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How different consumers really perceive AR

Inside Retail

AR has a wide variety of potential applications, from allowing consumers to virtually try on clothes or see how products fit within their own homes, to enabling employees and designers to better explore product features. In fact, a large proportion of consumers (almost half) are at best Hesitant towards AR, or at worst actively Averse.

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

Inside Retail

US-based retailer Showfields, the self-described “most interesting store in the world”, filed for bankruptcy this month and will be restructuring through a form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy created during Covid to help small businesses continue operations, reorganise, and maintain control of finances without creditors taking over.

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Sessions & Speakers for ACTION IN RETAIL 2020 Announced

RetailMinded

DENVER, CO — July 16, 2020 — ACTION IN RETAIL is pleased to welcome Co-Hosts IBM, Lightspeed and Zoovu to their debut, virtual experience that will provide inclusive, diverse and accessible business solutions and content to help retailers of all sizes navigate and thrive as the sector builds back better. Consumers are changing.

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How We’ll Shop in 2021: Key Trends and Consumer Habits

RetailMinded

Shopping habits changed so rapidly in 2020 that thousands of businesses were caught unaware. With 2021 fast approaching, a headstart on how consumers will be shopping could be vital for long-term success – providing merchants with a roadmap to align their business to customers’ newly formed wants and needs. .

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Improving Campus Store Returns Management with Smart Technology

Parcel Pending

Smart technology, including smart parcel locker solutions, can significantly improve returns management for campus stores by simplifying and streamlining the reverse logistics process. 1 Though the rate of returns saw a significant shift between 2020 to 2021 from 10.6% to 16.5%, it has remained stable since with a 16.6%

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

Inside Retail

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). Founded in 2012, lingerie label Neiwai (meaning ‘inside and outside’) is another direct-to-consumer label that began online.

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Why consumers are hungry for the rise in casual dining

Inside Retail

Innovation, adaptability and swift implementation were the bywords for surviving 2020 and continue to be drivers for the sector. James Sinclair is CEO and managing director of Signature Hospitality Group, which operates The Sporting Globe and TGI Fridays. TGI Fridays. How do you differentiate yourself in the market?

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