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All treats, no tricks: US retailers prepare for biggest ‘spooky season’ yet

Inside Retail

Like the launch of seasonal items like pumpkin-spice lattes , retailers and consumers alike are celebrating festive holidays like Christmas and Halloween earlier every year. While it seems that consumers are already preparing themselves for the Halloween season, studies show that their wallets aren’t as ready. per cent), decor (31.85

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The rise and rise of the thrift retail store

I Vend

Walk down any high street and you’ll see evidence of one of the growing trends in retail – the rise of the thrift store. Read about how a leading US thrift store is embracing its growing popularity. All of which means that the thrift store has well and truly come into the retail mainstream.

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Cool kids: Why resale fashion app Depop has joined forces with The Sims

Inside Retail

The in-game experience will be available through an upcoming expansion pack and aims to promote thrift shopping, upcycling and circular fashion to its Gen Z audience. However, The Sims 4 and Depop have done the opposite by embedding a familiar fashion experience within an already established digital game.

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Inflation’s Impact on Back-to-School Shopping

Independent Retailer

inflation being the highest it has been in four decades, consumers are looking for ways to cut costs — especially when it comes to back-to-school shopping. Nearly half (40%) of consumers expect to spend less on back-to-school items this year than they did last year, with the largest segment of shoppers (39%) planning to spend under $100.

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36 Shop Business Ideas

Small Biz Trends

These stores sell food, treats, and care items. READ MORE: How to Open a Retail Store. Organic Food Store. Today’s consumers are always looking for healthy food options. This type of grocery store focuses specifically on natural food grown without chemicals. Grocery Stores. Hardware Store.

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6 POS Software Performance Metric Thrift Stores Must Track

I Vend

Thrift shopping continues to grow in popularity, particularly with millennial and Gen Z shoppers. For retailers, thrift stores have become part of the ‘mainstream’, managed with many of the key disciplines of ‘regular’ retail. But thrift retail also has its own unique characteristics and store performance indicators.

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Category Insights Report: Dollar Stores Redefine Themselves with Enhanced Merchandising and Mobile Apps

Retail TouchPoints

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.”