Retail Focus

AUGUST 15, 2022

Original research of 100 UK retailers by Pricer, the world’s most trusted electronic shelf label (ESL) provider, showed that two fifths (39%) felt that in the last 12months there has been more pressure put on the store to fulfil ecommerce orders, rising to 52% of store associates.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2023

In this year’s global edition of the Omnichannel Leadership Report from NewStore – a retail survey that audits around 275 brands across several key international markets – Australia has emerged as a frontrunner in providing consumers with outstanding omnichannel experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The “Clicks to Bricks” (C2B) movement is disrupting retail, and it’s here to stay. Several years ago, a handful of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands expanded into the physical retail space. Now, dozens of others have followed suit, making the leap from entirely digital to opening brick-and-mortar locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

That’s why the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo is collaborating closely with key partners to ensure attendees have an entertaining and valuable experience when they had to McCormick Place May 10-12. The activation is an extension of goodMRKT’s session during the Retail Innovation Summit. Central time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

Click-and-collect, a.k.a. BOPIS, boasts a number of very strong positives for both retailers and their customers. Retailers save on shipping costs while leveraging their in-store inventories to fulfill customer orders, while shoppers get the products they want without having to wait for a delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Meanwhile, consumers return to brick-and-mortar stores and seek omnichannel experiences. Click-and-collect sales from BOPIS and curbside pickup are projected to exceed $100 billion this year. Leading retailers recognize ecommerce and in-store retail are not rival strategies. BOPIS removes shipping fees.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Japanese sports apparel brand Asics has introduced a new retail concept store at Orchard Road’s Paragon Shopping Centre, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The store includes a click-and-collect service that allows customers to pick up their products from online orders in-store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

For the retail sector specifically, it combines shopping, marketing and customer service to allow consumers to make purchases, ask questions, set up returns, give feedback, and much more — all from the comfort of their favorite online platforms, like WhatsApp and Instagram. Conversational commerce. Let’s explore.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

The coronavirus will squash retail growth this year, with worldwide sales expected to drop 5.7% Before the pandemic prompted closures of retail stores around the globe, eMarketer had forecast that 2020 worldwide retail sales would reach $26.46 retail sales would increase 2.8% Online retail is forecast to achieve 18%.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2022

Super Retail Group has reported a “record” year of sales in its full-year results marked by a strong second-half performance – but its bottom line did not fare as well. Online sales grew 44 per cent to $601 million with click-and-collect accounting for 55 per cent of online sales — surging 73 per cent to $332 million. per cent to $3.55

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

And just when we thought ecommerce was the future, brick-and-mortar stores made a comeback in the last year. The ever-shifting landscape of retail makes any type of prediction questionable, but there are a few hidden trends that are shaping the future of how we buy. It turns out that bigger isn’t always better.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

While online retail enjoyed a bumper few years during the Covid-19 pandemic, the spotlight is back on bricks-and-mortar as the channel to watch for the foreseeable future. I think retail, and especially for us as a cafe, is a third space. Focusing our energy on that, I feel, is the best way to set us up for success.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

If kicks could talk, Geox’s ultra-limited edition little number with a fierce dragon ready to leap forth before a bright red wall would without doubt roar with fire. At US$888, the Spherica EC4.1 The release is a milestone for a company on a mission to reposition itself, with Asia as a central future growth pillar. For us, this is a challenge.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 27, 2023

The lingerie retailer is set to make its permanent bricks-and-mortar debut at Westfield White City in September, which will be followed by six more locations across the UK and one in Germany, Drapers reported. The retailer is also planning to open a store in Germany, which accounted for a third of its £68.5m

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The telco retailer unveiled its new format in Westfield White City last June, which is designed with dedicated experience zones to showcase connectivity in the home. We are committed to elevating the retail experience for shoppers across the UK through a multi-million-pound investment that will transform our stores over the next year. “We

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2021

Many non-essential retailers have closed their bricks-and-mortar stores to the public in large parts of New South Wales following the introduction of a browsing ban last Friday, as the state continues to battle an outbreak of the Delta variant. . Other retailers remain open.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With retailers rapidly scaling up click-and-collect offerings during pandemic lockdowns, a fascinating new trend has emerged. Click-and-collect – often known as ‘buy online, pickup in store’ (or BOPIS) – has escalated in popularity as a fulfilment option. The growth of click-and-collect.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Avon is set to open its first physical stores in the UK as the beauty brand targets bricks-and-mortar retail. She said the expansion into physical stores was a response to the fact that 80% of its purchases are made through retail. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 22, 2024

UK retail sales were flat in February as food and fuel sellers saw a decline during the month, figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Meanwhile, online sales grew during the month, especially for clothing, as wet weather throughout February affected footfall at bricks and mortar stores. in January.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2021

retail sales surged 9.8% , thanks to a third stimulus check and the gradual relaunch of in-store shopping. As more and more people get vaccinated, they will return to brick-and-mortar stores in even greater numbers, and that means retailers need to start preparing for an influx of foot traffic. In March 2021, U.S.

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VMS

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Online-only retail brands that flourished during the pandemic are now increasingly seeking to continue growth by opening brick-and-mortar outlets, GlobeSt.com reports. Among the retailers making such moves are NAADAM, ThirdLove, A Pea in the Pod, Glossier and Vuori. For more on this trend from GlobeSt.com, click here.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

Food retail demand has become fractured across multiple channels, with traditional brick-and-mortar formats losing out to the online medium. As labor scarcity increases, retailers are finding themselves in a battle for talent, leading to broader benefits packages and rising wages being offered. of total US grocery sales.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These used to be strictly brick-and-mortar and now they are mostly digital. Another area that people engage with often and that is technically advanced is a normal retail store – most of which have now turned online. It’s massively convenient for the customer, as they save time traveling to the store. came through mobile devices.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

The brand is now able to offer customers a true omnichannel experience, including integrated stock lookups, click-and-collect and the ability to access customer information at a store level. With one in seven Australians shopping online every day, Peter Jackson saw the need to improve its digital offering.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The chief executive told The Telegraph that its physical outlets were “sacrosanct” for the wine retailer. Bricks-and-mortar are a key part of the retailer’s growth strategy since it split from online retailer Naked Wines in December 2019. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 3, 2023

If the government wants us to become a nation of retailers and shopkeepers again, then it has to do something about it.” “If the government wants us to become a nation of retailers and shopkeepers again, then it has to do something about it.” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

Those sponsored positions are what are now known as retail media, which has become the third-largest U.S. The question to ponder is how other marketplaces will compete with Amazon in particular as retail media becomes increasingly competitive. What capabilities do retailers need? Thus, modern-day retail media was born.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The redevelopment, which will create 700 jobs, will see the retailers occupying the soon-to-be demolished part of the complex relocate to empty units elsewhere on site. The redevelopment, which will create 700 jobs, will see the retailers occupying the soon-to-be demolished part of the complex relocate to empty units elsewhere on site.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2022

That’s why retailers must focus on making chargers at their properties easily discoverable, easy to reserve and easy to use for shoppers. The driver payment process at retailers’ charging stations should be frictionless for shoppers. The driver payment process at retailers’ charging stations should be frictionless for shoppers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2021

When you think of a disability-friendly retail experience, you might think of a shop with a wheelchair ramp at the front door. While that alone can be useful for some, there’s plenty more that needs to be considered beyond bricks-and-mortar, including how to ensure your e-commerce platforms are accessible. Keep your text succinct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2020

Brick-and-mortar stores are beginning to reopen in some geographies, but e-Commerce is still riding high: online retail transactions grew 81% year-over-year in May, led by sportswear and sporting goods ( 216% ), housewares and DIY supplies ( 190% ) and gaming ( 84% ), according to ACI Worldwide. drop in overall retail sales.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s a really vibrant space, and we’re so excited to open,” Sandra Kennedy, Sheike’s general manager, told Inside Retail. The brand opened five new retail stores in 2021 and plans to expand “heavily” in South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria in the years ahead, according to Kennedy. We’re all about style.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Click and collect was a well-established channel prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and proved popular with a subset of regular consumers. Curbside retail is a subcategory of the click & collect model – sometimes called “Bopis” (buy online, pick-up in store). Click and collect meets this requirement.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The 310sq m outlet, located at 37 Bushfield Street, will offer the running retailer’s range of footwear, apparel and accessories. The store’s colour palette and materials will draw inspiration from the market’s red bricks, while the flexible display features are “a nod to the dynamic nature of the market”, it said.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. However, recent years have seen the e-commerce pioneer steadily increase its investment in physical retail.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

The retail industry is constantly evolving, and as we head into 2023, there are plenty of exciting technology trends to look out for. In 2023, we can expect to see a deeper integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the world of retail. Retail workers have access to information about products, promotions, and pricing instantly.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The retail landscape is constantly changing, and there’s no doubt that the rise of online shopping has been revolutionary. But has this form of retail reached a point at which it could potentially decline? This has led to the question as to whether online shopping may have reached its peak already.

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