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Christmas retail sales tipped to top $60 billion

Inside Retail

Australian Christmas retail sales are predicted to exceed $60 billion, despite the impact of inflation and cost of living problems, according to research from the National Retailers Association (NRA). Covering the pre and post-Christmas shopping periods, that figure would represent a 3.9 per cent increase over last year.

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Aptos survey: 88% of Gen Z shoppers in UK plan to visit a physical store this Golden Quarter

Retail Focus

The report found that the majority of Gen Z shoppers plan to spend more or the same on Christmas gifts compared to last year and that visiting stores during the festive period is a top priority. As this demographic gets older and gains more disposable income, they have become a key audience for retailers to engage.

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Beyond the beach: Richard Facioni outlines plans for Surfstitch

Inside Retail

Data shows the rapid increase in online shopping that defined the first year of the global pandemic has started to fade, as the novelty of lockdowns wears off and government stimuluses run out, and online retailers that once enjoyed record highs are now working harder to drive sales. People don’t have the stimulus.

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Training retail sales teams? Here’s why face-to-face won’t cut it anymore

Inside Retail

We understand that organising training can be time consuming… But, delivering training online can take the hassle out of planning staff training. Training your team with a Learning Management System means that you can push training out to your team in just a matter of clicks. The post Training retail sales teams?

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Former INTU Shopping Centre set to transform into West Midlands leading lifestyle destination

Retail Focus

A multi-million pound programme of investment announced today by Ellandi , a UK privately-owned shopping centre operator, is set to transform Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham into a best-in-class regional retail destination and the most vibrant family lifestyle destination in the West Midlands by July 2025.

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

Inside Retail

How will consumers be spending their dollars in the week leading up to Christmas, what are retailers doing to entice consumers in-store and which retailers will benefit from this? These are pressing questions that many in the industry will be asking themselves in the final few big shopping days of the year.

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How to ensure Black Friday doesn’t become the nightmare before Christmas

Inside Retail

Even before thinking about the specifics, the timing of these sales appears challenging for both retailers and consumers, not to mention supply chains. It’s also an important time for retail staff, with many retailers taking on additional Christmas workforces to keep up with demand. Christmas planning cycles.

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