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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. Despite being digital natives, 88% plan to visit a physical store during the Christmas shopping period.

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How Temple & Webster plans to use AI, private labels to reach $1b in sales

Inside Retail

Temple & Webster also has plans to achieve $1 billion in annual sales within the next three to five years. The brand has also increased its promotional activity and marketing investment. It plans to increase its brand spend in the upcoming financial year. We’re not planning to do any mass cost reduction.

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Navigating the unique challenges of holiday shopping in 2023

Inside Retail

Such economic strain is leading to behavioural changes in the way consumers are shopping and planning their festive budgets. The last quarter of the year typically sees retailers jump behind any promotional event as a way to entice consumers over competition. But this shouldn’t just be a retail race to the bottom.

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Super Saturday predicted to be UK’s busiest in-store shopping day of Peak Trading, according to Sensormatic Solutions

Retail Focus

Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , today announced its predictions for the UK’s busiest shopping days of Peak Trading 2023. This compares to 38% of shoppers who planned to buy Christmas gifts online on Amazon Prime Big Deals Day last week (10 and 11 October).

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Two reports reveal ways to drive discretionary spend in a cost-of-living crisis

Inside Retail

This shift in shopping behaviour is not particularly surprising for retailers but it does present a unique marketing challenge. This shift in shopping behaviour is not particularly surprising for retailers but it does present a unique marketing challenge.

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Joya Touch 22, the ultimate self-shopping companion

Inside Retail

Datalogic’s newest model scanner the Joya Touch 22 opens up a world of opportunity for retailers by dramatically improving the shopping experience of their customers and freeing up staff from checkout duties. A major benefit for shoppers is that they don’t need to hold the device to scan items as they move through the store.

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Pinterest launches new ad features to drive shopping

Inside Retail

Pinterest will roll out new features for brands to promote products and ideas to users, the digital pinboard company said Wednesday, part of an effort to grow online shopping on its site. For example, a creator can make a video post about a dessert recipe, and a baking brand can pay to promote that ad to more users.

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