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A cost-of-living crisis is brewing in Asia. Here’s what it means for retail

Inside Retail

At first, it seemed like Asia might get off lightly – most governments and professional economic forecasters in the region said so – but cost of living pressures are rising across the continent, with food, energy, rent and labour costs now all key drivers of retail price inflation. Japan is an excellent case in point. per cent.

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Big in Japan: The return of vending machines

Inside Retail

For example, in Sapporo, in the north of the main island of Hokkaido, a fish wholesaler installed a vending machine to sell boneless slices of salmon and mackerel, making the products convenient for cooking. Then engineers came up with freezer vending machines that could sell frozen restaurant food.

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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now

Inside Retail

This is a feature of retail everywhere in the world right now and it is likely to be sustained for some months. The Consumer Price Index was up 4.8 As evidence for the potential of prices to rise further, the Producer Price Index for apparel (a proxy for wholesale prices) was up 7.3

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How to Sell to Retailers In the U.K.

Rangeme

The influential British magazine Retail Week has identified the desire for more adventurous flavours in food and drink as a critical trend for U.K. retail in 2021, enabling consumers unable to travel internationally to taste more cuisines.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

Over a billion in gmv which is to say the direct to Consumer wholesale and the value of their licensing business in the market was over a billion dollars. The passion for retail for e-commerce digital for. I was fortunate that I have the ability to do this but I basically gave myself 2021 off. Scot: [57:47] Yeah.