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New merchandise offering boosts The Reject Shop’s top line

Inside Retail

Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop has reported sales of $458.3 The company ended the half with a national store network of 383, up from 376 at the end of December 2022. Like many Australian retailers, The Reject Shop is facing some near-term margin pressure from higher shrinkage and rising costs.

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Don’t Blame Shrinkage: Why Poor Digital Strategy Might Be Responsible for Retail Uncertainty

365 Retail

Don’t Blame Shrinkage: Why Poor Digital Strategy Might Be Responsible for Retail Uncertainty While retail is a cyclical industry, it’s important to be honest about transformations, negative and positive, in the industry. Certainly, these elements make an impact. Statistical results bear out the success of this advanced technology.

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Video is Not Just for Security Cams Anymore

Retail TouchPoints

As the holiday shopping season approaches, tech-savvy retailers will reassess what video technology offers. It was then that consumers developed a ravenous appetite for online shopping and speedy home delivery, while losing their taste for city centers and malls. Rewiring Retail. The expected bounce-back has, at best, developed slowly.

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The Future of Ecommerce Demands a Better Understanding of Online Consumer Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

It now sits at an estimated 22% of all sales, according to a 2022 Morgan Stanley global ecommerce forecast report , which notes that “Over the long term, the ecommerce market has plenty of room to grow and could increase from $3.3 Global ecommerce rose from 15% of total retail sales in 2019 to 21% in 2021. trillion today to $5.4

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What to do about loss prevention in retail

Retail Focus

Unfortunately, theft and shop lifting are issues that cause regular issues for all retailers, in some cases even on a daily basis, and leave them out of pocket. During the reporting period, shoplifting offences amounted to 430,104, an increase of 37% when compared with the 315,040 offences noted during the year ending December 2022.

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Sainsbury’s lets shoppers skip tills with new SmartShop trial

Retail Gazette

Sainsburys has launched a trial allowing customers to pay directly on its handheld SmartShop devices, removing the need to visit a traditional checkout as part of wider efforts to streamline the shopping experience. As with existing SmartShop use, staff will continue to carry out random basket checks to manage shrinkage.

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Solutions Designed for Retail Associates Need to Keep the Customer Experience in Mind

Retail TouchPoints

Understaffing contributes to theft and shrinkage in general, but it also creates an increasingly impersonal feeling for offline shopping ,” said Nick Kramer, Leader of Applied Solutions at SSA & Co. Ideally, these apps also should contribute to a better in-store shopper experience. in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.