Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

Singh believes that consumer spending habits tend to follow festive spending patterns. The company’s recent study showed that consumers are still buying products they value despite the rising costs for non-negotiable items. Consumers were likely shopping more during lunch hour as they were fasting.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Lockdowns with little advance notice, panic buying, supply chain disruptions, hastily made changes to health and safety regulations, and extreme swings in consumer needs and expectations. How did they fare and how have consumers changed due to their pandemic experience? Consumers unevenly impacted. Changed shopping behaviours….

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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 3, 2021

A cursory glance through the history books shows us how patterned and predictable the impact of a crisis is on innovation. The effect of the pandemic on society is highly patterned and predictable. New technologies have sprung up to connect consumers at a time of increasing distance. Crisis: a connection catalyst.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Covid-19 restrictions have changed how we physically shop but the pandemic has also changed the way we think about shopping, particularly aspirational experiences. So what does aspirational shopping look like now for Covid-weary, emotionally needy shoppers? Consumers are placing a premium on the romanticised ‘village life’.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Marketplace shopping has become mainstream in Australia, with 93 percent of consumers using platforms like Amazon, Catch and Temu to search, discover and purchase new products last year. Notably, 80 percent of shoppers who were in the $200,000 income bracket bought on Amazon, reflecting its strong reach among higher-income consumers.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2023

In the face of a mounting cost-of-living crisis, consumer spending is changing rapidly. According to Fifth Dimension’s research, consumers make the vast majority of their purchasing decisions – as much as 90 per cent – unconsciously, Spooner told Inside Retail. In other words, their shopping behaviour becomes unconscious.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

Much of the food industry rests on trust – a sense of safety and security that has to be present if a consumer is to dare take a bite of any manufacturer’s product. They don’t want to be the contact that passes the consumer dud food, right? Where does it come from? How has it been made? What are the ingredients listed on the pack?

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

While e-commerce adoption skyrocketed all around the world at the peak of the pandemic, perhaps more interesting was the rate at which older consumers embraced online retail. In South Korea, for example, roughly 60 per cent of the population presently purchase fast moving consumer goods online. The significance of older omnishoppers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2024

And it is becoming increasingly apparent that the government, retail industry and consumers will all need to play a part in easing the current economic circumstances. The nationwide drop in consumer spending due to the rising cost of essential goods and services has created a prevailing narrative of greedy price-gouging retailers.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 23, 2024

From traditional brick-and-mortar stores to the rise of e-commerce, product startups have had to adapt and keep up with changing consumer behavior. In recent years, technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences have caused significant disruptions in the retail landscape.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

Aldi Australia says it continues to explore opportunities to offer online shopping, however, it has downplayed media reports of an imminent move and says comments made by one of its executives were “slightly misconstrued”. Last August, Aldi trialled a limited online shopping offer, allowing customers to buy some Special Buy items.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2022

Covid has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. We’ve seen panic buying, the rise of the “homebody economy” and a strong shift towards contactless shopping. Consumption patterns changed significantly due to closed borders, restricted shopping, stay-at-home orders and general uncertainty.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dressing modestly shouldn’t be a barrier to being stylish, but there are a few more considerations we need to make when we go shopping. My experience of shopping in Australia is up and down. As a veiled woman, I struggle to hit the elusive trifecta when I’m shopping: quality, suitability, and style. Image: Supplied.

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Retail Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Post Office is evolving and expanding its retail offering in branches to turn them into one-stop shops to further support communities, by helping to fill the gap left by the demise of local high streets.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 8, 2024

AliExpress, an international online retail marketplace under Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group, today launches its inaugural Consumer Insights report exploring the online shopping landscape across Europe. Online shopping […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch!

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Cyber Monday, the first Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, is set to be the biggest US online shopping day of the year as merchants have stepped up online promotions. Yet “consumers were patient, diligent, and they played a game of discount chicken. And “consumers clicked the buy button,” spending $16.4

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As we venture into 2024, Australian retailers stand at the crossroads of evolving consumer behaviours, economic uncertainties, and technological advancements. Surprisingly, over a third of global shoppers planned to start their shopping before the official Black Friday kickoff, according to ShipStation’s Peak Season survey.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2021

According to a recent online consumer study , published by the e-commerce accelerator, Pattern, 86 per cent of Australians have made a purchase online in the past month. As Australians grapple with life in and out of lockdown, online shopping has become the go-to for necessary (and some unnecessary) items.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Making the whole international shopping experience seamless is a journey that takes time, so don’t expect everything to be perfect right away,” she continues. Even better, she says, look at ways to integrate another shopping experience if customers want to exchange goods, by offering incentives for additional orders.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 28, 2023

Then, not so long ago, the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant changes to the way people shop, and those changes are expected to continue even as the pandemic fades away. One of the most important shifts is the increased use of e-commerce and online shopping. There have been changes in priorities around consumer spending.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Google has unveiled new search functions aimed at improving the online shopping experience, including allowing consumers to see retailers’ in-store inventory from wherever they are using their device. A screenshot of Google’s new shopping search feature.

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Dezeen

JUNE 24, 2023

London studio Alex Cochrane Architects has created a trio of museum shops at the recently revamped National Portrait Gallery in London. Arched architectural details are repeated in the displays The main shop's two adjoining rooms have impressive ceiling heights of between six and 7.5

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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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RetailMinded

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Businesses have effectively moved away from traditional sales techniques and eagerly seized the opportunities provided by direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales due to the quick progress of digital technology. This involves detailed research and data analytics to gain insights into consumer trends and tastes.

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Parcel Pending

AUGUST 9, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, consumers are always on the move—whether it’s a quick trip to the grocery store, collecting packages, or making an impromptu visit to grab a forgotten item from an online order placed the previous night. Delivery to home remains a favorite among consumers.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s a trend that’s also playing out close to home with Roy Morgan’s Future of Australian Retail address highlighting the dichotomy between the $8 billion in sales cheap offshore marketplaces are sucking out of the market versus the increase in people wanting to shop more ethically and sustainably while still looking for quality.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

Pattern Australia has released its fourth annual report on consumer considerations and e-commerce. DTC is also a big winner with most consumers anticipating they will spend more online via a brand’s own digital channels. . 44 per cent of e-commerce consumers are planning to spend more on marketplaces in 2022.

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CAAD

MAY 16, 2024

This is reflected in the recovery of occupancy levels in major shopping centers, which have surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Demand for prime locations has experienced a notable increase , with numerous new openings on the main shopping streets of Madrid and Barcelona.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

Consumer tech brand Casetify chose Earth Day in April to highlight the potential for repurposing waste in the brand’s most ambitious multi-market promotion yet. In tandem with celebrating creativity, Casetify is also actively educating consumers on the importance of recycling, sparking dialogues about sustainability through the art.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

The company’s scam detection technology analyses transaction patterns, previous reports from other customers as well as merchant behaviours and attributes, to either add or remove vendors from these high-risk lists. Westpac head of Fraud, Ben Young said: “We encourage customers to remain vigilant when shopping online.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

However, Venus et Fleur’s latest location, the luxury gifting brand’s 10th store, at the River Oaks District shopping complex in Houston, Texas, makes the case for bringing back a bold aesthetic. The captivating interplay of pattern and scale evokes a romantic, oversized rose garden.

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Retail Focus

MAY 14, 2024

Understanding them will surely add value to your high-end retail strategies, like maximizing hyperphysical retail , and offer your valued clients with a more customized shopping experience. These banks, in turn, will encourage their existing CMA holders to shop with you so they can enjoy more perks and exclusive benefits.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2021

While ten years ago, most consumers would have preferred to purchase furniture and homeware brand-new, another option has been growing in popularity: using second-hand. People may reuse items of their own, buy used items from friends or on second-hand goods websites, or they might purchase from vintage shops.

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E Delevry

JUNE 16, 2022

ASOS has seen a “significant increase” in returns rates in the UK and Europe towards the end of the three months ended 31 May 2022 which it says reflects inflationary pressures on consumers. The post ASOS blames high returns rates on inflationary pressures on consumers appeared first on eDelivery.net.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

This deviation from the norm suggests a proactive response to the increasingly competitive landscape, which has seen online shopping platforms, including Pinduoduo, slashing prices of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro by up to 16 per cent since the beginning of the year. So, spending on electronics has been significantly reduced.

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