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Why retailers should be like Kmart and Target and review their tech stacks

Inside Retail

As marketing budgets continue to shrink in the face of economic uncertainty, many in the C-suite are trying to find ways to save money while maintaining, or preferably increasing, sales. But it’s not just the retail behemoths that can save money and even improve customer experience with a back-end review. Smaller retailers can, too.

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TikTok versus Instagram: Who is dominating social commerce in 2022?

Inside Retail

Social commerce, or purchasing products and services within social platforms, represented just 4 per cent of the US retail e-commerce market in 2021. Millennials’ and Gen Z’s reliance on social media and willingness to make in-app purchases are fuelling wider adoption – and a sort of transformation.

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Why bricks-and-mortar is still critical in China

Inside Retail

The retail experience for physical bricks-and-mortar stores is undergoing a revolution at the moment. From Chang’s perspective, physical bricks-and-mortar stores are still very much a priority for retailers. He believes that the physical touch point is something that is crucial to the purchasing experience in the retail sector.

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Beauty dupes are all the rage, but are they ethical? It’s complicated

Inside Retail

Many businesses across various retail industries are noticing a decline in discretionary spending. Affordable beauty brands take product development inspiration, a term used loosely, from the most popular high-end, luxury must-haves and offer them at a price that simply cannot be ignored. You be the judge.

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Custom Packaging Trends 2024: Three Innovations Transforming the Retail & Restaurant Industries

CRP

Custom Packaging Trends 2024: Three Innovations Transforming the Retail & Restaurant Industries Packaging was once considered merely a container for products. Image Courtesy of Creative Retail Packaing / Client Girlfriend Collective Recyclable Packaging Recyclable packaging conserves resources by allowing its materials to be repurposed.

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Squad shopping and self-improvement: Five consumer trends to watch in 2023

Inside Retail

This shift will see shoppers engaging more with brands that have strong environmental and social credentials. While these consumer behaviours are wide and varied, we can expect marked growth in rental, re-commerce and subscription retail markets and a decrease in people buying ‘brand new’ products.

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The Art & Science of Visual Merchandising [Inside the Evolution of Retail]

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to a retailer today, and the response will likely be somewhat different than the answer to that same question several years ago. That’s because the retail experience is evolving. Retail merchandising is an art and science,” according to enterprise business website SmartSheet.com. Aspirational Retailing.