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Australian retail sales are looking strong

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales reached a record high in the last three months of 2021. This was due to relaxed virus restrictions and end-of-year holiday shopping, which underpins a robust economic recovery. The fourth quarter sales data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed an 8.2 per cent.

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Retail sales surge 9.4 per cent – but good times ‘could be short lived’

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales surged 9.4 per cent in March compared with the same month last year as the impact of Omicron on consumer shopping behaviour wore off. Month on month, sales were up 1.6 And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6 billion set in November 2021. per cent month on month.

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NRF: Retail Sales to Surpass $4.44 Trillion this Year

VMS

The National Retail Federation (NRF; Washington, D.C.) revised its annual forecast for 2021, predicting retail sales will exceed $4.44 Revealed during the association’s “State of Retail and the Consumer” event, the prediction exceeds NRF’s original projection of 6.5 percent growth from February 2021.

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Is technology the answer to wrapping up 2021 in style?

Retail Focus

Supply chain issues and pandemic-related shortages continue to impact retailers worldwide, while the ever-accelerating shift to online shopping has left gaps in the high street – with House of Fraser the latest big name to announce it is closing its Oxford Street store in January. . appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Retail shopping centres face a major challenge rebuilding customer traffic and sales after the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled. These changes have made trust levels high for recognised retail brands’ product quality, pricing, and return or replacement of merchandise – helping to underpin the growth in online shopping.

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Holiday In-Store Shopping 2021

Tusco Display

Holiday Shopping In 2021: Short Supply And High Demand Throughout the pandemic, Tusco Display has been focused on maintaining operations while keeping our teams safe despite uncertainty. Now, over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can look forward to the end of 2021 looking a lot more “normal.”

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Foot Traffic Returns to U.S. Shopping Malls

VMS

shoppers are returning to shopping malls, according to a report by Placer.ai, published by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). The improving domestic economic environment and shopper sentiment have increased shopper foot traffic and sales across our portfolio. Shopper visits to malls was down 18.7

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