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OCTOBER 13, 2023

In an era of goldfish-esque attention spans, short videos have emerged as a powerful marketing tool. Video is Eating the World In 2022, 86% of internet traffic was consumed by video streaming. market will drive seismic changes in consumption habits, as proven by its success in Southeast Asia and China (via Douyin).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

According to Statista , the second-hand market’s value in Australia exceeded $60 billion in 2022, with 85 percent of Australian households having unused or unwanted items. The resale furniture market in particular appears to be experiencing a boom period. Buying seconds, first.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

As the explosive accessibility of image and text generation allowed the public to see this new technology at work before their eyes, VisualGPS research reveals that trepidation increased, with 53% of Americans saying they were very nervous about AI in 2022, rising to 63% in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

There are about 1600 possible product combinations, according to Felicity McGahan, group CEO of Strand, the 96-year-old Australian luggage chain that launched Nere in 2022. With most items priced under A$200, the brand is seeking to elevate travel for the mass-market consumer. “Everyone travels now,” McGahan told Inside Retail.

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APRIL 5, 2024

s Mosaic District in April 2023 following a December 2022 pilot in Miami. This is just the latest effort by Uber Eats to expand autonomous deliveries. The company began offering robotic sidewalk food deliveries in Fairfax, Va.’s Worth Metroplex in January 2024 , and Uber Eats competitor DoorDash debuted drone deliveries in Christiansburg, Va.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Five Below , the value retailer targeting the tween and teen markets, plans to open more than 200 stores during its fiscal year 2023, which ends in January 2024, and convert more than 400 stores to its higher-priced Five Beyond format. 30, 2022 through Jan. The retailer’s Q4 and FY 2022 will end on Jan. 28, 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Stuart and Samantha Cook launched the vegan fast-food brand amid rapid growth in the plant-based food market and had plans to franchise the chain. Plant-based fast food sector challenging Cook said the market has experienced “significant fluctuations”. However, the two Bondi stores were temporarily closed mid-2023. and a $2.4m

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cotti Coffee, founded in October 2022 by former Luckin Coffee executives Charles Lu and Jenny Qian, currently has over 6000 outlets in China and has expanded into 11 international countries. The chain Cotti operates both single-store and regional franchise models in international markets.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The company outlined its “Driving Change” transformation strategy in its October 2022 annual report. The shifts have included the appointment of José Antonio Ramos Calamonte as CEO in June 2022, as well as the October 2022 departure of then COO and CFO Mat Dunn. 31, 2022 ASOS saw active customers remain flat at 25.5

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JUNE 28, 2023

As CCO, Dausch will lead global brand, marketing, digital engagement and customer experience across all of Under Armour’s commerce channels, reporting directly to CEO Stephanie Linnartz, who herself came to Under Armour from Marriott in December 2022.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

In fact, from 2022 to 2023 the use of social media channels for retail advertising increased by more than three percentage points, while search channels decreased by over seven percentage points, according to the Multichannel Marketing Report 2023. Facebook advertising will continue to be an obvious choice.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

While nearly two-thirds ( 65% ) of retailers responding to the 2022 survey had assigned in-store staff to these tasks, that percentage dropped to 56% in 2023. Another indication of this change is that the number of retailers providing dedicated space for order prep also dipped between 2022 and 2023, from 60% down to 43%.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Heavy online marketing spending by Temu and Shein is making it more costly for other retailers and brands to reach shoppers on Black Friday, marketing and industry experts say, with both platforms bidding heavily on search keywords used by competitors. Shein did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

While the 2022 holiday season was by all accounts a success, retailers may want to buckle down as they head into the new year: four out of 10 U.S. Deloitte found that 51% of lower-income earners and 38% of higher-income earners felt that their finances took a turn for the worse in 2022.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Since its first venture in 2022, the brand has had various successful experiences under its belt, including the PlayPrints Simulator. We wanted to ensure our Roblox update would create strong reach and impressions for our target youth market,” the Clarks marketing team said in a statement to Retail TouchPoints.

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JULY 26, 2024

In partnership with digital marketing agency El Toro Interactive , the brand turned to MNTN Performance TV to take its advertising efforts to the next level. Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022, Tuckernuck leaned on Performance TV’s precision audience building to target ideal customers.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

million infringement notice for sending 212,471 marketing emails, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The emails were sent between July 2022 and May 2023 to customers who had previously unsubscribed, due to a combination of technology, system and procedural failures. Kmart Australia has paid a $1.3

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The sports brand has been in a bind since ending its relationship with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) in 2022 following a series of antisemitic remarks made by the rapper. billion the partnership garnered in 2022 when it was still active. Operating profit in 2023 landed at €268 million compared to €669 million in 2022.

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JUNE 17, 2024

A focus on market profitability in every market, creating a critical and sustainable model for every investor and shareholder. We invested in project Joy last year, now it is about rolling that out across our primary and secondary markets over the next 12-18 months,” Antonius said. New market identification.

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MAY 15, 2024

million, down 19% compared to fiscal 2022. Results for the quarter saw an even greater deficit: Consolidated net sales for Q4 2023 were down nearly 21% versus Q4 2022. The delisting warning comes as the Container Stores’s Q4, which ended March 30, 2024, and fiscal 2023 results paint a relatively bleak picture for the retailer.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The company sent 1231 marketing emails without a functional unsubscribe option and 112,348 texts and emails to customers who had unsubscribed between November 2022 and May 2023, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). million for sending more than 200,000 spam messages to customers.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Between December 2022 and May 2023, the company sent 81,698 text messages to recipients without their consent and a further 1575 to customers who had previously unsubscribed, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA had also sent five compliance alerts to the retailer after receiving consumer complaints.

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MARCH 7, 2024

“The popularity of Australian-made suncare products in the Asian market can be linked to the stringent guidelines imposed by the TGA – the strictest in the world – and therefore increase consumer trust in the products.” billion beauty market. billion beauty market.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Revenue for Q3 2022 was $142.7 secondhand market is projected to double between 2022 and 2026 , reaching $82 billion , according to research by ThredUP. The RealReal has struggled to achieve profitability despite strong sales growth over the past several years. million , compared to $118.9 million , down from $57.2

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JANUARY 6, 2025

By integrating Instacart’s market-leading advertising capabilities with Cut+Dry’s scale and influence in foodservice distribution and digital commerce, we’re creating one of the largest digital advertising opportunities in the industry.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

And the importance of creating streamlined and consistent brand experiences is not to be underestimated, either: 75% of consumers say that regardless of the marketing channel they use to engage with a brand or retailer (website, in-store, email, social media) they expect to get the same experience across all digital touch points.

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JUNE 25, 2024

The move comes at a time when South Korea is experiencing an influx of international luxury brands establishing a presence in the market. Another noteworthy addition to the South Korean luxury market was the Olsen twins’ luxury label The Row. billion last year, a modest growth compared to more than 30 per cent in 2021 and 2022.

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JUNE 9, 2022

But Lindsay Jerutis, GM for ShopStyle Collective , believes that marketing and social teams are overlooking a significant opportunity: using influencers to sway product demand and respond to product availability challenges. The influencer marketing industry is poised to reach $16.2 Is one more effective than the other in this case?

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AUGUST 22, 2024

These items have been popular in the secondhand market for years, but now there is another consumer good taking the spotlight in the “recommerce” market: mobile phones. The mobile phone space also felt this shift to more intentional purchasing decisions — in 2022, sales of mobile phones in the secondary market totaled $35.9

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APRIL 5, 2024

consumers shop online, according to 2022 statistics ; 79% of shoppers shop at least once per month, with 22% doing so once a week, 27% once every two weeks and 29% once per month. During those intermittent interactions, retail marketers need to think like iGaming marketers to build customer engagement and to drive more sales.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

With COVID-19 cases dropping in 2022, shoppers returned to physical stores, including supermarkets, while maintaining some of their e-shopping habits acquired in the pandemic. Empowering Category-Relevant Creators One of the biggest marketing trends of the last few years is the growth of marketing via creators and influencers.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Central Group made the headlines again in 2022 after snapping up Selfridges Group, making it the largest luxury department store operator in Europe. According to GlobalData, the Europe luxury retail market size was US$109.8 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5 per cent between 2022 and 2027.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

And some seven years on, much to the dismay of retailers, it is now starting to shake the tree and become a real force in the market , as Australian shoppers increasingly turn to alternatives to manage the cost-of-living crisis. billion in 2022. Amazon announced it posted over $3.1 million customers, reaching 7.9

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The money raised will be used primarily to secure a new warehouse, venture into wholesale, scale marketing efforts, and introduce new products – including developing a ready-to-drink range. million last year, and online sales growth of 60 per cent yearly from 2019 to 2022. The company reported a revenue of $1.3

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MARCH 4, 2024

Whether marketers are subconsciously ageist or they’ve gotten distracted riding the Millennial branding and Gen Z social media wave all the way to the bank is still up for debate. Marketing efforts and budgets are mostly directed towards younger consumers despite their lack of loyalty and shrinking disposable income. “If

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