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Inside the rumoured death of physical stores and other predictions for 2022

Inside Retail

As the festive season continues and sales continue to flow in, so too do predictions for retail in 2022. Through Covid, we have seen a vast number of permanent store closures, which has somewhat re-ignited the ‘stores are dead’ debate. I presented arguments for both sides, and then concluded that it may end up being a bit of both.

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The Importance of Using Search Data to Drive Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Zero results pages can also illuminate the need to configure better synonyms to prevent dead-end searches. Informing what to stock in physical stores. He has worked within ecommerce for nearly 10 years and is the former CPO of Findologic, an Austrian-based search technology that Nosto acquired in 2022.

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Five Ways Ecommerce Retailers Can Sleep Well and Sell More This Black Friday

Retail TouchPoints

trillion in 2022 and represent 21% of all retail sales. That means the 2022 Black Friday will be even more hectic for online retailers around the globe. During high-volume shopping periods like Black Friday, the last thing a retailer wants to do is promote out-of-stock or limited-stock items.

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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

Like many trends, the discourse around DTC is a rollercoaster, ranging from ‘DTC is dead!’ Analyzing over 80 different rigorous peer-reviewed studies on DTC, we discovered a few common insights that prove the DTC model isn’t dead, it’s just evolving and, in fact, it could still be a great way for smaller brands to build customer engagement.

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Upparel set to launch textile recycling in New Zealand in December

Inside Retail

Textile recycling firm Upparel is gearing up to launch its garment collection service in New Zealand, with the business’ B2B offer set to launch on December 1 and its customer-facing solution to launch in early 2022. Upparel takes unwanted clothing and textiles from consumers and businesses across Australia.

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Rob Scott: ‘Some of our locations may be suitable as vaccination points’

Inside Retail

Part of the problem is due to insufficient stock, with a deadly second wave in India, where the majority of Covid-19 vaccines are manufactured, disrupting global supplies in recent months. We’re currently doing half that and don’t have the stocks to catch up for at least another three months,” Bilsborough told Inside Retail.

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No tricks: Why The Party People is bringing in AR mirrors for Halloween

Inside Retail

For instance, AR mirrors can make use of under-utilised and dead spaces – generating sales without requiring much floor space. You don’t need extra stock or staff to run them and, in terms of scaling, it’s just about finding space for a few extra mirrors,” Salakas said.