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Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last. Here’s how to prepare for it

Inside Retail

The latest retail sales figures are really quite incredible. According to the Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retail sales rose by 0.6 My tip is that retail sales figures in the next couple of months will start to reflect this. The post Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last.

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A new twist on privacy: planning for a post-cookie world

Inside Retail

There are implications for the advertising industry as it navigates new data privacy and compliance rules: Reliance on third-party cookies has been estimated to lead to a 36-per-cent decrease in measured and reported ROAS. The digital advertising industry is defined by change. Change brings new opportunities.

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Netflix plans to build brands that span far beyond streaming

Inside Retail

It is racing to build a lower-cost, advertising-supported version of the service, which it once vowed never to do. On its heels, Netflix executives said they plan to or are in the process of giving at least a dozen series and films the “Stranger Things” treatment. “But those are not built overnight.”. ” Thunell said.

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Amazon investors eye revenue, cloud growth and retail margins ahead of earnings

Inside Retail

Amazon chief financial officer Brian Olsavsky said during its first-quarter call in April that he expects the tech and retail giant’s cloud business to slow as its enterprise clients became more “cautious in their spending.” per cent increase in advertising revenue to $58.1 per cent to $7.67 per cent in June.

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How to ensure Black Friday doesn’t become the nightmare before Christmas

Inside Retail

When is it too early to advertise Christmas products in store? Yet even we have noticed that retailers appear to be decking the halls and increasing the play count for Mariah Carey’s ‘All I want for Christmas is You’, earlier each year. Consider this; last year retail sales in November rose 5.8% Christmas planning cycles.

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Why smart retailers are preparing to be ‘on sale’ this Christmas

Inside Retail

Last year, Black Friday sales saw November retail figures up by 1.4 Then along came December and retail sales took a dive of 3.9 Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra has already warned retailers to “anticipate a bargain-driven Christmas shopper” and that “overall Christmas spending is in decline.”

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A new twist on privacy: planning for a post-cookie world

Inside Retail

There are implications for the advertising industry as it navigates new data privacy and compliance rules: Reliance on third-party cookies has been estimated to lead to a 36-per-cent decrease in measured and reported ROAS. The digital advertising industry is defined by change. Change brings new opportunities.