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The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge

Inside Retail

Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop plans to open more stores this year to support sales growth and increase profitability. The Reject Shop posted record sales of $852.7 The post The Reject Shop plans more stores as sales surge appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. million last year, up 4.1 per cent to $4.7

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Coles targets shopping consciousness with AI-powered trolleys

Inside Retail

Coles has launched an all-in-one AI-powered Smart Trolley trial designed to enhance in-store shopping experiences through technology. It also uses advanced AI technology, sensors and an in-built scale to scan groceries directly into shopping bags and streamline the checkout process, allowing customers to pay and go.

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Amazon Opens Immersive Virtual Holiday Shop

Retail TouchPoints

Exhibit #1: Amazon’s virtual holiday shop. The new 3D immersive experience joins a host of other virtual showrooms and stores powered by Amazon Beyond , the company’s virtual shopping division. The “decor” of Amazon’s virtual Toy Shop mimics the design of the retailer’s annual toy catalog. ” .

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How QR Codes Modernize Holiday Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

1WorldSync’s 2024 Consumer Product Content Benchmark report revealed that 64% of shoppers have scanned a QR code on a product while shopping in-store. Static shelves are morphing into dynamic, interactive shopping hubs, bridging the physical-digital divide in retail. The result?

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A Blueprint for B2B Commerce

Learn to create engaging and well-crafted consumer shopping experiences with insights and tools from Orium’s report, A Blueprint to B2B Commerce. Consumer platforms have made online experiences incredibly user-friendly and efficient, adding pressure for businesses to follow suit to meet the expectations of the modern B2B buyer.

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Shopping centre industry alarmed by merger reforms

Inside Retail

The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has expressed alarm over the government’s proposed merger reforms, saying they are “poorly targeted” and add to the regulatory burden. The SCCA believes such a requirement goes beyond the original intent to target market concentration and will unnecessarily capture other markets.

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Amazon Doubles Down on Live Shopping for Black Friday

Retail TouchPoints

. “We’re very excited to launch Amazon Live’s first collaboration with TalkShopLive,” said Wayne Purboo, VP of Amazon Shopping Video in a statement. “TalkShopLive and Amazon Live both lead video commerce in the U.S.,

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Product Discovery: Enabling Search Outside the Box

Go beyond the basics with Algolia and Orium to explore the elements of search-and-discover you can leverage to create an optimized brand experience that delivers the right products at the right time, engaging customers throughout their shopping journeys.

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

Gain insights into the following: 🎯 Understand the essential role of customer data in creating personalized retail experiences 🔍 Master the step-by-step process for collecting and analyzing data for personalization success 🚀 How to apply new found insights to enhance both online and offline shopping experiences 🛒 Learn (..)

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving!

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Smart Stores and Smarter Supply Chains: Innovations for a New Era of Retail

Speaker: Panel Speakers

Shoppers are craving reasons for visiting the store and an enhanced shopping experience; retail stores want more automation, a more enabled staff and a bigger bottom line. As the brick and mortar and ecommerce stores start to blend together, what will the store of the future actually look like?

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Sustainability at Retail

In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.