Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. This stands to create more headwinds for China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Following a spending surge during the pandemic, consumers are now cutting back on luxury purchases, putting both brands under pressure. Saks currently operates 39 stores, while Neiman has 36 department stores, two Bergdorf Goodman stores and five Last Call discount stores.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 19, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers celebrating the winter holidays expect to spend an average of $875 on gifts, food and seasonal items, according to a survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation. Regardless of how early consumers start, the majority (62%) expect they won’t finish until December.

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Rangeme

APRIL 17, 2023

Consumers have struggled with rising inflation concerns for well over a year, and the uncertainty has profoundly impacted family spending decisions. As the economic downturn stretches into the second quarter of 2023, consumer confidence is still on shaky ground, even as inflation shows signs of slowing down. In July 2022, only 29.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

Although there are signs that inflation is easing, higher prices and an uncertain economy continue to impact consumer behavior. Although many customers are “brand loyal,” given the economic environment, stressed consumers nowadays will most often make retailer and product choices with price as the main factor. Today’s Consumer Mindset.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the future. “We

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Mass Relators

MARCH 28, 2022

Consumers are eager to return to their pre-pandemic holiday traditions, particularly as it relates to purchasing food and gifts for in-person celebrations this Easter,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Friends and family want to be together, and consumers are willing to spend money to make these events memorable.”. on clothing.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

consumers to return to some version of normalcy, global sentiment is still mixed, according to Kantar’s Wave 9 survey of more than 10,000 people across 20 countries. Anxiety rates undoubtedly influence consumer behaviors, especially shoppers’ willingness to return to large physical spaces such as malls. Do you agree?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

Consumers worldwide spent an additional US$900 billion online last year as the Covid-19 crisis forced people to stay home and observe social distancing through much of the year. Dwyer cautions that the digital shift has not been universal or consistent, due to geographical, economic and household differences from one market to another.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

consumers tune in to the big game. consumers plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2022, up from 52% in 2021. Ecommerce shops will be the most popular destination, visited by 41% of shoppers, followed by department stores ( 32% ), discount stores ( 28% ), small businesses ( 18% ) and florists ( 17% ).

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

billion, largely driven by positive sales contributions from new stores. decrease in same-store sales, which was largely due to a decline in store traffic. Even though the retailer saw growth in the consumables category, sales across home, seasonal and apparel categories fell. These sales helped offset a 0.1% in Q2 2022.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

Growth of supermarket spending slowed, as consumers continued to find ways to reduce the cost of their weekly shop Produce shortages are impacting grocery shopping behaviour, with tomatoes, eggs, peppers, cucumbers and lettuce the items most difficult to source Spending on public transport jumped 22.6 percent) than in January (10.4

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2021

Australian discount department store business Best & Less plans to raise about $72.3 The retailer aims to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in mid-June with a market capitalisation of $271.2 million through an initial public offering at $2.15 It’s really positioning them as ‘best’ and ‘less’,” he said. “So

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Especially in department stores, where the consumer appetite to spend appears to have fallen so dramatically between November and December? I think consumer spending, certainly in discretionary spending categories, will normalise and soften. But, he added that it’s a shrinking market. But we’ve come a long way.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For retailers closely watching consumer confidence levels and spending trends, getting an accurate reading about what lies ahead can be challenging. Still, many consumers are undoubtedly feeling the impact of interest rates and the rising cost of living. This has become more crucial as the economic cycle continues to shift.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2023

billion in FY23 as operating conditions and consumer behaviours continued to normalise. billion with sales growth recorded in both consumer and commercial customer segments and across all trading regions despite prolonged wet weather on spring trading on the East Coast. For the year to June 30, group sales rose 18.2 per cent to $43.5

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — Consumers are expected to spend record sums this year on back-to-school and back-to-college shopping, according to the annual survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-class shopping is one of the most important consumer shopping occasions of the year. billion in 2021.

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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

MARCH 13, 2023

Prices are rising around the world, but while markets such as the US, UK and Australia are battling inflation rates of between six and eight per cent, consumers in the Philippines are paying as much as 15.62 The increased pressure of inflation has led to stores engaging in price mark-ups for better margins,” he told Inside Retail.

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365 Retail

JUNE 23, 2023

increase in April, underlining an optimistic forecast for the market. The growth in May was driven by strong performance in the non-store retailing sector, which saw sales volumes increase by a robust 2.7%. In May, consumers continued to spend despite inflation weighing on disposable incomes. in May, following on from a 0.5%

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Mass Relators

APRIL 27, 2023

WASHINGTON — Consumers plan to spend $35.7 Consumers plan to spend $274.02 adult consumers was conducted April 3-11 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.1 Consumers will spend a total of $7.8 The post NRF sees record Mother’s Day spending appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Despite prolonged wet weather conditions on Australia’s east coast, resilient consumer demand drove Bunnings’ revenue up 1.5 Online marketplace Catch reported a loss of $108 million as its gross transaction value (GTV) plunged 26.8 per cent to $1.28

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Following the historic level of consumer spending over the winter holidays, it appears that the trend will continue into 2022,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. consumers plan to celebrate the holiday in 2022, up from 52% in 2021. adult consumers was conducted Jan. billion appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 24, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers plan to spend a collective $24 billion on Easter this year, up from $20.8 As consumers plan to mark the occasion through a variety of traditions, retailers are dedicated to making this year a memorable holiday.” Consumers are also expected to spend $4 billion on clothing, $1.8 billion), gifts ($3.8

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Over the course of the last decade, the company that began as a general merchandise discount store operator has entered several new fields, including financial services, technology development and health care clinics, to name just a few. store managers. The decision to move into growth mode at Walmart U.S.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

“As a global lifestyle retailer, approximately 70 to 80 percent of our product portfolio is similar across the world, while the remaining 20 to 30 percent are unique products that have been designed and chosen according to trends and consumer demands from different local markets,” Huang explained. The marketplace. Backend intelligence.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2023

Erica’s strong retail experience and track record of delivering profitable growth in a variety of retail markets, alongside her proven leadership skills, makes her the ideal candidate to lead the business through its next phase of growth.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Salakas attributes this growth to a desire by consumers to go out, socialise and celebrate the festivities. Kmart divisional merchandise manager Rob Day has seen an increase in popularity of the discount department store’s Halloween range, as more families and individuals have become involved in the event. “I

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As inflationary pressures persist, consumers have responded by stretching their dollars in any way possible. Retailers have responded accordingly, offering shoppers a season of buying convenience, matching sales and promotions across online and in-store channels to accommodate their customers at each interaction. “It Approximately 72.9

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Thanks to skillful executive leadership and the heroic efforts of frontline personnel, the nation’s food, drug and discount stores can look with satisfaction at a time when they fulfilled their role as businesses that meet essential needs of consumers. Then there’s the state of flux in the retail market itself.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Reputational damage While the alleged safety breaches by the Dollar Store are extensive – they are by no means exclusive to this particular chain, confined to the United States, or limited to budget retailers alone. Meanwhile, he believes consumers are increasingly choosing to align their purchases with their personal values.

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Indigo 9 Digital

DECEMBER 19, 2022

13-14 meeting that the Fed is not done raising rates — and with consumers shifting their spending from goods to services, which largely aren’t captured in the retail-sales report – the weakness could persist in the new year,” said Anna Wong and Eliza Winger, economists at Bloomberg. Consumer financial challenges. Consumer priorities.

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Mass Relators

JULY 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to in-person classrooms this fall, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. However, there is still plenty of shopping left to do.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It has also been reported that discount store chain Don Quijote would be hiring more multilingual foreign staff to prepare for a rise in duty free shopping services. Consumer inflation rose 3.4 Interestingly, it was reported that the tumbling Yen has sparked a growing secondhand market in the smartphone category.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 21, 2022

This study includes six retail industries — online retail, department and discount stores, specialty retail stores, drug stores, supermarkets and gas stations — as well as consumer shipping and the U.S. Walmart was in last place in the drug store ranking, sinking 3% to 71. Postal Service. Albertsons Cos.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 1, 2022

This study includes six retail industries – online retail, department and discount stores, specialty retail stores, drugstores, supermarkets, and gas stations – as well as consumer shipping and the U.S. After sliding last year, the department and discount stores sector saw its ACSI score hold steady this year at 75.

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