Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2022

One of the best resolutions brands can make — at new year’s or any time — is to be more cognizant and responsive to shifting trends in consumer priorities. Awareness of the global climate crisis has reached critical mass, particularly among younger generations, and that has made consumers more environmentally conscious.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is really an opportunity for us to test and understand what consumers like, and we don’t know what the future holds. Beyond a range expansion, MCoBeauty has “supercharged” its New Zealand footprint, entering into Woolworths’ Countdown supermarket chain and Chemist Warehouse, as well as launching a dedicated satellite office.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Digitization has overhauled much of the business world, and in departments like finance or marketing you’d find most employees are hooked on apps that serve up-to-date information on the status of their programs and connect them with others on their team for real-time collaboration.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 3, 2025

The supermarket giant said Bickerstaffe, who left M&S in March last year , is a highly regarded retail and consumer business leader, bringing strong perspectives on digital business models and transformation programmes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

“There are three major players in the retail industry — the brands that make the products, the retailers that sell the products and the consumer who buys from the retailer,” said Max Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of B2B marketplace Fa i re. Olive Et Al “shop” on Faire.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 9, 2024

In December 2023, the UK witnessed a modest rise in consumer card spending, increasing by 2.3% However, the entertainment and travel sectors saw a surge as consumers eagerly booked experiences and getaways for 2024. This is likely due to many retailers and supermarkets starting discounts and promotional activity earlier than usual.”

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Supermarket growth slowed as many Brits stocked up on festive food and drink earlier than usual to help spread the cost and avoid shortages. The Barclays report combines hundreds of millions of customer transactions with consumer research to provide an in-depth view of UK spending. Consumer card spending grew 4.4 percent and 6.3

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Wavish had as number of executive roles at Woolworths between 1999 and 2006, including chief financial officer, finance director and head of supermarkets. To start with the gaming business, the regulatory environment, consumer behaviour and wagering competition is dramatically different to the glory days between 1999 and 2006.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2023

Check out our other stories, on consumer attitudes toward AI , store design applications and customer-facing applications. Editor’s note: This is the fourth article in our series on AI in retail. Be on the lookout for the fifth article, which will cover the many still-unanswered questions around AI’s present and future. said Thota.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

It operates 163 units with an average size of just over 5,200 square metres, but 80 of them are much bigger than that: cavernous warehouses where retail buyers and end consumers load up oversized shopping carts with bulk items at wholesale prices. For Siam Makro as a whole (Makro + Lotus’s), finance costs increased by 26.8

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A new study from FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), shows how the shopping preferences of younger UK consumers have shifted as adoption of embedded finance services reaches mainstream usage among Millennials and Gen Zs, while their older counterparts are less engaged with newer, digitally-oriented financial experiences.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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 3.5 per cent rise in consumer price inflation – as the cost-of-living crunch continues to put pressure on Brits’ personal finances. per cent – 1.8

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2024

In the wake of Asda’s second quarter results, the supermarket has outlined three key areas it plans to focus on to improve performance over its second half. ” The finance boss noted that Asda has already invested £70m on 120 product price cuts over the first half of the year and launched Lidl and Aldi price matches during 2024.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

However, pointing to improving optimism, consumers’ confidence in both their household finances and ability to spend within their means reached its highest point in over two years. Growth in supermarket spending increased to 5.2 percent), as UK consumers returned to their regular routines after the Christmas break.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Concerns remain over personal finances, with nine in 10 Brits worried about rising household and energy bills. 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 16.0 per cent and 69.2 per cent respectively).

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Retail Gazette

JULY 18, 2023

If you shop in a mainstream supermarket, chances are you’ll be familiar with member prices. Retail Gazette looks at why so many supermarkets have adopted this approach, whether it’s proving successful, and how loyalty programmes can stand out when so many retailers are offering member prices.

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A1 Retail

MAY 10, 2022

per cent year-on-year, with nine in 10 concerned about the impact of rising household bills on their finances. Takeaways, nights out and subscriptions all had smaller uplifts than in March as rising prices led to changes in consumer behaviour. Consumer card spending grew 18.1 Average spending on utilities per customer grew 28.8

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. Price was responsible for its alternative approach to loyalty, which saw the supermarket introduce free tea or coffee to its members. Sound familiar?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2024

With advances in AI poised to power the next generation of customer experience, retailers would be wise to increase their focus on personalisation and optimisation to meet consumer expectations. The nation’s consumers reported the highest level of satisfaction with digital commerce in healthcare at 43 per cent, above the global average of 33.4

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 10, 2021

Entertainment saw growth for the first time since the pandemic began, as consumers bought tickets to the theatre, cinema and sporting events. 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 11.6

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The tale of Britain’s two private equity-owned supermarket buyouts took a new turn when Asda owners the Issa brothers unveiled a £2.3bn merger between the supermarket chain and the UK and Ireland operations of their other business, petrol station giant EG Group earlier this year. Debt piling: A burden or helping hand?

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With the cost-of-living crisis at the forefront of shoppers’ minds, it’s no surprise so shoppers have jumped ship from the traditional big four supermarkets to discounters. It ultimately chose not to pass on these cost increases to consumers, but invested instead in keeping prices low” Indeed, Lidl added more than 1.4

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

The long-awaited nationwide retail policy aims to facilitate smoother business operations by providing easier access to finance and infrastructure. These small-scale retailers are deeply embedded in local communities, offering personalised service, credit facilities, and familiarity with consumers’ preferences.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Retailers are caught in a tightening vise between soaring cost of goods and heavy competitive pressures, which places their margins increasingly at risk as long as they cannot pass through the costs to consumers in their entirety. So it has focused instead on supporting consumer incomes. Japan holds out. Thailand keeps the lid on.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here, we talk to co-founder Howard Wong about how the business got started on the video-based social platform, and why its products have been so successful with younger consumers. We spent two years perfecting recipes and the production process before leaving our finance jobs and launching Little Moons. Where did the idea come from?

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 30, 2024

The supermarket’s revenues surged 8.1% The supermarket’s CEO Simon Roberts said: “More customers are choosing to shop at Sainsbury’s, recognising our determined focus on value, product innovation and service.” Sainsbury’s scooped up even more market share as sales soared, the latest Kantar figures show.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online. Responding to consumer payment preferences Australians are at the forefront in adopting digital payments. In the 2021 financial year, the number of payments on card rose to 12 billion, a 22 per cent increase on 2019 and up by more than 4 billion since 2017.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, worries about inflation persist, with 90 per cent concerned that the rising cost of everyday items will negatively impact their household finances. 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 13.3

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365 Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

Coins and banknotes were used for 17% of all payments in the UK last year, while 27% of payments were contactless, UK Finance said. billion, UK Finance said. Cash remained the second most frequently used payment method, behind debit cards, UK Finance said. million consumers the previous year. Aaron Chown/PA).

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365 Retail

MAY 9, 2023

Consumer card spending grew just 4.3 per cent) – as rising costs continue to place pressure on Brits’ finances. This comes as nearly nine in 10 shoppers (89 per cent) say they are concerned about the impact of rising food prices on their household finances, while 67 per cent are looking for ways to reduce the cost of their weekly shop.

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A1 Retail

MAY 9, 2023

percent) – as rising costs continue to place pressure on Brits’ finances. percent) – as rising costs continue to place pressure on Brits’ finances. CPIH: Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs Image courtesy of Unsplash. percent but slightly higher than March (4.0 Spending on groceries increased 5.5

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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

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Government and industry have targets for reducing food waste and have funded initiatives to achieve these targets for decades, but we haven’t broadened the scope to include all the other things we produce and consume. This is my greatest challenge. It is a complex solution that we make simple for businesses and charities.

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I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

But integration can be a time-consuming and difficult business, so look for retail management software that comes with ready-built adapters to integrate to your specific ERP platform. You could try to adapt one-size fits all retail management software to your requirement, but this is time-consuming and requires specialist skills.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2022

Workers are set to see some pressure taken off of their own finances and put back onto businesses, with a 5.2 The Fair Work Commission’s decision on Wednesday to increase the minimum wage has been met with a mix of celebration and frustration within the retail industry. per cent increase to the minimum wage coming into effect on July 1.

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365 Retail

APRIL 21, 2021

The consumer group welcomed changes in the House of Lords to the Financial Services Bill, which will mean corner shops, pubs and cafes will soon be able to offer cashback without people having to make a purchase first.

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Retail Minded

APRIL 10, 2021

Movement restrictions have further impacted those who operate physical stores, whether brick and mortar or giant supermarkets and malls. . Due to this shift in consumer preference and behavior, businesses are required to strengthen both their offline and online customer marketing strategies. Private Lending Institutions.

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