Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

Even if you’ve got cash to splash (remember, less than half of Australian households have a mortgage), we’re being bombarded with headlines that probably make you think twice about parting with your hard-earned dollars. Retailers ignore this heightened awareness of ‘the value of a dollar’ at their peril. You get the drift.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This year’s surge in ecommerce has put strains on both supply chains and websites, and retailers now are guessing what challenges they will face as fall and winter bring the threat of a COVID-19 resurgence as well as the usual holiday rush. How AWS works with retailers to continuously increase the speed of innovation every year.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

he past two years brought an unprecedented boom in M&A activity across the retail sector. Many retailers not only enjoyed record profit margins, many of those that sold their business achieved extraordinary outcomes. So how do you get your retail business ready for a transaction? Your preferred timing.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Have you ever had your eye on a limited-edition item from your favorite brand? Occasionally, brands will advertise special releases on items like sneakers or jackets, other times it can be furniture or a once-in-a-lifetime experience like VIP tickets to meet your favorite artist. How Resellers Use Bots to Their Advantage.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2022

Chinese cross-border commerce has been a hot topic, and it’s becoming potentially even hotter as major retailers prepare for potential cost-cutting by U.S. While overall growth in China may be slowing down, it’s still rising faster than in the U.S., Amazon and Tmall Appeal to Very Different Shopping Impetuses.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

Editor’s note: As retail interfaces and systems continue to evolve, the way we design retail experiences to user needs and behaviors is also transforming. When it comes to retail, art has always played a key role in helping shape brand aesthetics and is often used to deliver non-verbal communication. Read part one here.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Retail fixturing is not a new concept, but the way it’s being used is evolving. This tactic is traditionally a means of merchandising brick-and-mortar stores with everything from standard, pre-built fixtures (think shelving, racks and displays) to custom millwork and design pieces that help bring brands to life within a physical space.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on — and with public health experts concerned about a major surge in cases — many brick-and-mortar businesses are searching for some semblance of normalcy in what has been an extremely difficult year for retailers. In the last week of February, national in-store traffic was up 3.5%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Lusk opened The Natural Shoe Store in London’s Covent Garden in 1976 to serve these customers. Asked to choose between a brown Birkenstock and a pink stiletto, most people would be able to make a fairly quick decision. In this year’s Barbie movie, Weird Barbie challenges Stereotypical Barbie to make this very choice.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2023

The retail sector is a unique and diverse business. Nevertheless, as in every other sector, you can encounter different problems that can make you slow down, reduce sales and, in the worst case, even close the business at all. This article has collected some main problems you can encounter on your way, so read on and be aware.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2021

Retailers sometimes move at a near-glacial pace, planning out huge builds with extreme precision — and sometimes years in advance. With costs being what they are, it only makes sense to map out every aspect of a project down to the finest detail. . After all, retail has been changing for years. Let’s say you have a customer.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

Ikea have established themselves as an affordable and accessible homewares brand for Australian consumers but they are showing no signs of slowing down. Inside Retail spoke with Ikea’s CEO and chief sustainability officer Mirja Viinanen to unpack the iconic retailer’s innovation and growth agenda for the year ahead.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

“Omnichannel” has been an aspiration for brands for many years now, but while it used to refer to the merging of a retailer’s brick-and-mortar and ecommerce operations, it now means something very different. This was evident at Prosper Show in Las Vegas, March 13-15, 2023, an event originally developed for Amazon sellers.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

From a brand perspective, this process often leads interested shoppers away from retailers’ and brands’ e-commerce sites and slows down the shopping cycle. The global market for Black haircare products was estimated at around $9.56 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to $15.34

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. However, by understanding how fraudsters target different age groups, merchants can tailor their fraud prevention programs to fit the risk profiles for their customer demographics. Millennials.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to one of the worst financial quarters in retail’s modern history, and the near-universal rise in e-Commerce sales is of little comfort to retailers that are staring down double-digit declines in their brick-and-mortar businesses. Successful Omnichannel Retailers Reap E-Commerce Benefits.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2021

Co-op UK, Britain’s fifth biggest food retailer, is using technology to drive a better shopping experience for its customers in bricks-and-mortar retail. When I think back to 12 months ago, I don’t know how we, as retailers in the UK, would have survived without self-service.”. Agility was really key.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

Returns are, like it or not, as much a part of retail operations as the sales themselves. The exact return rate varies among different verticals and individual retailers, but online sales consistently generate higher levels of returns compared to brick-and-mortar.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

Alder & Green , the ethical menswear brand, has unveiled its new flagship London store at a ribbon-cutting event hosted by Olympic rower and brand ambassador, Tom George. The store has created two new job roles in the growing retailer. The new 480sq ft. The new 480sq ft.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2023

Sportswear brands are continuing to invest in their wellness offerings, as the multi-billion-dollar global wellness trend shows no signs of slowing down. Last week, Nike announced that it is rebranding its Nike Live stores as Nike Well Collective stores, and is committed to delivering a more holistic approach to health.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Yet many believe that video content is too expensive to produce, can weigh down web or mobile performance and is too cumbersome to host, manage and distribute. That said, brands and retailers should think about how to best engage those ecommerce shoppers, and video is key. Myth: Video is expensive to produce.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

We like to invest in tangibles for our retail businesses. But what if most of our sales are made before customers even enter those spaces? What if customers are seeking out locations to gain access to the intangibles our brand offers? Warehouses. Shopfronts. SaaS products. And we love the data around KPIs: CPC.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, retailers are now facing the challenge of capturing and maintaining market share and keeping their customers loyal. This is how merchants can reap the benefits of BNPL solutions in today’s ever-competitive market. Say Farewell to Cart Abandonment, Welcome Loyal Customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2023

The bankruptcy of David’s Bridal in April — its second in five years — signaled more than just the potential demise of another ailing retailer, but a larger shift in the U.S. One of the key things we do at Azazie, and a big industrywide push, is more customization and personalization. bridal industry.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2022

of all retail spending when the pandemic was at its peak in 2020. And while physical stores have long since reopened, the average consumer still faces plenty of challenges. All of which has a knock-on effect for retailers and could prompt a worrying trend – especially as we approach peak shopping and shipping season in 2022.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2021

Richard Murray has been the CEO of Australian electronics giant JB Hi-Fi since 2014, but this week, he has left the electronics company to become CEO at retail business Premier Investments, parent company of Just Group, Smiggle and Peter Alexander. . I thought it would be a good opportunity to try a different type of retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Dealing with excess garment waste is incredibly difficult because you have multiple fibres and components, including buttons, zippers, linings and tags,” Christina Dean, founder of Redress and CEO of The R Collective, told Inside Retail in an interview during The Circular Redesign Challenge in partnership with TAL Factory in Vietnam.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2021

With most shoppers having turned online to fill their purchasing needs, Covid-19 caused a deluge of parcels and packages, clogging up an already slow process. And, according to Zoom2u ® founder Steve Orenstein, much of these bad experiences come from the baked-in, customer-facing uncertainty that existing delivery processes provide.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

Editor’s note: As retail interfaces and systems continue to evolve, the way we design retail experiences to user needs and behaviors is also transforming. There’s plenty to explore when it comes to elevating the visual delights of retail spaces. Many retailers overlook the negative impact of noise on sales and the human brain.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

After two years of stalled bricks-and-mortar operations due to Covid-19, Swiss chocolatier Lindt launched its first new store in Australia in two years at DFO Homebush last month – bringing its new, global in-store offering Down Under for the first time. Lindt has 20 stores across Australia, and approximately 500 worldwide.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2022

For retailers, coming to work feels less safe, contributing to the flight of staff from front-line work. As well as being understaffed they have to deal with angry customers. As well as being understaffed they have to deal with angry customers. Our masks are off and the borders are open and consumers are as angry as ever.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

As the on-trend Singaporean fashion and accessories brand launches new stores and a new focus on being eco-friendly, founder and CEO Keith Wong says it’s all part of keeping customers happy. Inside Retail Asia : Tell me about the new Taiwan store and what the store concept looks like.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

His view, initially expressed during a FT ‘Future of Retail’ event in September 2023, is that it’s crucial to continue investing in innovation to adapt to drastic changes brought on by a difficult economy. Essentially, by standing still, retailers can fall behind. Five key talking points that were raised in response.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Now imagine if even a portion of that time was spent with your brand, and you begin to see the appeal of the branded podcast. “ Now imagine if even a portion of that time was spent with your brand, and you begin to see the appeal of the branded podcast. “ Strike the wrong tone with your podcast, and you’ll strike out, fast.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2022

It’s the process of curating on-site search results to help your customers discover important products on your website as they’re shopping. The same technology that powers your on-site search engine can be used to deliver merchandising to your dynamic catalogue or collections pages.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

Retail results for Q1 2021 have been promising so far, showing that the economy may finally be emerging from a long, slow year. However, the pandemic has yet to end on a global scale, and every retailer will face a shifting set of challenges and opportunities through the spring and potentially into the summer.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

These desires proved to be good news for The Company Store : sales shot up 50% during the initial lockdown as consumers flocked to the site that says, “We’re all about comfort.”. The Company Store’s growth rate eased down to 30% in recent months but it has remained at that level. That’s just how we do it ,” she said.

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