Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Australia’s e-commerce market is projected to reach $91.5 billion in 2025, according to research house GlobalData. According to GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics , online sales in Australia grew by 16.8 per cent last year and the company expects them to grow by a further 13.4 per cent this year, to reach $60.6 billion. Shivani Gupta, banking and payments senior analyst at GlobalData, said the high growth during the past few years has been driven by growing Internet penetration, the availability

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As physical retail evolves, design and experience have become more powerful tools than ever. The Creative Retail Awards have recognised the retail industry’s best companies and talent since 2018. With categories including sustainable solutions, omnichannel innovations, VM schemes, POP/POS, shopfitting and Store Design, the Awards recognise talent across the full spectrum of retail design and display.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The digital era has brought hitherto unimaginable volumes of both information and misinformation to our fingertips, to the point where many have lost confidence in the trustworthiness of the content they read online. A combination of long-standing consumer skepticism towards marketing and the combative political environment in which we now live has accentuated and fueled continued distrust of the internet as a reliable source of truth.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When Pringles updated its mascot for the first time in 20 years last month – snipping Mr. P’s hair and adding a pair of expressive eyebrows – the internet and design community were divided. Many mourned the moustachioued mascot’s former appearance, particularly his distinctive floppy hair.

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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Over the last six years, Marley Spoon has fine tuned its meal kit offering for Australians. Now, it’s looking to do the same for its four-legged family members. The global business is set to make its mark on Australia’s $2.9 billion pet food industry with the launch of dog food subscription service Bezzie — meaning “best friend”. Leveraging Marley Spoon’s e-commerce, marketing and delivery capabilities, Bezzie aims to provide the same high level of personalisation and convenience that its

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Tea brand Tetley is set to launch a campaign as part of a £2.5m marketing drive. The “For the love of tea, For the Love of Tetley” campaign kicks off with a TV advert that “celebrates all the ways we love tea”, from taking a flask of original Tetley to a rainy sports match, to. This story continues at Tetley celebrates Britain’s love of tea with TV campaign.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Gin brand Whitley Neill is launching its first ever TV advert as part of a wider £5m campaign. The advert will debut today and run until mid-December, supported by outdoor print advertising and social media content. The advert features the brand’s four core gins – London Dry, Rhubarb & Ginger, Raspberry and Blood Orange. Simon. This story continues at Whitley Neill hits TV screens with first-ever TV advert.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A new partnership between the Customer Experience Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology’s Department of Management and Marketing and retail strategy agency The General Store aims to train the next generation of business leaders and inspire them to pursue careers in retail. Starting in 2022, the partnership will give students in Swinburne’s postgraduate marketing strategy course the opportunity to work on real briefs for The General Store’s clients, such as BWS and BCF, receive gue

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Red Bull is set to make its latest Summer Edition a permanent addition to its line-up, following the “success” of the flavour worldwide and consumer demand. Red Bull Cactus Fruit, which was initially launched in March this year, will be permanently available from November in a 250ml can retailing at £1.35. It will join existing. This story continues at Red Bull makes latest summer flavour permanent addition.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Kim Kardashian West’s shapewear brand, Skims, is collaborating with Fendi on a new clothing collection, the companies said on Monday. The new collection of body-hugging apparel is slated to be launched on Nov 9 and was jointly designed by Kardashian West and British fashion designer Kim Jones, said Fendi, LVMH’s Italian luxury fashion house.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Spar is launching its own-label Christmas range in a new red packaging for this year. The new packaging will “ensure customers will easily identify their Christmas favourites”, with the new colour aligning with the brand’s in-store and online marketing. Spar is also expanding its festive range with Spar Pigs in Blankets (300g; £3) and Spar. This story continues at Spar updates festive own-label range.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

‘Hi there, can I help you find anything?’ If you open many retail websites or social media pages now, you are likely to see this kind of message pop up. Sometimes it is accompanied by a name and even an image of a person. Yet most of the time, it’s not actually a super responsive employee who happened to notice you logged onto their page. It’s probably a chatbot: computer programs designed to facilitate conversations with customers online.

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VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The French government has introduced new legislation that could impose a minimum shipping fee for new books in a move to protect its book industry from Amazon (Seattle) and the online behemoth’s shipping discounts, according to Reuters. This would be the latest efforts from the French government to combat Amazon’s grip on its book market. Senator Laure Dracos drafted the law, citing that it would help to regulate “distorted competition.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

PayPal is not pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest at this time, the online payments provider said on Sunday, responding to market rumors. Earlier in the week, it was reported that the payments behemoth had offered to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest for $45 billion, or about $70 per share, mostly in stock. Pinterest did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside of business hours.

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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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Drytac

OCTOBER 25, 2021

By Peter Bourgeois , Territory Sales Manager at Drytac. Traditionally, the main focus for print service providers has been to promote their services and products to customers to win new and repeat business. However, in what is now an incredibly busy market where many companies are offering similar services, it may be time to alter this approach to help your business stand out from the crowd.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Retailers are facing a tough fourth quarter of 2021 as rising costs outweigh increasing demand, according to a leading group of retail analysts. The KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT), says that costs have already prompted some retail profit warnings despite expectations of a surge in spending at Christmas. In a statement this week, the RTT. This story continues at Rising costs and increasing demand set retailers a tricky balancing act.

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VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Young shoppers will lean heavily on brick and mortar in the run-up to Christmas, a new survey says. Seventy percent of Gen Z consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping in-store this season, according to the 15th Annual Holiday Shopping Survey from Accenture. Perhaps surprisingly, 54% of baby boomers anticipate doing most of their shopping online.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

More than five million illicit cigarettes were seized from local shops in the first six months of 2021 in Operation CeCe, a joint enforcement effort between National Trading Standards (NTS) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The haul of illicit products included more than 1,700kg of hand rolled tobacco and 66kg of shisha. In. This story continues at Crackdown on illicit tobacco yields £2.7m haul from local stores.

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VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Amazon.com Inc. (Seattle) has announced its new services called Amazon Local Selling which will offer in-store pick-up and local delivery for businesses, according to a company press release. Third-party sellers that use Amazon will be able to list their products in Amazon’s store for customers in a designated/local area for in-store pick-up or local delivery.

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Onyx

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Adding color to a room is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change the look of a space, but is choosing a color for your space really that big of a deal? Why yes, it really is! Color is so much more than the color itself. Color plays an essential role in our lives. It is a visual language understood throughout the world [1]. It occurs naturally in our surroundings and often helps us identify one thing from another.

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Humans are innately drawn to anything that sparks a visceral experience connecting to memory and experiences. Top Impression Bakery embodies.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A youth campaign group has said its research shows products that claim to be healthy can be high in fat, sugar or salt. Bite Back 2030 has called for clearer labelling after its survey of more than 500 food and drink products driven by marketing with healthy claims found that more fell into the unhealthy. This story continues at Youth campaign demands better labelling to stop unhealthy food pretending to be healthy.

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Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The office complex, part of the Sanlorenzo Headquarters in Ameglia is immersed in the greenery of the Montemarcello-Magra natural park.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Property experts are lining up alongside retailers to put pressure on the government to deliver the promised reform of business rates more quickly. The Autumn statement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak this Wednesday (27 October) is seen as a crucial point in the reform process. John Webber, head of business rates at property specialist Colliers, said. This story continues at Property specialists back retailers on the need for rapid business rates reform.

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VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Allbirds (San Francisco) has announced it is targeting a valuation near $2.2 billion for its initial public offering (IPO), according to CNBC , with 19.2 million shares priced between $12 and $14. As of now no date has been announced for its IPO but it will be listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker BIRD. When Allbirds filed for its IPO in August, it still hadn’t turned a profit.

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Retail Store Windows

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Wow, look how beautiful this scheme is.! In conjunction with Emily Moore, the brand have installed this incredible scheme which we believe is called Wilds of Love. Artist collaborations are of course not new but what a great way to showcase their work and have an amazing scheme too. Win, win then. Check out our fantastic sponsors below for incredible Visual Merchandising solutions or click on the banners on the side of the main page at www.retailstorewindows.com Don't forget you can also join ou

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More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Consumer confidence fell by one percentage point in the third quarter of 2021, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Overall confidence was dented by reduced optimism around personal finances, specifically in the level of debt (down two percentage points to -4%) and household disposable income (down nine percentage points to -21%).

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Snatch is a daring newcomer on the Riga restaurant scene. While working on the design, Open AD deep-dived into Italian.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Leading charities and health organisations are urging defibrillator owners in the retail sector to register their devices on a new national database, called The Circuit, which could help save thousands of lives from cardiac arrests in the coming years.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Brought to you by Retail Insider and Flooid. The Name: Mercato Metropolitano. The Place: Despite sounding Italian and being founded by an Italian in Italy and generally smelling Italian all over there is surprisingly not an outlet of the sustainable artisan market concept anywhere in Italy at all. The Story: Less surprising maybe is the success which the urban markets have had in that foodhall-loving city London meaning that it’s nearly up to three units already (more of that later).

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