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The impact of gamification on retail customer engagement

Inside Retail

Ikea recently debut a line of chairs and desks designed specifically for gamers. Increased engagement leads to higher sales. Shoppers today are happy to be entertained, nudged, challenged, and engaged beyond a product transaction,” said Kate Musgrove, MD at Bazaarvoice at Asia Pacific. Increase customer engagement.

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From Line to TikTok: Exploring APAC’s US$1 trillion social commerce market

Inside Retail

Social commerce is defined as any form of e-commerce that is influenced heavily by real-time communications, authenticity, trust and community. Social platforms such as TikTok , Line, WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram are popular within the APAC region. Line is a good example of the combined power of e-commerce and chat messaging.

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Mannequins and Forms: Check Out the Newest Products for 2021

VMS

PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms. PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms. Along with a range of finishing options and positions available, the line is also 100-percent recyclable. PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms. PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms. PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms.

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Why local retail communities are important, and how retail design can encourage community retailing.

Retail Focus

Examples of brand communities include Apple enthusiasts forming online forums, Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners participating in rallies, or Nike fans engaging on social media. Other brands, such as LuluLemon or Huda Beauty, have invested in the power of digital to grow a following and establish an engaged community.

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Traditional learning methods are failing: How new techniques can succeed

Inside Retail

Now retailers are turning to new digital techniques that boost retention – and their bottom lines. The result, he says, is poor knowledge retention, minimal insights, low engagement and wasted resources of time and money. It’s a very Australian thing to want to pull your socks up for your mates, and get on with the job.”

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Why many retailers are failing to deliver an excellent customer experience

Inside Retail

Speaking to Amie Larter for Inside Retail’s podcast series Retail Untangled, Michael Tutek founder and CEO at retail experience platform Preezie, says every engagement a customer has with a brand contributes to its overall reputation and impression. That’s all about just trying to bridge that gap between online and offline. “It’s

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A-COLD-WALL* Lotte Department Store, Jamsil, Seoul set to launch

Retail Focus

In-keeping with the label’s fundamental tenets of culture and community , Ross seeks to offer Korea’s engaged and informed audience a truly immersive entry into the ACW* universe. A nod to the interplay between natural and manufactured forms, contrast continues across surfaces, tactility key to both collection and store fit.