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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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GoTo and Alibaba lead the charge in Asia-Pacific’s booming retail market

Inside Retail

Leading market research firm Euromonitor International has just unveiled its 2023 rankings for the Top 10 fastest growing and biggest retailers in Asia Pacific, with Indonesia’s GoTo stealing the spotlight. Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba reigned supreme with a retail value close to half a trillion U.S.

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The role of returnable transit packaging in supporting ?the 2021 omnichannel retail market

Retail Focus

Only time will tell whether e-commerce adoption rates will slow, but all estimates currently point to a healthy £123 Billion market by 2023. Jon Walkington, Retail and System Integrator Sales Director, Schoeller Allibert UK. Where does this leave retailers and their warehousing and logistics operators?

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Digitized In-Store Shopping Experiences are the Future of Retail Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

In March 2021, U.S. retail sales surged 9.8% , thanks to a third stimulus check and the gradual relaunch of in-store shopping. As more and more people get vaccinated, they will return to brick-and-mortar stores in even greater numbers, and that means retailers need to start preparing for an influx of foot traffic.

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4 Trending Color Palettes for 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The retail market changed drastically over the past year, as people transitioned to more online shopping due to restrictions and safety concerns stemming from COVID-19. In 2021, color and design trends will help create retail environments that aid in customers’ confidence in the stores they shop in and their overall experience.

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Watch titans unite: Rolex acquires Bucherer and aims at pre-owned market

Inside Retail

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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Northern Irish Retail Market ends 2021 on a high

A1 Retail

Despite the threat to retail success posed by the pandemic since 2020, both schemes have enjoyed some headline successes, with The Boulevard welcoming seven new brands on site. In 2021 The Junction submitted a planning application for the UK’s largest garden centre retailer, Dobbies to open a 110,000 sq.