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How #booktok is helping save indie bookstores in the US

Inside Retail

In an age when consumers are becoming more and more immersed in the world of social media and video content, the humble book shouldn’t really stand a chance. To give some perspective on how significant a proportion this is, in just 2018, only 1.3 per cent from 2023 to 2027, marking a notable jump in projected revenue from US$19.31

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The three pillars Godfreys is investing in to transform the business

Inside Retail

From our stockroom perspective, it’s nice and clean. We want to be in all the places where customers want to shop, and, from a customer experience perspective [we should] cater to that.”. That program was introduced in September 2019. “We’re aware of the fact that brands bring in other brands, and [that] brings in customers.”.

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“We are focusing on optimising our omnichannel efforts”: H&M Singapore’s MD

Inside Retail

We see that customers increasingly want to be able to shop and be inspired where, when, and how they choose – be it in-store, online, on digital marketplaces, or on social media,” Mirzaie told Inside Retail. million paper bags since the initiative was launched in 2019. for every paper shopping bag across its stores in Singapore.

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From the Editor: Stemming the Tide

VMS

Fast forward to today, and the term “rage quitting” is trending on social media as hourly in-store associates trade up for jobs with better pay, less stress and more upward mobility. workforce in 2019, according to the U.S. Consider first that hourly workers made up 58.1 percent of the U.S.

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Analysis: As technology marches on, Asia’s retail property huffs and puffs

Inside Retail

billion on 2019. For perspective, that’s about the size of the economies of Brazil and Italy, and much larger than the economies of Canada and Russia. For perspective, that’s about the size of the economies of Brazil and Italy, and much larger than the economies of Canada and Russia. billion on 2019.

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Channel 4 privatisation could damage the UK’s “entire creative sector”

Design Week

Design studios have also worked directly on television shows, such as Foxall Studio’s “split screen” title sequence for 2019 drama Chimerica. Foxall co-founder Andrew Foxall offers a more positive perspective, though says he’s “far less positive about the plausible political motives” behind privatisation.

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Two for one: Why age diversity in the workplace is a good deal

Inside Retail

By its very nature, a multi-generational workforce brings variety in perspectives, which, if harnessed well, can support improved retention, enhanced productivity, knowledge sharing, and innovation. Key benefits of a multi-generational workforce are the diversity of experience, skills, thought and values that each person brings.

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