Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Bright Data , the global industry leader in making public web data accessible to all, has today released new research that reveals consumer sentiments around the 2021 holiday shopping season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The research, carried out by Vanson Bourne , surveyed 4,000 consumers across the US and UK.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. Retailers must also consider their consumers, and modern consumers are prioritising sustainability.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 29, 2022

Keeping pace with consumer trends and changing behaviours is key to the success of retail operations, particularly when managing the impact of current global events on supply chains to ensure they’re able to consistently meet demand. . Three of six key trends identified in ASCG’s latest eBook research include: 1) Spread the cost.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2023

Social commerce and live shopping. Browsing and shopping directly on social media platforms has long been a hallmark of e-commerce in China, now, it’s finally coming to Australia. Half of the GTV of e-commerce in China now comes from live shopping. Live shopping is essentially the modern-day, more sophisticated version of TVSN.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

Covid-19 hit the reset button on consumer behaviour. But it is not just the initial seismic shifts in consumer behaviour that have thrown down the gauntlet for retail. But it is not just the initial seismic shifts in consumer behaviour that have thrown down the gauntlet for retail. Shopping with purpose.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

A post-pandemic uptick in Australian e-commerce is here to stay, according to a new study conducted by order and delivery management software company ShipStation. The business surveyed 2000 global consumers to compile the data, releasing the report to highlight retailer opportunities that continue to arise in the sector.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Critizr, Europe’s customer interaction management specialists, have today (19 th October) announced the launch of WhatsApp within their leading Critizr Connection platform. – Real-time conversations: store managers are notified instantly when a Whatsapp message arrives and they can respond directly within the platform. .

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 16, 2023

With the industry facing increased pressure from consumers to become more sustainable, we take a look at some of the planet friendly steps retailers can take without having to break the bank. Importantly for retailers, consumer values are evolving,” Shortland said. There is no escaping the subject of sustainability.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Amazon’s annual shopping event, Prime Day, is fast approaching. But it’s hard to say what that means for Prime Day this year, since the 2020 event was held in October due to Covid and likely benefited from pre-Christmas shopping. Juggling multiple shopping events is the norm now. Global awareness is growing.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It also presents an opportunity for retailers to bring forward sales, optimise their inventory and enhance performance for the year if they manage these sales events well.”. On some measures, Black Friday has taken over Boxing Day as the most popular shopping event of the year for Australians, according to Boston Consulting Group.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2021

As consumer businesses grapple with the latest enforced shutdowns, an all too familiar feeling is setting in. However, it’s worth remembering that during and after the first series of lockdowns in 2020, consumers came out strongly in support of businesses. Winning praise from consumers was no easy feat earlier in the pandemic.

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Parcel Pending

APRIL 25, 2024

This blog will explore the trends currently impacting plumbing distributors and wholesalers, as well as share ways to improve your business’s inventory and supply management to deliver more value for your customers and contractors – in 2024 and beyond. In 2023, it managed an impressive 52.3 In 2023, it managed an impressive 52.3

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Of all the habits consumers have established in the past two years, some are more likely to stick than others and the uptick in online shopping is certainly one of them. Even people that were ‘tech fearful’ prior to Covid lockdowns – like my 85-year-old mum – have become more comfortable with the online shopping process.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The retail sector has undergone an upheaval during the pandemic, with a dramatic shift in shopping behaviours online and in-store. According to the CommBank Consumer Insights Report May 2021, the experiences during the pandemic last year greatly impacted how consumers think, act and shop. consumer-insights.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift in the way consumers in Southeast Asia purchase technology,” Alex Tan, managing director for HP Malaysia told Inside Retail. The tailored shopping experience we expect online is now an expectation offline as well,” he said. When offline, consumers want to be thrilled.

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Parcel Pending

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Inventory management has never been more crucial as retailers adjust to post-pandemic normalcy. Here is an overview of the retail inventory management problem, strategic initiatives to lower retail store inventory, and how smart lockers can assist with omnichannel fulfillment. Maxx climbed 5%. vs. a year ago.

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Retail Focus

MAY 18, 2021

Less comprehensively covered, however, has been the incredible work retailers have done to adapt and to ensure hopes are high for a much improved 2021. Andy McBain, Head of Regional Product Management EMEA, Zebra Technologies. The post How Rugged Devices Can Lead the Way to Retail Success in 2021 appeared first on Retail Focus.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

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. In doing so, the department store experienced a 1,000 per cent increase in digital sales from 2020 to 2021, CEO and co-founder Matt Alexander said. Can Showfields make a comeback?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

is heading in the other direction, to physical retail, with a bold plan to reboot the car buying experience – in a shopping centre. CarExpert has just set up shop at Westfield Warringah Mall on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with a revolutionary showroom and test drive hub covering 960sqm of retail floor space. Winning strategy.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

Another 300 7-Eleven stores will receive Australia Post deliveries by the end of 2021. The initiative will double the number of Australia Post parcel locker locations to more than 1000 giving customers more options for receiving their online shopping and parcels. More than 9 million households shop online, the postal service reports.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The US-inspired shopping event – which sees retailers across the country offer deals and discounts to tempt customers and boost sales – kicks off the peak period, and is routinely one of the busiest days on the calendar for shops, large and small. Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south east went all out for the shopping event.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Designed as an aspirational place to explore and shop, Frasers Newbridge boasts a range of beauty, fashion, lifestyle, premium and contemporary accessories and childrenswear. David Epstein, Managing Director, Luxury & Premium for Frasers Group .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As restrictions ease, and consumers in Australia’s most populous states regain some basic freedoms, the recovery can now get underway. However, while retailers and consumers alike would be eager to put 2021 behind them, the research suggests recent events have yet again reshaped the way people shop and spend.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

A March 2021 survey, which we reported on in the last issue of Inside Franchise Business , confirmed that sit-down restaurants and cafes were among the sectors hardest hit, with cafes forming the majority of the business closures in the first calendar 2021 quarter. TGI Fridays. How do you differentiate yourself in the market?

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RetailMinded

APRIL 7, 2022

For the past decade or so, many brands have been faced with the challenge of managing their own digital transformation, while simultaneously scrambling to serve the needs of an increasingly digital savvy, growing millennial audience – generally accepted as the first internet-fixated generation. EMBRACING NEW FORMS OF PAYMENTS.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2024

With travel curtailed, home-bound, experience-starved consumers flocked to luxury shopping to lift their spirits and spend some of their discretionary funds accruing thanks to Covid-19 government assistance, stimulus checks, tax relief, suspended student debt payments and the pandemic-induced restrictions.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

There was huge momentum behind the ‘shop local’ movement over the last few years, as consumers were restricted to certain locations during Covid-19 lock-downs, and felt connected to the success and survival of local businesses. Consumers are certainly continuing to support local stores, and localism is still going strong.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Even before thinking about the specifics, the timing of these sales appears challenging for both retailers and consumers, not to mention supply chains. Noticing these challenges, we teamed up with Associate Professor John Hopkins to explore how BFCM might be impacting Christmas, from supply chain to consumer behaviour.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

With consumer use of e-commerce said to have accelerated by up to five years in the first UK lockdown, some retailers were initially left floundering as panic buying ensued and supply chains were challenged to keep shelves stocked, as well as extend their home delivery capabilities. With e-commerce sales reaching 21.8%

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2021

A multi-million pound programme of investment announced today by Ellandi , a UK privately-owned shopping centre operator, is set to transform Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham into a best-in-class regional retail destination and the most vibrant family lifestyle destination in the West Midlands by July 2025.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2022

Coles’ chief executive of e-commerce Ben Hassing said the supermarket is aiming to deliver a quick shopping experience to its customers “anytime, anywhere, anyhow”. “We We are passionate about finding innovative ways to help our customers to shop with us,” said Hassing. “By billion by 2025, according to ResearchAndMarkets.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

During warmer months, we have heat management plans in place and have installed large industrial ceiling fans, as well as wall fans to support cooling,” The Iconic said. Professor of marketing and consumer behaviour at Macquarie University Jana Bowden believes that underpaid wages are a problem across the industry.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Over the past three years, Bath & Body Works has grown its men’s category, dubbed The Men’s Shop, by nearly 50 per cent, with a lineup that includes more than 200 grooming products across hair, beard, and skincare. It’s time to show them all we have to offer, because we know when they try it, they’ll love it.”

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Parcel Pending

JANUARY 28, 2022

Let’s take a deeper dive into how IoT technology is transforming property management and what the future of the multifamily housing industry could look like. IoT Defined & Its Benefits to Multifamily Property Management. Savvy real estate managers are also creating outdoor connected working spaces. . Minimizing costs.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

The rise of the stationery market Research and Markets attributes the rise of this seemingly old-fashioned consumer product category to a few factors, including consumers’ preference for a tactile writing experience, the power of influencer marketing and the growth of e-commerce.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2022

Here, Australia and New Zealand general manager Preet Bains discusses the brand’s omnichannel strategy, the sensory appeal of its unique stores and the key to maintaining the relevance of a legacy brand. . PB: Luxury consumers are spending more on beauty and skin care each year; however, they are also becoming more discerning.

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RetailMinded

AUGUST 10, 2021

Online shopping is becoming a popular trend between business to consumers and business to businesses. The coronavirus pandemic also boosted online shopping as people were restricted from going to crowded places like shops. However, turning these site visitors into buyers will depend on how you’ve designed your website.

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