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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 He recommends that retailers need to be distinctive in terms of their value proposition.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

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A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public. In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain.

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

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They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers.

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

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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. I think it would be very difficult for them to come back into the market and be successful even if they tried a new business model,” Maderazzo said. million), 14.5

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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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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

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The retail giant has since sold Bonobos to WHP Global and Express for $75 million, after paying $310 million for the apparel brand in 2017.) This evolution has raised serious questions around whether DTC is a sustainable long-term strategy, or even still relevant for start-ups. Is DTC dead?

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

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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. These measures have helped them determine general trends and even developed targeted marketing strategies and sales activities.

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