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Analysis: Consumers and the new reality

Inside Retail

Globally, a different retail customer has emerged with new behaviours and decision-making criteria. In KPMG’s Responding to consumer trends in the new reality report, our research details findings from 75,000 consumer survey responses taken over four months, from May to September 2020, across 12 countries. Economic impact.

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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Retail shopping centres face a major challenge rebuilding customer traffic and sales after the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled. With occupancy rates under pressure, shopping-centre landlords have already reviewed property valuations to account for tighter rent market conditions and financial concessions required to retain key retail brands.

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Welcome to the post-Covid customer

Inside Retail

Globally, a different retail customer has emerged with new behaviours and decision-making criteria. In KPMG’s Responding to consumer trends in the new reality report, our research details findings from 75,000 consumer survey responses taken over four months, from May to September 2020, across 12 countries. Economic impact.

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For Singapore’s Capitaland, the mall comes roaring back

Inside Retail

The portfolio sales growth compares favourably with Singapore retail sales growth, which averaged monthly year-on-year increases of just over 14 per cent throughout 2022. It isn’t possible to say that Capitaland’s malls outpaced the market. per cent) and department store BHG (1.0 per cent) and department store BHG (1.0

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How to solve Malaysia’s retail labour shortage: Tips from industry experts

Inside Retail

For example, a franchise of an international retail chain , Uniqlo, recently posted its salaries, including RM2,400 (US$528) for a retail associate role, and RM2,800 (US$616) for a senior retail associate role. . What is lacking is [an incentive] to call out bad pay,” he said.

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Why this global CEO wants more mainstream retailers to sell sex toys

Inside Retail

One day in the not-too-distant future, consumers will be able to walk into mainstream retail stores and buy pleasure products like vibrators and dildos without raising an eyebrow. “One store has to be courageous and pick up our products, then there’s more visibility,” he said. “So