommerce narrative shifted in a major way. Before everyone was focused solely on Amazon but as retailers were forced to shift sales online during the COVID-19 pandemic a number of retailers came to the forefront with their eCommerce savvy and Walmart is one of those retailers.

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