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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. trillion in 2022 and grew at a CAGR of 8 per cent from 2017 to 2022. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9 It was valued at $3.8

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Why Sephora’s French prestige failed to translate in South Korea

Inside Retail

With over 2700 stores across 35 countries and a booming e-commerce presence worldwide, Sephora is one of the leading omnichannel beauty retailers in the industry. Those doubts were born out as Sephora was unable to gain traction in the highly competitive beauty retail market of South Korea, after years of heightening losses.

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Welcome to the new customer experience

Inside Retail

The result is mounting pressure for retailers to deliver hyper-personalised, concierge-like shopping experiences with efficient handoffs between departments and channels before, during, and after a purchase. While 88 per cent of retail marketers share integrated tech stacks with advertising teams, this alignment alone is not enough.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

Inside Retail

Strengthening our retail footprint by enhancing the retail marketing and visual merchandising experience, our product line, and our product distribution is going to be of prime importance,” Singh said. Sugar was digital-only until 2017 via our own website and other leading e-commerce partners. The immediate future.

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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

Instead of the standard 30-40 percent trade margin that traditional retailers were factoring in as a cost of selling products, DNVBs went straight to consumers, often through social media, short viral videos, and simple go-to market products, such as Dollar Shave Club’s subscription razors and All b irds ’ sustainable sneakers.

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Retailing in India: Rise and Shine Through

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Its market size, $75 billion USD as of 2017, was expected to reach $100 billion USD by 2025, growing with a compounded annual growth rate of 5.6 Digital advisors address online and social media queries armed with predictive insights to deliver personalized service. million employees expected to increase to 8.23

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