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Japan’s retail sector faces challenges amid weak consumer confidence

Inside Retail

per cent, a return to more normal historical trends after a 5.6 Unlike the narrow department store sector, the second half performance did not see a material decline in growth because the broader set of retailers for the most part are not so dependent on tourism. per cent compared with the same month a year ago.

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Hot property: What’s driving Aeon Mall’s record-high results

Inside Retail

million), due to an impairment expense and a provision for store closings. Specialty store sales at the company’s domestic malls reported growth of 5.9 Aeon not only benefited from increased rental income from these specialty tenants but costs fell too, so the profitability of the Japan business rose by a healthy 13.8

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Off-Price Retail: A Double-Edged Tool For Brands With Excess Inventory Needs

Retail TouchPoints

Without real-time visibility or existing systems in place to manage excess levels, cross-functional teams wasted valuable time and resources on work that didn’t produce valuable returns on investment. And for some industry-leading brands, billions of dollars in lost capital from unused excess inventory is still an unfortunate reality today.

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L'ovedbaby goes personal to drive customer engagement, revenue

Retail Customer Experience

The return on investment, according to Birdseye, is multifold: Revenue per recipient increased by 340%. 15-20x return on investment. At Lovedbaby, the biggest return on investment has been the ability to conduct personalized email campaigns without having to bring on additional internal staff and resources.

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Why tourists and big city flagships are key to Takashimaya’s recovery

Inside Retail

Category sales at the chain are being led by apparel and expensive personal accessories, such as watches and jewelry, which are benefiting from the weak yen, which has been an important factor in the revival of inbound tourism.

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10 Online Business for Sale in June

Small Biz Trends

Trademarked Amazon US FBA Workout Apparel. This Trademarked Amazon US FBA Workout Apparel business generates 98% of its revenue from Amazon. The products are the highest quality in the category with an activewear brand utilizing a trade secret technology to offer unique workout apparel with only a 6% return rate.

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2020 VALENTINE ECONOMICS AND GROWTH PERSPECTIVE FOR JEWELERS LOOK LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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