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Gift Flick redefines digital gifting

Inside Retail

However, when it comes to the art of gift-giving, retailers have been challenged to provide a meaningful and timely solution – especially for last-minute shoppers. This tactic brings genuine emotion to the gift exchange, even if the physical item or experience is not delivered on the exact day of the gifting occasion.

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How Country Road dials up personalisation with free digital gifting service

Inside Retail

Iconic Australian retailer Country Road has taken an innovative tech-led approach to maximising gift sales. Gift Flick is an e-commerce plug-in that enables consumers to virtually send any product or gift voucher in an e-tailer’s store. An end to order deadlines for online gift shopping.

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How Salvos aims to break the stigma around secondhand Christmas gifts

Inside Retail

The tradition of gift-giving at Christmas drives billions of dollars in retail sales every year. But the reality is that the pressure to purchase meaningful items for dozens of friends and family members leads to millions of unwanted gifts being purchased each year – only to be thrown away.

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Ikea launches new service to make gift giving easier

Inside Retail

Ikea Australia has launched a gift registry service to make gift giving and receiving easier for customers. On the Ikea Family account, customers need to create a ‘Gift Registry’ with their desired products and share this list with their family and friends to browse, choose and complete purchases online or at an Ikea store near them.

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ProCook Opens 60th Store at atria Watford Shopping Centre

Retail Focus

The new store at atria Watford Shopping Centre in the Greater London area is the brand’s 60 th store to open. We can’t wait to bring the exceptional shopping experience we’ve become known for to atria Watford. The post ProCook Opens 60th Store at atria Watford Shopping Centre appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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How, where and what shoppers are buying in the final week before Christmas

Inside Retail

These are pressing questions that many in the industry will be asking themselves in the final few big shopping days of the year. Bali Christmas honeymoon Chadstone, Australia’s biggest shopping centre, anticipates hosting half a million visitors this week and 4.5 million visitors total over the holiday period.

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Navigating the unique challenges of holiday shopping in 2023

Inside Retail

Such economic strain is leading to behavioural changes in the way consumers are shopping and planning their festive budgets. Consumers have been adopting various strategies to manage their budgets, but they expect more from brands to support their lifestyles. But this shouldn’t just be a retail race to the bottom.

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