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JANUARY 2, 2025

Exclusive: Google Debuts New Retail Media Solution with Lowes as First Beta Tester (March 18, 2024) Retail media was THE growth story in 2024, fueled by these networks ability to target consumers at key decision points in the shopper journey. consumers wallet.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Apple plans to launch an online store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in summer 2025, providing consumers in the country with service and support directly from Apple in Arabic. And beginning in 2026, the tech retailer plans to open several flagship physical locations, including one in Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Innovations like biometrics and tap-to-pay have transformed how, when and where consumers shop. How can retailers update their payments systems to meet rapidly changing consumer behavior during peak demand? During the holiday rush the security and ease of the payments experience can be as crucial as product price or availability.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Established in 2021, Frankie General Store offers a curated selection of small-batch, artisanal products from the Philippines and Australia. The post Sydney store Frankie brings Philippine brands to Australian consumers appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The company also is unveiling new artwork, fonts, colors, prints and fabrics based on consumer insights and trends. Allison Peterson: Our strategy began with the insight that Gen Z consumers, who weve been talking about for a long time, are now beginning their parenting journeys.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The trend is being fueled in part by the popularity of social media unboxing and haul trends, but also by an increased desire from consumers for experiences following the forced isolation of the COVID years. In fact, marketing agency Empower said its seen a 90% increase in consumer interest in the advent calendar category since 2020.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.6 Taking collective action The retail industry continues to make headlines around January 26 annually, as consumers look to them to mirror the social temperature. per cent of the total population.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Prada Group first partnered with Snapchat in 2021, with its Bag Try-On AR Lens that enabled customers to virtually ‘test-wear’ the Prada Galleria style. Their [Prada Group] goal is to have a presence where shoppers are, and for younger consumers, this might be Snapchat,” Mansfield said.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The investment builds upon Vuori’s $400 million investment, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, in 2021. In a post-pandemic world, the Chinese consumer is even more focused on the importance of health and wellness,” Lawrence said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With consumer sentiment and discretionary spend down, many retailers are already facing reduced profit margins and a higher cost of doing business, making hefty discounting for prolonged periods a particularly costly exercise. Since 2021, LSKD has joined in on the “Black November” sales period, starting its discounting earlier each year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the same report, Lacik stated, “We are transforming the perception of Pandora into a full jewelry brand and unlocking the next chapter of our growth by attracting more consumers to our brand. Iny 2021, Pandora shifted from sourcing mined diamonds to using only lab-grown stones.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

The global retail industry was transformed overnight as stores were forced to close or severely limit in-person shopping, supply chains were disrupted and consumers faced unprecedented levels of fear and uncertainty. Daniel Kitay: Funday launched in April 2021, but the journey started well before that.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2025

Growth of Customer-Facing AI Fueling Associate Apps The expansion of AI-powered tools for associates is a natural outgrowth of the technology’s growing acceptance by consumers. For more information about associate-facing generative AI deployments, read our Tech Guide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2025

New research from NielsenIQ (NIQ) and World Data Lab (WDL) finds that Generation X — consumers born between 1965 and 1980 — is the most influential and overlooked consumer cohort of the next decade. This group of consumers will spend $15.2 and roughly twice the size of China’s total spending. trillion in 2025 alone.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

That requires a coordinated effort from policymakers, retailers and consumers to reject the exploitation at the heart of fast fashion and ensure no business can continue to operate with forced labor in its supply chain. What Retailers and Consumers Can do Now Governments cant fix this alone. Consumers too have a role to play.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Despite low consumer sentiment and discount fatigue, Chinese spending during the country’s biggest shopping event doesn’t seem to be all doom and gloom. Many consumers are focusing more on stocking up on everyday items like dry shampoo, toothpaste, and tissue paper, according to Dudarenok.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Chinese consumer market, especially in our segments, is still booming,” Jie Zheng, CEO of Amer Sports, said in the earnings call. “We Consumers in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities are increasingly treating outdoor activities as part of their lifestyle, which benefits brands like Arc’teryx and Salomon.” per cent year-on-year to 4.6

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The consumer-driven experience includes the original control rooms having been fully restored and transformed into an events space and an all-day bar concept, with its original dials and controls on display,” she added. After construction commenced in 2004 under the name Meadowlands Xanadu, American Dream was completed in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2025

economy may not have officially entered a recession, but consumers are nonetheless navigating rising prices, dwindling savings and a near-constant stream of financial anxiety. Now, with the onset of widespread global tariffs, consumer confidence has hit its second-lowest point since 1952. are up 10% since February.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2025

Since its 2021 departure from major social media platforms, Lush Australia is doubling its focus on physical retail as a channel for education, community connection and values-driven commerce. Despite its wide customer base and youth appeal, Lush made a bold move in 2021 by quitting Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok globally.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Being flexible allows us to tailor our store designs and offerings to meet the unique preferences of each market, adapting quickly to changing consumer trends. billion in 2021 and is forecast to reach a market value of US$35.3 According to research Market Decipher, the toy collectibles market was estimated at US$12.4

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Around 2019, my design team and I started to look around to see if there were any opportunities to create our own consumer brand,” he said. E-commerce was booming in China at the time, and the team experimented with several small brands at lower price points that were aimed at consumers surfing sites like Taobao.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2025

The new service will launch at 100 stores in these markets, with the flights managed by Wing , a Google subsidiary; consumers can visit wing.com/walmart to be notified when drone delivery officially becomes available in their area. Walmart customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Houston, Orlando and Tampa, Fla. Worth Metroplex.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2025

In just a few years, the brand focused on hormone balance has gone from a niche direct-to-consumer venture to a household name, recently securing a coveted partnership with Chemist Warehouse. So, she started Eve to bridge the gap between clinical integrity and modern consumer storytelling.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2025

The company had planned to go public in 2021, but scrapped those plans two years later. Now, bankers at Houlihan Lokey have been engaged to lead a search for potential buyers. Claire’s currently operates nearly 2,000 stores globally, 190 of which are under the Icing banner.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

Since entering the region in 2021, GMG has grown to more than 200 stores, with a target of reaching 400 within the next five years. The country has a well-established retail ecosystem with high-traffic shopping malls, premium retail spaces and a digitally engaged consumer base. We distinguish ourselves by focusing on well-being.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

In mid-2024, under the leadership of new CEO Matt Baer, Stitch Fix launched a sweeping transformation strategy aimed at regaining its former standing as consumers go-to for personalized fashion. While these efforts have yet to bear tangible fruit active clients and revenues were still declining in the companys 2025 Q2, which ended Feb.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2025

While working in Amazon’s logistics operations back in 2021, Ohanessian felt there was something “lacking” with the company’s Amazon Go grocery stores. For all the technology consumers had access to with smartphones and cars, Ohanessian felt there wasn’t a truly “smart retail” store out there. “A

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Consumers Focus on Value, Favouring Major Discount Days The 2024 forecast anticipates a 6.1% Deal-hungry shoppers will again concentrate their spending over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend,” says Vivek Pandya, lead analyst for Adobe Digital Insights, reflecting consumers’ continued focus on value. billion this season, an 8.3%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

When the Suez Canal was blocked in 2021, billions of dollars’ worth of freight was held up every day, with maritime traffic having to re-route via the Cape of Good Hope or even Arctic shipping routes, adding weeks of delay. For retail, this not only supports sustainability goals but also increases consumer trust and loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2025

In October 2021 Old Navy launched BODEQUALITY to redefine size inclusion by offering every one of its womens styles in any size at no extra cost, but the retailer scaled back the offering in its stores just a few months later, according to Glossy.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Now, four years after launching Beare Park in March 2021, Pereira sees the award as an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing conversation in the fashion industry and be a part of its evolution, she said. As a consumer, I wanted something that spoke to me pieces that felt timeless and enduring, yet were modern and easy to wear.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2025

Blundy and Itaoui co-invested in Bras N Things in the buyback, before selling it to Hanes for $500 million in 2018 and co-invested in premium lingerie brand Honey Birdette, before selling it to Playboy for $443 million in 2021.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

percent YoY This Black Friday weekend the UK is forecast to spend £9.14bn as consumers take advantage of discounts and deals to save on their Christmas shopping. This means that over the wider two-week Black Friday period consumers are expected to spend £23.70bn – an additional £1.03bn or 4.5 percent YoY Black Friday sales up 5.6

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The elemental, atypical and inclusive nature of the brand is really resonating with consumers. It was a real gamble and a delight to relaunch in 2021 and see our customers adopting our new language. I love the direct-to-consumer interaction coupled with expressing our design DNA in real life. If so, what locations are in mind?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2025

The combination of data-driven insights into consumer behaviour and business performance, and human experience at the heart of decision-making, is endlessly fascinating for many people. If you ask an industry leader what they love most about working in e-commerce, chances are they will talk about the art and science of their job.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2025

Starting July 8, consumers in the ACT can use the DoorDash app or website to order from a range of more than 1800 Aldi products – from fresh produce and meat to household essentials – and have them delivered directly to their door. The company stated it would “closely” monitor the trial before deciding on a national rollout.

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