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E-commerce sales fall as cost-of-living pressures hit consumers

Inside Retail

As inflation and rising interest rates start to bite and reduce consumers’ spending capacity and confidence, Australian e-commerce sales declined sharply in July. . This shows that consumers are researching online to find the product they are after before they head to a retail store to buy it. Search engines. Desktop and tablet.

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Shrink or grow? Predictions for online retail in 2022

Inside Retail

I’ll start with a particularly interesting one that has strong voices on either side: what proportion of sales will be online in 2022? Yet we’ve also seen consumers in locked down states line up for hours to access physical retail as it reopened. The ABS Retail Trade data shows a clear pattern. So which is it?

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From fast food to autos, India’s digitally connected users lure investors

Inside Retail

With the cheapest mobile data rates in the world, thanks to intense competition among telecoms providers, and the explosive growth of social media and personal entertainment, Indian consumers are going digital at a breakneck pace. versus $212.9 for China, data from CLSA showed. Per capita spending on health related items in India was $56.8

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Why retail powerhouse FJ Benjamin is bullish on growth in Southeast Asia

Inside Retail

2022 has been an eventful year for FJ Benjamin, with the MZ Skin brand being pushed into Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, and Cole Haan being introduced to Singapore and Malaysia. Consumers are a lot more aware about hygiene and wellness, and there’s a lot more disposable income being spent in this area,” he noted.

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The Simplest Way to Sell More Electric Cars in America

Robinson Meyer

ET on January 21, 2022 The Rivian R1T, the $75,000 debut pickup from America’s new electric-truck maker, is unlike any vehicle I have ever driven. Virtually every consumer product is sold through one or both of these methods. Dealers contend that they are actually the ones fighting for consumer choice and market competition.