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Asia’s retail property market is back – get ready for rent increases

Inside Retail

per cent of retail sales, official government figures from Singstat show, down from 13.0 Even the shopping-centre companies and retail chains that had the most to lose didn’t say a word in anger. Retail property is back and the numbers from the big companies prove it. Singapore is a good case in point.

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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Retail shopping centres face a major challenge rebuilding customer traffic and sales after the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled. Retail chain results for the latest financial year indicate spectacular growth in online sales and, in many instances, a dip in the average sales per store. billion in online sales.

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For Singapore’s Capitaland, the mall comes roaring back

Inside Retail

E-commerce in Singapore had a couple of bumper years in 2020-21, but online sales growth plateaued in 2022 as a percentage of Singapore’s retail sales : for Capitaland’s malls, many of them part of integrated mixed-use projects, it was time to start taking full advantage of normalisation.

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Do retailers have enough cash in the post-Covid coffers to stay afloat?

Inside Retail

Many shopkeepers and larger retail chains are saying the market feels like we’re already in the throes of a recession , despite Australia’s official retail sales numbers for May showing a respectable 0.7 That’s not the only difference between the two markets. per cent increase on May last year.

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What is Omni-channel Retail?

Retail Bound

Although many new product companies are finding success selling on Shopify or Amazon, online sales still only represent 20% of all retail sales, whereas offline channels like brick-and-mortar locations, catalog, TV Shopping and Reward and Incentive markets represent 80%. It is a $3.9

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Get to Know Robert Bruza – Retailbound’s Director of Business Development

Retail Bound

Many companies who are either just starting out, selling direct, or even on Amazon, don’t always understand the value and diversity of today’s multi-faceted retail channels. My goal this year is to create a broader awareness about the modern retail ecosystem and help young brands make better educated go-to-market decisions.

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Brick & Mortar Remains King: The Value of In-Store Experiences

Parcel Pending

Clearly, the year 2020 was the year of e-tailing, e- shopping , and eCommerce with Digital Commerce 360 reporting that US “ retail chains will end the year with a collective 76.8% However, don’t write off brick and mortar retail stores yet. growth in eCommerce ” 1. Leveraging the Power of BOPIL with Artificial Intelligence.