Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

Recent years have seen rapidly evolving changes in all areas of consumer behaviour and there is little doubt it will continue in terms of the products and services that people want, who they want them from, and where and when they want to access them. Rather than talking about what we do when we’re out there, it’s about how it makes us feel.”

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Inside Retail

MARCH 12, 2024

State-of-the-art software from Square allows retailers to accept every major payment type preferred by consumers – including Afterpay – both in-store and online, as well as enabling Apple’s Tap to Pay feature on iPhones. Square’s system also allows retailers to accept returns at any location and seamlessly process exchanges.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

Late last year brought a symbolic event in the athletic footwear business in China: it was the return of the Shanghai Marathon, scratched in 2021, which attracted a record 18,000 runners and was won, both in the men’s and women’s divisions, by Chinese athletes. The Chinese market is hugely important to the company. In 2019, Nike sold US$6.2

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

With that taken into account, comparable store sales rose by 9.6 The business realised that achieving a return to the pre-Covid era trading and profitability “required taking a leap forward rather than taking a step back”. This $33 million turnaround is not simply a result of customers returning to in-store shopping post the pandemic.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The themed quarterly drops are aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic with a variety of curated jewelry and accessories in each one. However, the brand has yet to return to profitability despite its growth. members accounted for half its sales in the country in the first half of fiscal 2021.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

million and now account for 21.3 It’s no secret that consumer-facing retail has had a tough year trying to stay price-competitive for customers. King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Zalando, a multi-brand platform that sells clothes, shoes, accessories, and beauty products, has been hurt by a pullback in online shopping after a Covid-19 pandemic-era boom, a trend that has also bruised smaller online-only retailers like Asos and Boohoo. Third-quarter sales of $2.41 billion missed analysts’ estimates and were down 3.2

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

With the differentiation between Overstock and BB&B now more clearly defined, Zulily’s territory is also crystalizing — off-price fashion, accessories and beauty. The full revival of Overstock.com is expected to be a gradual process. And in exchange for that we have goal alignment. “

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Apparel, shoes and certain accessories can be rented, recycled and resold via the Circular Wardrobe. The customer goes through the checkout process as usual and on the confirmation page they have the option to view their AirRobe account which will show them the item that they have just bought as well as previously purchased items.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Online sales, favoured during lockdowns, might have been expected to decrease as life returned to normal, however, the research showed the trend endured, accounting for 3 per cent of total sales in 2019 to 6 per cent in 2021. At the same time, this type of initiative fits post-Covid consumer craving for live interaction.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is cracking down on misleading testimonials and endorsements by social media influencers. With more Australians choosing to shop online, consumers often rely on reviews and testimonials when making purchases, but misleading endorsements can be very harmful,” Ms Cass-Gottlieb said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

per cent increase in the number of consumers that purchased from brands powered by Shopify, with Australians ranking fourth globally in total spend. This pattern of consumer behaviour is indicative of what you’ll see in the industry, [and] there’s an opportunity to bring forward bargains [and] purchases,” he said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

The weeks leading up to Christmas, Cyber Monday, and Black Friday typically see a surge in promotional activity that can account for a significant portion of a brand’s annual revenue. As a result, many consumers are expected to postpone discretionary purchases until peak season, where they are more likely to find sales and discounts.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2023

In a trading update of unaudited accounts for the period ending January 1, the business says sales grew 11.7 Groupwide digital sales fell 9 per cent as consumers returned to physical stores. Jewellery retailer Michael Hill International says “pent-up demand” and “strong economic conditions” boosted sales in its December half.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

Launching in 2021, Alder & Green is re-establishing what a modern menswear brand should be, by developing responsible men’s shirts and accessories to encourage consumers to buy less and buy better. The clothing industry accounts for over 10 per cent of global carbon emissions. The new 480sq ft.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Consumers can now view and shop for pre-owned shoes through the brand’s website. Items include consumer returns and cosmetically imperfect footwear that cannot be sold as new but have been cleaned as needed. According to sustainability consultancy company Quantis, sneaker production is highly carbon intensive, accounting for 1.4

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The 2022 schedule will create more opportunities for retail buyers to capitalize on new and emerging trends and deliver on quickly evolving consumer demands. MAGIC Las Vegas will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center on February 14 – 16, 2022 and again on August 8 – 10, 2022. New Categories & Opportunities.

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A1 Retail

MAY 10, 2022

Takeaways, nights out and subscriptions all had smaller uplifts than in March as rising prices led to changes in consumer behaviour. The Barclaycard report combines hundreds of millions of customer transactions with consumer research to provide an in-depth view of UK spending. Consumer card spending grew 18.1 per cent vs.18.8

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2023

He expects the impact to be different across consumer groups, but he’s confident it won’t affect the target General Pants customer group too much, saying they tend to be mortgage-free and fully employed. He’s also looking at adjacent categories, including accessories, to help General Pants achieve its growth goals. Download here.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2023

Research by the Australian Fashion Council in 2022 found that 260,000 tonnes of clothing in Australia was reaching landfill each year, at a consumer cost of $9.2b. Meanwhile, she said that newer players such as Shein had fuelled a cultural phenomenon where consumers were obsessed with newness.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

each year and in return, you will receive £30 worth of workshops, 10% off every time they shop in-store and online*, upgraded to FREE unlimited next day delivery on orders over £25 (saving £5.95 Customers will need to sign in to their Hobbycraft account to complete their subscription. every time) and free design files every month.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

This shoe is our first step towards gaining relevancy with the Asian consumer, especially younger consumers,” explained Geox’s Roberto Lobetti Bodoni, global chief marketing officer. “We We really want to communicate to local consumers that we are taking a different approach than we did in the past.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Revo Sunglasses return to independence Revo Sunglasses was founded by Nasa astrophysicist and optical engineer Dr Mitch Ruda who asked himself the question, what if we used the coatings that protect satellites to shield our eyes from the sun? Then, it set up a direct-to-consumer channel. “It billion in 2019 and generated US$3.48

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

It has taken online resale marketplace Retykle a long time to slowly shift Chinese consumers’ superstitious beliefs that buying secondhand clothing is bad luck, according to founder Sarah Garner. “We In our case], it was like converting one consumer at a time.”. The aspirational resale consumer. The conscious consumers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2022

The ASX-listed parent of retail chains including Noni-B, Katies, Rivers and Rockmans, says online sales hit $119 million, up 21 per cent year on year and accounting for about 40 per cent of total group sales of $298 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

consumers starting their online searches on Amazon, it essentially functions as a product search engine — and a very popular one at that. consumers begin their product searches on Amazon, according to research by ChannelAdvisor and Dynata. The bonanza is an outgrowth of Amazon’s unique place in ecommerce and the marketplace sector.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2021

It’s taken for granted that consumers buy products from brands and retailers to wear or use in daily life. New research from global resale site StockX suggests many consumers are now buying products with future returns in mind. . Or does it? What’s driving this trend? . What does it mean for brands? .

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In the world of ecommerce, Google is a bit of an anomaly: while a relatively minor player in the marketplace landscape compared to giants like Amazon and eBay , it is at the same time central to the shopping journeys of millions of consumers every day. Google Ads accounts for the vast majority of the company’s revenue.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

Rather, it is in constant flux, with innovations shifting the way that industry players operate, and changing the way that consumers and traders interact with one-another. He believes that retailers should wait for greater consumer acceptance before investing heavily in this area. The retail industry is never stagnant.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

By the 1990s, however, the business was starting to face increased competition from cheaper brands and lose cachet with younger consumers. As a whole, Asia accounts for nearly 20 per cent of the company’s revenue, up from around 13 per cent when Bergh first started. When I got here, I interviewed the top 60 leaders,” Bergh says.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

More than 83,000 women from over 100 countries have downloaded the app, with the US, Australia, and the UK accounting for 70 per cent of users. However, it wasn’t until 2020, after witnessing the growth of affiliate marketing, that she finally decided to quit her job and return to Sydney (pre-pandemic) to bring the idea to life.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2023

With the return of tourism to New York after pandemic-related declines, luxury retailers are again betting on refreshed flagships to drive consumer interest and traffic. The district has long been anchored by luxury stores including Tiffany, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. There were 47.3 million domestic tourists and 13.5

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

We can’t be a rubber stamp for an industry-brand partnership without real accountability and robust oversight,” Christy Hoffman, UNI Global’s general secretary, said in a statement about the decision earlier this month. . In the end, it could come down, once again, to consumer pressure, according to Kingston. What will happen next?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Customers will be able to create accounts and list items for rent directly from the online checkout pages of participating brands, helping Designerex reach new customers and increase its inventory. Next on the list of innovations is a consumer-facing app, which PixelForce will help build.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

October Atlanta Apparel continued the upward attendance trajectory evident throughout 2021, with notable gains in accounts from the Northeast (+34%) and Southwest (+237%), augmenting its core Southeast and Midwest attendance base. I have been exhibiting here for over five years and got a mix of returning and new accounts.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I’ve seen some fabulous new products, and some new accounts opened.” Kate Grindal, Retail Manager, Cadw said “Great to see many of our existing suppliers returning this year, it’s the perfect opportunity to catch up in one day.” Sue Waterhouse, Mia James Interiors said, “The show is beautiful.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 20, 2021

NEW YORK — As COVID-19 is set to impact yet another holiday season, a return to some pre-pandemic spending levels is expected to bring holiday cheer. For 36 years, Deloitte has been examining consumer behavior and sentiment ahead of retail’s crucial holiday shopping season.

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