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Why Retail Marketers Should Think of AI as a ‘Team Member Who Has Superpowers’

Retail TouchPoints

We all know the horrible declining engagement rates from email — since 2013 there’s been a 75% decline in email engagement rates. This combination of data-driven insights and human intuition enables organizations to “think differently about the trillions of messages that we receive as consumers every month,” she added. “We

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Samsung, Xiaomi accused of colluding with Amazon, Flipkart

Inside Retail

India’s e-retail market is set to exceed $160 billion by 2028, up from $57-60 billion in 2023, consultancy firm Bain estimates. The investigation findings are a major setback for Amazon and Flipkart in a key growth market where they have faced the ire of small retailers for years for hurting their offline businesses. .

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Inside the latest luxury and concept store openings in the US

Inside Retail

The store also marks the brands first major foray outside of the Asian retail market, where it has about 470 stores. The brand first came to life in 2013 after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Those cities include Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, and Elmhurst, Queens.

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

The ever-changing retail market has made automation a necessity. Drones: Leveraging drones for shipping and delivery fulfillment came to attention when Amazon revealed their ‘Octocopter’ in 2013. Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable.

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As millennials embrace natural skincare, Jurlique sees an opportunity to grow

Inside Retail

It sells both direct-to-consumer through a mix of online and stand-alone stores and via retail partners, including department stores and pharmacies. Réthoré attributes Asian consumers’ affinity for Jurlique to its core range of rose-based products. When you are in Guangdong, for example, in summer, you want a dry oil.”

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From Clicks to Bricks: Expanding Brand Loyalty Through Physical Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Early C2B adopters discovered the revenue advantages of opening retail stores after successfully building a loyal following online. Warby Parker started its business online in 2010 and opened its first retail store in 2013. Now its brick-and-mortar stores provide half of its revenue.

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Central Group leads Selfridges buyout in US$5 billion deal

Inside Retail

In 2013, it also acquired Illum, Denmark’s oldest department store. Central and Signa have also teamed up with Japanese retail giant Aeon Co to develop an e-commerce platform for one of the fastest growing online sports retail markets in the world. Benko made a name for himself as a property investor.