Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

The CEOs of two discount retail chains — The Reject Shop and Best & Less Group — have stepped down with immediate effect today citing personal reasons. Steven Fisher, chairman of The Reject Shop, said the board and team have thanked Bishop for his work over the past six months and wish him well.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In an ASX announcement, the discount retailer has announced that sales for the half were estimated at $424.7 Gross profit landed at $178.8 million, with comparable-store sales falling due to rising Omicron in most states during the Christmas trading period. million, down by 2.2 per cent compared to the previous year.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

“Consumers will be shopping early for festive décor and other related items, and retailers are prepared with the inventory to help customers and their families take part in this popular and fun tradition.” Nearly one-third ( 32% ) plan to shop online. Nearly one-third ( 32% ) plan to shop online. set in 2021.

Discount Store

Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2021

Discount stores are booming in post-Covid Europe as price-sensitive consumers seek out bargains amid inflation and the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Much of its focus is on what it calls “attractive discount markets” such as the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Spain. The psychology behind bargain hunting.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

billion on back-to-school (BTS) shopping this year, up from $36.9 More than 55% of respondents who are planning to shop for school supplies said they had already started buying as of early July — on par with 2022 and up from 44% in 2019. Consumers are expected to spend a record $41.5 billion in 2022 as well as the previous high of $37.1

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2024

Among the 86% of consumers that still had shopping to do, 45% said they were waiting for the best deals to complete their BTS purchases, and that search for bargains is another key headline this year. Buyers across income levels are choosing to trade down, purchasing less expensive store brands and online options. they spent in 2023.

Markdowns

Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

As part of the retailer’s plans to open 100 locations in 2023, Ross Stores opened 11 Ross Dress for Less and eight dd’s Discounts stores in 13 states during February and March. The 2023 additions will include 75 Ross and 25 dd’s Discounts locations. Overall sales were down slightly in 2022, at $18.7

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

Instead, there is an increasing focus on delivering more value for consumers, which can include other cost-reducing methods such as strategic discounts, targeted shipping offers, and rewards or cashback on purchases. 81% are more likely to purchase from an online store that offers some sort of reward or cashback on purchases.

Merchant Services

Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Australian discount store chain The Reject Shop is one of many retailers that has seen a staggering increase in aggressive customers in recent times, prompting the roll out of a new training program. Customer aggression] is definitely on the increase. “It Abuse a weekly occurrence for a quarter of SDA workers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Not all of that spending will go to product purchases at retail — 41% of survey respondents said they would “love to receive the gift of experiences,” up from 36% in 2021. Just 15% of shoppers will throw their own party and 20% will attend someone else’s party, with another 5% planning to catch the big game at a bar or restaurant.

Jewelry

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Once largely associated with lower-income households, dollar stores are now becoming retail staples even for more affluent households, inspiring retailers in these categories to invest more heavily in marketing, merchandising and technology innovation that will help them differentiate. That all creates positive momentum for these retailers.”

Thrift Store

Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

A new online shopping site is set to launch in Australia this month that aims to update the traditional outlet mall experience for a Gen Z and millennial audience. In contrast, TheDOM.com plans to provide an “inspirational” and “elevated” shopping experience through its site design and tone of voice.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Legal and regulatory requirements were cited by survey respondents at 25% overall, with large brands ( 35% ) and UK-based firms ( 30% ) seeing more obstacles. This category includes discount stores, mass merchants (“big box stores”) and businesses focused on specialty hardlines. Legal and regulatory. General merchandise.

Merchant Services

Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

While consumers were stuck at home, their dollars travelled far and wide thanks to e-commerce,” says Bricklin Dwyer, Mastercard chief economist and head of the Mastercard Economics Institute. More significantly, Mastercard predicts between 20 and 30 per cent of the shift to online will be permanent.

Discount Store

Talking Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Officers found counterfeit cigarettes and empty cartons at the Little Hulton shop on the day officers went to caution him for the two previous offences. Shujat Ali, owner of Super Discount Store, Hulton. This story continues at Illegal tobacco sales land shopkeeper in court.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 30, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you rolled back the clock to 50 years ago it would be hard to imagine a world where malls were not at the centre of commerce. A mall was the place where you could grab a bite to eat and get your shopping done all within one trip. The first shopping centre in the United States opened in Edina, Minnesota in 1956.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Consumers are shopping with purpose, and consumers are shopping for purpose. Shopping with purpose. How consumers shop has radically changed and effective targeting in retail means coming to grips with the detail of those changes. Consumers are engaging in more deliberate shopping behaviour.

Consumer

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Together with an ambitious store opening plan for 2023, and a commitment to helping customers cope with the effects of soaring inflation, Poundland will be bringing more value to more places than ever before. Poundland plans to unveil its ambitious store opening plans for 2023 early in the near year. from £3.00.

Beauty and Health

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Australias department stores are at a crossroads. Once the go-to for everything from fashion to homewares, theyre now struggling to stay relevant in a world of online shopping, specialty retailers, and shifting consumer habits. The shopping experience had become far less linear.

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Shopping Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has signed a new lease with Crazy Boss Big Discount Store at Vineyard Valley Center, a 285,000-square-foot retail center in Fontana. Located at 17099 Valley Blvd.,

Discount Store

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Anything related to events is booming at the moment,” he said. He believes that the trend is similar to Black Friday, which started as an American shopping tradition, before becoming popular in Australia over time. I’ve grown up observing Halloween from a party shop perspective,” he said. “In In the 1980s, no one was doing it.

Promotions

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

While off-price retailers can succeed in times of economic turmoil, the realities of operating during a pandemic are currently weighing down non-essential discount stores. TJX, which shut down both its stores and web site, reported net sales of $4.4 billion for the quarter, down 47.5%.

Markdowns

365 Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The company said it will shut counters at the shops with the “lowest demand” amid changes in customer habits. It added that it will shut seven of its 13 Jack’s discount stores, impacting 130 jobs across the sites and its head office. Customers shop in Tesco’s Jack’s store in Chatteris (Joe Giddens/PA).

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Mike Anthony

JULY 28, 2021

The IGD in the UK predicts that the discount channel will be the fastest growing grocery channel in the UK over the next five years (yes – faster than online!). But when we talk about shopping experience, it isn’t all about ‘bells & whistles’ (though discounters have made huge strides in improving the shopper experience in their stores).

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365 Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

UK retailers are gearing up for a strong back-to-school shopping season in the coming weeks as “brick and mortar browsing” regains momentum, research suggests. UK retailers are gearing up for a strong back-to-school shopping season, according to Mastercard (Mike Egerton/PA). Prices can differ significantly store-to-store.

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Mass Relators

JULY 11, 2024

“Families and students are eager to get a jumpstart on their shopping for the start of the school year. Retailers have anticipated this early demand and are well-positioned to offer a variety of products at competitive prices.” Since 2003, NRF has conducted a comprehensive survey on back-to-class shopping trends. for shoes ($7.6

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Wiser

JULY 18, 2023

This year’s Fourth of July was no exception—shoppers were out in full force, taking advantage of discounts and special sales. In this blog post, we will take a look at the shopper data from this past Fourth of July holiday weekend so you can make more informed decisions during the next key selling period.

Consumer

Mass Relators

JULY 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers are expected to spend record amounts for both back-to-school and back-to-college shopping this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-class shopping is one of the most important consumer shopping occasions of the year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Despite the significant drop in month-to-month department store spending, he said there was a $200 million increase in sales between December 2021 and 2022. Mortimer explained that the quick drop can be attributed to the long lead times for deliveries, and that Christmas shopping is mostly done in November.

Department Stores

Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

million Americans shopped in stores and online during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Retailers saw a sizable uptick of in-store shoppers. More than 122.7

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Total spending on jewelry is estimated at $6.2 Online continues to be the most popular shopping destination for Valentine’s Day this year, visited by 41%, followed by department stores at 32 percent, discount stores at 28%, local small businesses at 18% and florists at 17%.

Jewelry

Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite a rocky start to the financial year, discount variety retailer The Reject Shop says its sales have improved steadily since March. Comparable store sales fell 2.2 I believe we can have a meaningful impact by offering our customers both branded consumables as well as general merchandise at a low price.”.

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Retail Dive

JULY 24, 2025

You can unsubscribe at anytime. To cope with the price hikes, they plan to buy items on sale (38%), purchase items from cheaper brands (29%), comparison shop (29%) and reuse supplies (28%). Dive Insight: As consumers brace for a surge in back-to-school prices, they’re hunting for bargains at promotional events.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Shein’s low prices — US$5 t-shirts and US$10 sweaters — also draw shoppers who might have otherwise shopped at clothing discount stores. Shein accounted for nearly one-fifth of the global fast-fashion market in 2022, outpacing Zara and H&M.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

At Wiser, we were wondering what went through consumers’ heads around this holiday, so we polled more than 2,700 mystery shoppers from across the U.S. According to our Wiser survey of our network of smartphone-enabled shoppers, 83 percent buy their Valentine’s Day gifts at brick-and-mortar retailers. to find out.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences The economic recession of 2008 shifted attention towards alternative retailing formats like pop-up stores. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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