Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We currently live in an era marked by economic uncertainty, environmental consciousness, and a desire for uniqueness, Australians are increasingly embracing second-hand shopping. The hunt for the thrill of it One of the driving appeals of second-hand shopping lies in the exhilaration of the search, the dopamine release gained in the hunt.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For retailers primarily targeting Gen Z and millennial consumers which now make up over 40% of the population applying gen AI in the research phase of the purchase journey is a good place to focus attention. Price has been a top driver for many consumers for decades.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2025

New products, including lab-grown diamond fashion designs, and more accessible price points will be complemented with tests of a store of the future concept that blends digital integration with curated displays for a more self-serve, personalized shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Launched in 2003, Revolve Group connects a community of consumers and global fashion influencers with more than 1,000 emerging, established and owned brands. This decision to set up a permanent shop at The Grove aligns with Revolve’s current focus on customer acquisition and brand awareness.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Its just the way I like to shop. It’s a personalised experience and we wanted the customer to feel like they’re in a beautiful home when shopping in-store, Bartel said. Fostering a comfortable, hospitable experience is important to Bartel because some people do find that experience of shopping really daunting, she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2025

The 300+ new balloon options include premade balloon bouquets, including graduation arrangements, along with all the accessories needed to complete a balloon display such as weight stands, ribbon and helium tanks. The party supplies assortment enlargement, both in stores and online, will begin in August 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Amazon has debuted a new immersive shopping functionality called Amazon Anywhere that allows customers to discover and buy physical products from Amazon within virtual environments such as video games, augmented reality applications and mobile apps. Screenshot from Niantic’s new game, Peridot.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

We’re excited to bring the smooth Klarna shopping experience to life for the first time in Los Angeles, spotlighting mission driven merchant partners that support a range of important causes from sustainability in fashion to clean beauty ,” said Behal in a statement.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Australian consumers are becoming more conscious of the social, environmental, and economic implications of their purchasing choices. A recent report by Baptist World Aid, based on responses from over 2000 Australians surveyed by research firm McCrindle in September, revealed an increased awareness of the impact of consumer choices.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Much of the forecasting for this year’s holiday shopping has focused on its shortness: the quirk of the 2024 calendar that has just 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. But in truth, the holiday shopping season has actually been getting longer, not shorter, for several years now.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2023

Creator-guided shopping is booming, with no signs of slowing down. retail social commerce projected to reach $80 billion by 2025, according to Insider Intelligence , more consumers, especially Gen Z and millennial shoppers, are turning to creators to help with their purchase decisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the surge in online shopping, physical stores remain essential for retailers, providing a space for customers to interact with products and build deeper brand connections. A study from marketing research company Alter Agents revealed that 77% of surveyed millennial and Gen Z shoppers shop on social platforms.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Not selling enough dog accessories? Trust is the cornerstone of online shopping in a way that doesnt apply to bricks and mortar. Offsite reviews are viewed as independent and unbiased, making them an essential tool for e-commerce businesses to build consumer trust. Talk to dog owners. Are they legit? Is the product good?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2024

The future consumer is a #mood. By now, it’s a given that consumers expect personalized brand interactions and offerings, but it’s not just functional benefits they’re after. Consumers recognize that mental wellbeing is a key aspect of living well. That rises to 62% in the U.S. 72% of U.S. 67% of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 27, 2024

Google has begun using the zero-party data of customers’ thumbs-up/thumbs-down style ratings and brand preferences to better personalize its shopping experience, helping consumers find the exact products they want among the 45 billion listed by the search engine. Google Style Picking Tool The style ratings, currently available to U.S.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2024

Australian online personal styling service Threadicated has launched its Curated Collection, an AI technology to provide a new personalised shopping experience. Threadicated primarily offers consumers tailor-made apparel and accessories that are precisely suited to their individual style and body form.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

As the driving force behind a new era of hyper-personalisation, efficiency and sustainable retail experiences, its impact on the way we shop cannot be understated. And how will it shape the way we shop? Today’s consumers are craving a truly unique shopping experience. And one of the foremost concerns is security.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Among Amazon shoppers in the UK, 70 per cent now shop there at least once a month, while 17 per cent use the online marketplace weekly. Category growth on Amazon Roy Morgan Research in 2024 showed that the most popular categories on Amazon Australia are books, small electronics goods, clothing, and computers and accessories.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

On-site stylists will help visitors remix their looks with trend-inspired upgrades and accessories before they have their picture taken by a professional photographer. Were excited to help festivalgoers put a new spin on their identity by exploring and shopping the trends on Pinterest.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Consumer electronics is a rather crowded space with a swarm of brands trying to make their presence felt in every category — from wearables to televisions and headphones to laptops. For today’s consumers who seek instant gratification, experiencing this is a nightmare. The same holds true for consumer electronics retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The holiday shopping frenzy is officially in full swing now that Thanksgiving weekend has ushered in Cyber Week dealmaking, and brands are pulling out all the stops to capture consumer attention during the most lucrative retail season of the year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Located at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, the 250sqm flagship offers Gentle Monster’s full range of product and experience to Australian consumers. Gentle Monster represents innovation and disruption in the fashion eyewear category that we are confident the Australian consumer will embrace,” added Ngadiman.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2024

per cent year on year, the latest quarterly Inside Australian Online Shopping Report shows. The post Affordable fashion sales surge online, despite consumer spending slowdown appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Online spending for the April-June period was up 1.1 Approximately 5.7 per cent compared to the prior-year period.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

As retailers gear up for the 2023 holiday shopping season, predicted to be another big year, expect generative AI to influence consumer shopping and buying decisions. It’s also accelerating the creation of virtual and augmented reality experiences, allowing consumers to interact with products in their environments.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

It is now a place that offers moments of respite and discovery that online shopping cannot replicate. Consumer interest in retail third spaces American apparel and accessories brand Coach recently opened a Coach Coffee Shop within the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets. The idea of a third space in retail isnt new.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Luxury accessory resale site Rebag and online resale platform ThredUp have announced a multi-faceted partnership to bring their clienteles closer together and enhance both companies’ circularity efforts. Additionally, ThredUp customers will now find a range of luxury handbags from Rebag on Thredup.com. ” . ”

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Earlier this year, the company quietly removed Monki’s larger sizes “due to low demand” and to cut costs, a move not well received by consumers. “The logic is what it is, but the decision is difficult to swallow for consumers,” said the news outlet. Weekday has 47 stores in 14 markets and 29 regional online stores.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2025

Joint research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan shows consumers are keen to take advantage of big-ticket and seasonal items or tax-deductible purchases. Retailers have reduced prices on clothes, shoes, accessories, homewares, furniture and electronics. Australian shoppers are expected to spend $10.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2025

Even more generalized platforms like Etsy, TikTok Shop and Facebook Marketplace have seen an influx of vintage fashion offerings as secondhand shopping has grown in popularity overall. The supply is there, as is the consumer demand. Based on insights drawn from Ebays nearly 134 million users and 2.3

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Over the past seven years, the brand’s VP of Marketing, Jeannie Shin, has witnessed and supported this evolution, especially as the brand built its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business online. Of course, this also meant Calpak missed significant cross-selling and upselling opportunities.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2025

Build a Fix Around a Specific Item In 2021, Stitch Fix also introduced Freestyle , which allows customers to shop individual items whenever they want. Now, customers shopping the Stitch Fix Freestyle section can ask for a fix of items that pair with a particular product they love.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Overall, a strong licensing business combined with a disciplined approach to cost management offset softness in some of our direct-to-consumer businesses and drove earnings from operations for the Company that were flat to last year’s performance,” Alberini added. per cent in US dollars. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2025

Consumers have held off on buying big ticket items and embraced deal-hunting behaviors, from using retailer promo codes to joining cashback programs and coupon apps to waiting for big sales events. ” With this approach, customers can purchase a bundle of relevant electronics and accessories for a single price.

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2023

Personalisation was initially lost in the mass market and the anonymity of online shopping, but retailers are using customer data to create highly personalised shopping experiences, from recommendations to tailored promotions. The consumer demand for a personalised experience is immense and growing.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

Some of the key initiatives the denim and accessories brand has implemented include an in-depth analysis of its ideal consumer base, a content creator platform and community called Team True and a new-and- improved loyalty program. Consumers want more than just transactional perks. And I cant wait, DArcy concluded.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Recent research has revealed that luxury Australia retailers aren’t doing enough to capture the attention of, and drive consumer spending by, migrants of Asian background and heritage. In order to do so effectively, she stressed the importance of understanding the various factors and intricacies that inform their consumer behaviour.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2025

The e-commerce industry has experienced rapid growth and transformation in recent years, driven by technological advancements, changing consumer preferences, and global market shifts. With smartphones and tablets becoming integral parts of daily life, consumers are increasingly shopping on the go.

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