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What China’s latest retail sales reveal about changing consumer spending

Inside Retail

Reporting by the business media of retail sales and other economic data produced by governments in developing Asia is often too trusting. Officially then, China’s retail sales rose by 4.7 The online share of total retail sales is now 23 per cent. billion, Same-store sales grew by 6.6

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Australian retail sales are looking strong

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales reached a record high in the last three months of 2021. The fourth quarter sales data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed an 8.2 per cent increase in sales. The only industry to see a decline was food retailing, which fell by 1.6 per cent. per cent. . per cent and 10.2

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Inflation, not volume, will drive retail sales growth until 2025 – report

Inside Retail

The quarterly Deloitte Access Economics’ Retail Forecasts finds that – based on trend analysis – real retail spending during the quarter to March 31 ran 6.2 per cent ahead of what might have been expected had Covid-19 not disrupted markets from early 2020. He expects retail sales by volume will increase by an average of only 1.1

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10 Different Techniques to Try to Increase High-End Retail Sales

Retail Focus

While all retail stores use similar marketing techniques , high-end retail stores have to use that blueprint and turn it on its head. 10 Different Techniques to Increase Luxury Sales Figures Gucci, Dior, and Chanel can get by with just name recognition alone, but your brand will need something more.

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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is still the focus On the other hand, he said that China remains attractive but has dropped three spots driven by the overall softer economic outlook of the country.

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GoTo and Alibaba lead the charge in Asia-Pacific’s booming retail market

Inside Retail

Leading market research firm Euromonitor International has just unveiled its 2023 rankings for the Top 10 fastest growing and biggest retailers in Asia Pacific, with Indonesia’s GoTo stealing the spotlight. Meanwhile, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba reigned supreme with a retail value close to half a trillion U.S.

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RBC Expert Call. Spain Fashion Retail Market Outlook with Alfonso Segura

Fashion Retail

Continuing the series of conversations with RBC Capital Markets, a collaboration which began several years ago, this time revolves around discussions on the market situation in Spain, its characteristics regarding retail sales costs, as well as variations in consumer behavior in Europe and Spain, pre-owned market outlook, among other topics.