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Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans

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A list of major retail chains that have confirmed they do not scan the faces of customers and use facial recognition technology has been published by consumer advocacy group Choice. ” The post Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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How SafeSize uses AI to help retailers, consumers find the perfect fitting shoe

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Using its proprietary technology that matches a consumer’s 3D foot scan and personal preferences with the world’s largest database of 3D-scanned shoes, SafeSize offers highly accurate and personalised shoe recommendations for adults and children – a solution now embraced by more than 20 million consumers worldwide.

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How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market

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GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. GMG plans to open 11 SSS stores – and 100 new stores overall – in Southeast Asia by 2025.

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Premier Retail to close four Sydney stores despite good performance

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Premier Retail says it achieved a modest increase in sales for the half year to January 29, despite losing 42,000 trading days to Covid-related lockdowns and movement restrictions. However, store closures are necessary and inevitable when landlords do not accept this shift in consumer behaviour.”

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Mosaic Brands shows promising revenue growth from online sales

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The ASX-listed parent of retail chains including Noni-B, Katies, Rivers and Rockmans, says online sales hit $119 million, up 21 per cent year on year and accounting for about 40 per cent of total group sales of $298 million. The post Mosaic Brands shows promising revenue growth from online sales appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Grill’d CEO Simon Crowe on how drive-thru will inform its future growth

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Meanwhile, in Australia, retail chains including 7/11, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse , and BWS have recently explored the drive-thru concept. Unlike fashion, he believes Grill’d is immune to the consumer spending downturn. per cent to 2030.

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Slam dunk: Brand Collective sees big basketball opportunity for Reebok

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The fashion and footwear retailer plans to open a handful of “small flagship” Reebok stores, invest in the brand’s online presence and boost its distribution through retail partners, such as Rebel, to capitalise on what CEO Eric Morris says is a “huge opportunity”. We believe there’s a huge opportunity in the market.”.