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How to recruit and retain the retail industry’s top talent according to experts

Inside Retail

At the World Retail Congress in Paris, industry executives and experts weighed in on a panel to advise retailers on the best strategies to improve employee retention, create jobs that meet needs and ensure effective management. asked David Sinclair, a partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in the retail and consumer sector.

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How wholesaler Foodbomb is taking its suppliers direct-to-consumer

Inside Retail

Launched in 2017, wholesale platform Foodbomb connects restaurants and cafes with a marketplace of around 160 suppliers, simplifying the ordering process. But, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the business opened its doors to direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales to buoy the market through periods of empty supermarket shelves.

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

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As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). First opened in 2017, Nio aimed to design an experience beyond just selling a car through its exclusive lounge concepts and on-site perks.

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Retail appointments of the week

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million consumers each year. Collins Foods CEO joins board as managing director. Taco Bell and KFC parent company Collins Foods has just welcomed Collins Foods CEO Drew O’Malley to the Board as managing director. O’Malley first joined Collins Foods as chief operating officer in 2017.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

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How Showfields veered off course Showfields was co-founded in 2017 by Katie Hunt, Tal Zvi Nathanel , and Amir Zwickel. It acted as a platform for consumers to interact with and learn about a rotating variety of omnichannel and digitally native brands, by way of QR codes. Did we execute everything perfectly?

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What brands can learn from the Béis Wash marketing strategy

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The evolution of once seemingly functional items, such as luggage, shoes and the humble water bottle, into status symbols, has led particular brands to develop cult followings and created opportunities for new products and services that cater to these consumer obsessions. The #airportoutfit has amassed over 690.3 I know what I want.

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“A big vote of confidence”: Why Walmart’s store upgrades are key

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And it added new “dollar shops” for consumers to pick through seasonal, more affordably priced items. As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, told Inside Retail , “Having produced a string of good numbers over the past few years, Walmart is currently one of the stars of the retail market.”

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