A1 Retail

JUNE 2, 2025

So, how can retailers create the perfect atmosphere in-store to deliver on customer experience and keep shoppers loyal? According to the research, promotions (58 percent) are still key, but equally important is friendly staff (57 percent), while good music playing defines the experience for a further quarter (23 percent).

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The biggest swing occurred in department store spending, which saw a 14.3 Especially in department stores, where the consumer appetite to spend appears to have fallen so dramatically between November and December? After almost a year of consecutive increases, the retail industry saw a 3.9 per cent in August, 2022.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Customers lose brand loyalty as they choose retail brands or discount options. Retail data proves coupon use spikes during high inflation, and discount stores see more traffic. The Role of E-Commerce in Inflationary Periods During times of inflation, online retailers have an advantage over physical stores.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 12, 2025

Published June 12, 2025 Daphne Howland Senior Reporter post share post print email license A Nordstrom Rack location across from the department store's Seattle flagship. Other department stores are also pushing further into off price. The department stores are hardly the only ones expanding in the space, however.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2025

In May, Amanda Bardwell, Woolworths Group CEO, flagged a loss of around $70 million before interest and tax for the discount department stores for the current financial year. Big W is just not competing with Kmart, the benchmark for the homegrown discount stores, or its stablemate Target.

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Discount Stores Beat Big-Box Stores. The answer was discount stores, such as 5 Below, dollar stores, and others, as 53 percent said they buy here for this holiday. The answer was discount stores, such as 5 Below, dollar stores, and others, as 53 percent said they buy here for this holiday.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 24, 2023

As in previous years, most consumers (54%) say they will buy Easter gifts from discount stores. Other shopping destinations include department stores (42%), online (33%), local and small businesses (22%), and specialty stores (20%). “We

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