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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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GoTo and Alibaba lead the charge in Asia-Pacific’s booming retail market

Inside Retail

Leading market research firm Euromonitor International has just unveiled its 2023 rankings for the Top 10 fastest growing and biggest retailers in Asia Pacific, with Indonesia’s GoTo stealing the spotlight. Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba reigned supreme with a retail value close to half a trillion U.S.

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The role of returnable transit packaging in supporting ?the 2021 omnichannel retail market

Retail Focus

Only time will tell whether e-commerce adoption rates will slow, but all estimates currently point to a healthy £123 Billion market by 2023. Jon Walkington, Retail and System Integrator Sales Director, Schoeller Allibert UK. Where does this leave retailers and their warehousing and logistics operators?

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The Importance of Word of Mouth in Retail Marketing

Creative Displays Now

Word-of-mouth marketing or word-of-mouth advertising refers to your customers’ casual, organic conversations about your products, services or brand. WOM marketing is free — you only need to provide valuable products that satisfy consumer needs and the kind of service that makes them feel seen and heard by your brand.

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Watch titans unite: Rolex acquires Bucherer and aims at pre-owned market

Inside Retail

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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From virtual models to marketing, how fashion brands are using AI today

Inside Retail

Retailers had already been using AI to a certain extent, but after a couple of years of “getting to know how it works” we’ve reached a point where its inclusion is something that can’t be ignored. Australian fashion retailer Cue is also leveraging AI-based personalisation to offer virtual styling services.

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New York City’s Retail Market Shifting into High Gear for 2022

VMS

And for better or worse, 2021 was a most memorable year for New York retailers. Midtown’s landscape is replete with vacant storefronts once teeming with retail activity and popular restaurants. In the last quarter, New York’s retail market has gone from frigid trepidation to sizzling enthusiasm.