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How Country Road dials up personalisation with free digital gifting service

Inside Retail

Iconic Australian retailer Country Road has taken an innovative tech-led approach to maximising gift sales. Gift Flick is an e-commerce plug-in that enables consumers to virtually send any product or gift voucher in an e-tailer’s store. An end to order deadlines for online gift shopping.

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Harnessing Pallet Skirts for Club Store Success

Creative Displays Now

It advertises your products while concealing an otherwise unsightly display base. Large-format advertising: Printed pallet skirts are similar to billboards, providing a large-scale advertising format. Accelerated product sales: The combination of effective product placement and attractive advertising helps to boost sales.

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How cultural codes can help brands move past low prices with confidence

Inside Retail

But low prices, as Bunnings knows all too well, ‘are just the beginning’ Value for money doesn’t have to be a war for the bottom line, or about priming consumers to purchase when they get a discount or when items are on sale. Bunnings has community feel-good snags and delightfully dorky staff-led advertising. Best sellers’ list?

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First impressions count: why cardboard packaging has a big future in retail

Inside Retail

Get it right, and it is effectively free advertising that money cannot buy.” If you consider candles, for example, or homewares gift sets, they are often stocked on shelves in boxes. If they are packed in nice boxes which make them look and feel more expensive, people are more likely to be receptive, especially for gifting.”

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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

Inside Retail

Key measures include a ban on advertising for cheap textiles and an environmental charge on low-cost items. Plan for sustainable brand and business growth with the same velocity, speed to market and exclusives as your regular product lines. This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”.

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Barbie eco-protest embarasses media, Mattel

Inside Retail

Several news organisations, including People, The Washington Times and MarketWatch, fell for an elaborate hoax claiming that all Mattel toys, including Barbie, would be plastic-free by 2030, beginning with a new line of MyCelia EcoWarrior Barbies.

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Ethics and empathy: It’s time to go hard on soft measures

Inside Retail

NRMA has become known for empathetic treatment of its customers, reflected through its advertising campaigns. Far from a budget brand in the insurance category, its members are open to paying a little more for a higher level of service that includes giving new home insurance customers a fire blanket – a gift with purpose.