Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here, she discusses her philosophy for finding and managing good people, the global company’s sprawling plans for expansion, the importance of an exciting customer experience in toy stores, and more. For example, we’re looking at ways that our AI can help gift-givers choose something that’s perfect for their specific loved one.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. SS: Covid has undoubtedly impacted the way consumers are shopping, and it’s impossible to ignore the consistent growth in the digital space as a result.

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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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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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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Consumers are still feeling enormous financial pressures, and many are heading into this period with little optimism towards their finances. Such economic strain is leading to behavioural changes in the way consumers are shopping and planning their festive budgets. But this shouldn’t just be a retail race to the bottom.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Quoting the organisation’s Consumer Sentiment Report, interim NRA CEO Lindsay Carroll said buyers are preparing for the holiday shopping season by modifying their spending habits in order to afford Christmas events and gifts. Covering the pre and post-Christmas shopping periods, that figure would represent a 3.9

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Will the rising cost of living cramp consumer spending in the most important quarter of the retail calendar? . We have been planning our peak season since early this year, so I think we’re well-placed to achieve great results. Over $1000, with over $400 of that going to holiday gifts specifically.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Local governments, planners, place makers, economic development managers, trade associations and retailers work hard to design, improve and revitalise main streets. We wanted to find out what consumers see as their ideal local shopping street. Hedonic shoppers included a lifestyle/gift store and department store in their top ten.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2023

As cost of living pressures continue to rise, a large proportion of their consumer base is pulling back on non-essential items to ensure they can afford to pay bills and other essentials. More and more, consumers are looking for an alternative to cheap, sugary chocolate from the supermarket.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

New research from Combank shows a growing divergence between Australian consumers who say they’re comfortable and those who say they’re doing it tough, irrespective of their financial situation. We are finding that consumers are more discerning now. They’re being a lot more discerning with their discretionary dollars.

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Retail Focus

MAY 16, 2022

The new Dyson store at Harrods will offer services including customisation of the AirwrapMulti Styler and Supersonic, personalisation, exclusive colourways and a complimentary gift-wrapping service. The post Dyson launches new pioneering technology space in Harrods, London appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

Pattern Australia has released its fourth annual report on consumer considerations and e-commerce. Impressively, Amazon has managed to hold onto the accelerated gains it made in the last two years when consumers were in lockdown, and the research finds that e-commerce shoppers have no plans to slow their spending on the marketplace in 2022.

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Parcel Pending

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As a property manager , you undoubtedly recognize that turning over a unit has a significant price tag – from cleaning to marketing to maintenance costs (especially in current market conditions ). To retain residents, here are 14 key property management incentive ideas to keep your residents in place. 6 Give the Gift of Clean.

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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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Consumers might be being more careful with their cash as the cost of living crisis bites, but one payments expert predicts the upcoming Black Friday Cyber Monday season promises a bonanza for savvy Australian retailers. Australian consumers are pretty savvy. So how should retailers prepare for this?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

The country’s growing economy and expanding middle class have created a favourable environment for global brands to set up shop and tap into a new consumer base. billion Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) shipments by 2030. In recent years, India has emerged as a major market for luxury brands.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

According to HSBC research , more than half of Australian mid-size companies are planning to expand offshore in 2023, and enter at least one new foreign market. But, with consumers facing rising inflation and cost of living pressures across the world, the stakes for international expansion are high.

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RetailMinded

JULY 29, 2023

According to McKinsey & Company , 75% of consumers are exploring new shopping behaviors, indicating a significant change in their preferences and priorities. Understanding Changing Consumer Behavior The retail industry is undoubtedly no longer what it used to be; customer shopping habits and preferences are quickly changing.

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RetailMinded

JULY 29, 2023

According to McKinsey & Company , 75% of consumers are exploring new shopping behaviors, indicating a significant change in their preferences and priorities. Understanding Changing Consumer Behavior The retail industry is undoubtedly no longer what it used to be; customer shopping habits and preferences are quickly changing.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

“The First Nations Advisory Board provides us with the capacity to make a meaningful contribution to Closing the Gap, drawing on collective expertise and informed insights to make meaningful change,” said advisory board chair and Woolworths Group’s managing director of B2B and Everyday Needs Claire Peters. I certainly can’t wait.”.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“Our retail customers use Matterport technology in a variety of different ways, whether that’s creating a virtual showroom where consumers can shop for holiday gifts or using digital twins to remotely manage store design and operations,” said Conway Chen, Vice President of Business Development of Matterport. Read the case study.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 10, 2022

Irish homeware brand, Murmur has today announced plans to open its first-ever standalone store as part of longer-term ambitions to roll out more stores across the UK and Ireland. . Murmur will sell lines across bedding, soft furnishings, gifting and home fragrance at The Boulevard.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Fine jewellery retailer Fairfax & Roberts has a long history of connecting with consumers at some of life’s biggest milestones. Here, managing director Irene Deutsch shares an insight into her own career journey, lessons learned from the past year and the ways the brand is staying relevant with the modern consumer.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Retailers are enduring dynamic and challenging times as supply-chain disruption continues and consumer behaviour changes, both brought on by living in the Covid era. Consumers increasingly want a seamless and consistent shopping experience across a growing number of offline and online touchpoints. Offer gift cards.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Global toy company Lego opened its biggest store in the world in Sydney, Australia, this week, bringing its highly interactive, direct-to-consumer shopping experience to new heights. As a result we’ve got a lot of global attention from the Lego community and the senior management team in Denmark.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

The Australia-based website offers fashion, footwear, homewares, garden, health, food, liquor and gifts, with brands and products selected by the Starts at 60 team to meet older shoppers’ needs. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that one in six consumers over the age of 65 plan to shop online more as a result of Covid.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2023

But the steady expansion of the group’s retail network, combined with the recovery in consumer spending after pandemic-control measures shifted in Q4, helped mitigate the majority of the impact during the financial year. Its future growth plan will focus on quality expansion and enhancing the productivity of its existing retail networks.

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Retail Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Shopping centres are so much more than a place to purchase a new outfit or a loved one’s birthday gift. Jade Wilkie, marketing manager of Glasgow-based The Forge Shopping Centre , explores how shopping centres play a crucial role in helping communities thrive. Additionally, there are further employment opportunities beyond retail.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2024

Here, the focus is on achieving balanced growth, anchoring strategies in long-term value creation through strategic pricing, effective customer relationship management, and a thorough grasp of unit economics. These aspects often significantly influence where consumers choose to spend their money.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

According to PwC, trust has declined in the past year with only 30 per cent of people saying they have trust in consumer markets compared to 32 per cent the year prior. The latter may take longer to implement but the next eight weeks could be spent creating an execution plan.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Kmart is supporting its charity partner The Salvation Army, donating $50,000 in Kmart gift cards and $25,000 of products to help support cyclone-affected communities. Through this initiative, customers can donate directly, or redeem or gift a service at a later date. At this stage, this is the crux of the initiative,” she said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Kmart is supporting its charity partner The Salvation Army, donating $50,000 in Kmart gift cards and $25,000 of products to help support cyclone-affected communities. Through this initiative, customers can donate directly, or redeem or gift a service at a later date. At this stage, this is the crux of the initiative,” she said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

As Daunt remarked during the panel, indie bookstores are doing much better than big-chain retailers largely because they have been able to adapt to the environment around them and fine-tune their offerings to what the local consumers are looking for.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2023

Pop Mart recently acquired UK-based retailing company, Mogic, as part of its plan to strengthen its presence in the European market, and it has opened its first store in Malaysia, ahead of further growth in Southeast Asia. There are several countries in the pipeline and we will announce which ones once the plan is firmed up,” he added.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It’s all part of the shopping centre’s plan to lure shoppers, office workers, and uni students back to the CBD for peak season. IR: What are your expectations for consumer spending this holiday trading period? In the lead-up to Christmas 2021, consumer spending on ‘treat yourself’ purchases are as common as gift-giving purchases.

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