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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Landlords face the immediate challenge of finding suitable replacement tenants for the vacant shopfronts but they also must focus on the threat to future sales growth posed by potentially lower foot-traffic and spending. Drawing on Australian Bureau of Statistics data, Australia Post reported that online sales claimed 16.3

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What is Omni-channel Retail?

Retail Bound

The retail landscape has been dramatically changing in recent years, forcing businesses to accommodate multiple channels when selling to consumers. Finding a way to sell across all channels, is where the concept of omni-channel retailing comes in. Retail stores is by far the largest retail market segment at $6.5

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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. Direct-to-Consumer Brands Embracing Physical Stores.

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“A big vote of confidence”: Why Walmart’s store upgrades are key

Inside Retail

Go-to destination for grocery According to Statista , a German data and analytics platform, in the US, Walmart’s net sales grew by seven per cent year on year in the 2023 fiscal year. Currently, Walmart is the largest retailer in the US, with over double the retail sales of its nearest competitors. billion in 2017.

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