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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. It was valued at $3.8

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The Strongest Retail Marketing Strategies That Appeal to Students

Retail Focus

Capturing the attention of the student demographic is both a significant opportunity and a challenge for marketers in today’s retail landscape. Understanding how to effectively appeal to this group requires a blend of traditional marketing wisdom and innovative strategies that resonate with the digital-native generation.

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To Email or Not to Email: The Pros and Cons of Retail Marketing Approaches

Retail TouchPoints

With so many unique approaches to connectivity, retailers often struggle with effectively reaching their customers. Yet despite the complexities, an effective personalized approach to marketing is critical to success. According to The Small Business Blog , emails are an effective marketing channel because most U.S.

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3 Ways Livestreaming is Shaking Up the Retail Marketing Playbook

Retail TouchPoints

As retailers shift more of their attention and dollars to digital content and community-building activities, livestreaming has moved into the spotlight. and global brands to consider its role in their marketing playbooks. Through a survey of 475 consumers, Influence Central also found that only 19% of U.S.

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GoTo and Alibaba lead the charge in Asia-Pacific’s booming retail market

Inside Retail

Leading market research firm Euromonitor International has just unveiled its 2023 rankings for the Top 10 fastest growing and biggest retailers in Asia Pacific, with Indonesia’s GoTo stealing the spotlight. Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba reigned supreme with a retail value close to half a trillion U.S.

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Global luxury brands find safer passage into India’s premium retail market

Inside Retail

The luxury retail landscape in India has long posed a formidable challenge for international brands. With a vast population still grappling with basic needs and a price-sensitive market, many global luxury players have incurred significant losses in the past. times by 2030, reaching a staggering US$300 billion.

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Why Retail Marketers Should Think of AI as a ‘Team Member Who Has Superpowers’

Retail TouchPoints

Today’s consumer exhibits little patience with retailers that don’t understand them on a deep, personal level. Data-driven AI is part of the remedy for this challenge, but even the best AI tools need support from human intuition to drive truly powerful marketing efforts, according to Amy Heidersbach, Chief Marketing Officer at Persado.