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The key to better boards? More women with hands-on retail experience

Inside Retail

A 2016 survey by the National Retail Association found 40 per cent of full-time managers in the industry across Australia were female with around 1700 in CEO or managing director roles. The skill sets of individual directors in finance, technology and marketing, etc, are valuable but a director also must understand the business.

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How technology can drive meaningful engagement between store staff and shoppers

Inside Retail

Consumers shopping in physical stores are seeking a more personalised and relevant engagement with retailers today, based on their needs and desires – they want more than conversations with sales associates merely trying to sell them something. Cook is referring to one of the key takeaways from the 2024 Omnichannel Leadership Report.

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Analysis: The driving force behind Hong Kong’s retail revolution

Inside Retail

Companies in the country are continuously ramping up their marketing efforts, with 70 per cent of companies saying they are expanding their content marketing to reach consumers in a new and informed way. The market size is currently worth about 1 trillion yuan, up from 433.8 New operations. billion yuan in 2019.

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Brick & Mortar Remains King: The Value of In-Store Experiences

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Clearly, the year 2020 was the year of e-tailing, e- shopping , and eCommerce with Digital Commerce 360 reporting that US “ retail chains will end the year with a collective 76.8% However, don’t write off brick and mortar retail stores yet. Put simply: customers want to purchase effortlessly and seamlessly across every platform.