Small Biz Trends

JUNE 20, 2022

Figures shown in FreddieMac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), show that as of June 16, the average rate on a 30-year loan is now 5.78%, rising from 5.23%. Mortgage Rates Make Historically Biggest Weekly Jump – Highest Since 2008. Mortgage rates have surged this week, moving up by more than half a percentage point.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is the highest rate in nearly 41 years. High inflation is weighing on shoppers’ budgets, with 62% expecting their living costs to increase even further over the next six months, according to data from Ernst & Young’s (EY) Future Consumer Index. Targeted marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

From preventing foodborne illness outbreaks to revealing specific calorie counts, labels have evolved to meet the needs of consumers, providing the context and critical information to impact daily decision-making. It also shows up in a business’ bottom line, given that eco-conscious consumers are willing to pay 9.7%

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

Culture Kings is an Australian retail phenomenon, what started as a Carrara market stall in 2008 evolved into an international retailer being listed on the stock exchange with a $600 million valuation. Create the brand, the emotion, the resonance, break [consumers] patterns so they remember you,” concluded Beard.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

House of Representatives has issued a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission, urging the market regulator to require that Shein certify that it does not use Uyghur forced labor before the company is allowed to launch a U.S. We have zero tolerance for forced labor.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

The brand’s fifth store in Singapore, which is located in Ion Orchard, features an “enhanced shopping experience” that aims to introduce more consumers to Desigual through a new perspective on the brand. When it comes to Singapore, the brand landed in the island republic back in 2008, and later expanded to different markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

for 2021 — the highest annual rate since 2008’s 3.8%. Kannan, the Dean’s Chair in Marketing Science at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. That increases trust with the consumers, and you will hold on to them for a longer time if they trust you more,” said Kannan. Smith School of Business.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Starbucks Australia has sought out expertise to revolutionise the way it serves coffee using more sustainable cups, and in the process, it could potentially fix its popularity – or lack thereof – in the local market. Starbucks Australia confirmed a new way to consume take-away coffee will be created and introduced for Australians in 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As consumers around the world have minimized the amount of time they spend outside their homes, many created digital accounts to conveniently shop online. This data can now be used to help retailers better understand consumer needs, capitalize on digital commerce and track customer shopping patterns over time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

Vasos joined Dollar General in 2008 as the company’s EVP, Division President and CMO. Under Vasos’ leadership, Dollar General experienced extraordinary growth with the company’s annual sales revenue increasing by more than 80% while its market capitalization doubled to approximately $58 billion.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

The amount of natural resources consumed and waste produced is snowballing. And let’s not forget the power of consumers. Most ultra-fast fashion brands emerged in the late 2010s following the most well known, Shein, founded in 2008. We’re on a downward spiral, from fast fashion to ultra-fast fashion. Cheap clothing at what cost?

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2024

In the touristy Saint-Ouen flea market, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete in this summer’s Paris Olympics, police officers swarmed in at dawn on April 3 and shut down 11 stores selling counterfeit bags and shoes. Seventy tonnes of products were destroyed in March alone, the letter said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2023

Inside Retail: To start with, can you discuss how Superdry and Replay Jeans are going in the Australian market Alastair Davies: Absolutely. It’s been in the market since 2008, and is well established. We have been in the market for just under 12 months now, and are still in the launch phase of the brand. AD: Absolutely.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

However, in the past two decades, the American mall has been standing on shaky ground due to factors like the 2008 recession and, more recently, the butterfly effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. Consumers have a lot of choices about where to shop and when they drive to malls, they want more than a functional experience.” per cent and 15.3

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped. According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

This article delves into the psychological effects of the Olympics, explores how they influence consumer behaviour and provides insights into what retailers can do to capture and extend the positive sentiments the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will generate. Let’s break some of them down and look at a few examples more closely.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

With high inflation and climbing interest rates, consumer sentiment is set to plunge further, with retail spending set to decline in the June quarter. But what are the implications of a retail recession, and just how damaging will it be for retailers and consumers? The consumer is certainly hurting,” he said.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2023

” There are real benefits to being able to virtually try on products online, as Stephanie Horton, senior director of commerce marketing at Google, pointed out in an official statement about the launch. The first commercial use of AR is believed to have occurred in 2008. In 2020, 83.1 million in the year prior.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

This collapse follows the demise of Australian furniture brand Brosa late last year – which cited declining sales and cash flow pressures – as well as heightened challenges faced by small-to-medium sized retailers that are struggling to cope with rising costs, and a slowdown in foot traffic and consumer activity. The jury is out.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). These brands, often unique or even unknown to the market, satisfied the desire for individuality. The Decline of the West.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While the NRF has yet to release its total sales projections for the season, its early consumer research reveals that consumers plan to spend an average of $875 this holiday season, in line with the five-year average — and most of that money will be spent online. Provide flexible scheduling.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We don’t have a COVID-19 crystal ball to see how this uncertainty will pan out, but we can see that consumer spending is shifting amid the pandemic. Disposable income and the savings rates for consumers — despite the nearly Great-Depression-level unemployment numbers — are at multi-year highs. Consumers may do one of three things: 1.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Market Performance Group announces the passing of Rhonda Johnson after a brief battle with metastatic melanoma. Over her career, Rhonda was recognized for her many achievements, including the “Top Women in Industry” Award in 2008. Region, of Merck Consumer Care, a division of Merck & Co., PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. –

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Now, Bogg Founder and CEO Kim Vaccarella is bringing the bag to even more consumers thanks to a new partnership with Target. However, this latest expansion has kickstarted a new growth trajectory for the business, which started in 2008. I visit them, and we text about what’s hot in the market, what new colorways they’re seeing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2021

The Chinese ecommerce market was forecast to hit $1.62 Chinese consumers have a growing interest, and affinity for, Western brands and products, particularly in the luxury sector. Challenges to Succeeding in the Chinese Market. Analyzing the Scale and Breadth of the Opportunity. and Europe. Harnessing Search for Digital Success.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

of its sales through the direct-to-consumer channel during the latest quarter. Like the rest of the industry we have seen a structural shift in the shopping behavior of the consumer — a change that has been further accelerated by the global health crisis,” said Diane Sullivan, CEO, President and Chairman of Caleres in a statement.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Founded in 2008, Shein (originally SheInside) started out as a wedding dress business. And thanks to the data-driven business model, pushed by founder and CEO Chris Xu , previously a successful SEO consultant, Shein has continued to grow its overseas market presence. Retailers in particular use this tactic a lot.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

From 3D billboards to spatial scent to ChatGPT, meet the brands leading the next wave of multisensory retail innovations, and learn best practices to help strengthen your brand’s sensory presence in this new, multi-dimensional experience market. 2008, April 8). The Effects of 3D Billboards on Consumers’ Attention and Awareness.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Situated at the exit to the A2 Cernica motorway, 25 minutes from the city centre and 45 minutes from Henri Coanda International, FASHION HOUSE Pallady is easily accessible to the City’s two million residents as well as its growing tourism market with parking provision for more than 300 vehicles.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Getting products to market faster also incentivizes shoppers to continuously visit the ecommerce site or mobile app, essentially gamifying product consumption. Production for specific SKUs is accelerated, reduced or paused based on market demand. This rapid cycle is powered by a small-batch, on-demand product development process.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

With this, marketing and merchandising teams can share a single vision for every promotion to reduce errors like conflicting or overlapping offers. This also works for promotions created in tandem as part of a marketing campaign, wherein it is essential for retailers to see an overall evaluation of predicted success.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

In 2008, the brand debuted its first blazer and since then, its identity has become synonymous with soft suiting and “anything I felt was essential in a woman’s wardrobe. We want to maintain and slowly grow our international market. Mind you, there weren’t that many [Australian labels] at the time, funnily enough. She’s 17 now.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2024

Kicking things off with a Kickstarter campaign Like many indie brands on the market today, a large source of funding was found via Kickstarter, a public funding platform for creative and entrepreneurial projects. Lisbona partially credits the company’s popularity on the video-focused social media platform to its success in the market today.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Years of transformation transpired in just a few months with rapid shifts in both consumer behaviors and merchant expectations for e-commerce. And how will permanently altered consumer behaviors shape online payment preferences? And consumers were not turning to their trusted brands during this critical period.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

In fact, 51% of consumers said they would be willing to pay more for products shipped through sustainable methods, up significantly from just 15% of consumers in December 2023, according to a new survey from Radial. Here is what a number of companies are doing this Earth Day and beyond to meet the demands of consumers and the planet.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

In 2008, the brand debuted its first blazer and since then, its identity has become synonymous with soft suiting and “anything I felt was essential in a woman’s wardrobe. We want to maintain and slowly grow our international market. Mind you, there weren’t that many [Australian labels] at the time, funnily enough. She’s 17 now.

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