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So you think it’s time for a digital transformation. Read this first

Inside Retail

Online retail sales showed exceptionally large growth over the main lockdown periods of 2020 and 2021. A recent Australia Post report found that online retail sales growth in 2021 had doubled the pre-pandemic growth baseline, with an annual increase in online sales of 12.3 Brand awareness and marketing strategy.

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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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7 Costly Mistakes to Avoid in Retail

Compliantia

All the while, retail profit margins are shrinking. According to data from CSI Market , the specialty retail sector’s profit margins sat at 35.55% in the first quarter of 2021, down from 36.01% in the previous quarter. . In fact, even as total retail sales saw a 10.6%

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

In fact, China saw its economy strengthen in November 2020, with retail sales expanding by five per cent. Hopefully, as vaccines roll out across Southeast Asia, and the eventual relaxation of the MCO, will set the retail industry firmly on the path to recovery and growth. Strategically located on a gross area of 3.48