Retail Focus

APRIL 30, 2025

Diversifying supply chains enhances resilience and reduces single market dependency which is a critical component of a global growth strategy. Asia Pacific has a retail market accounting for 37% of global sales ($4tn), expected to hit 40% by 2028. The Australian retail market was valued at AUD 534.54

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Finally, the once-static world of retail marketing is transforming. One by one, retailers are finding that their marketing models — co-op driven, lacking in transparency, and largely traditional in form — are secondary options when compared to the self-serve, data-driven models of digital marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Understanding consumer behaviors will be key to building (or rebuilding) a successful retail business in a post-pandemic world. However, retail marketers often lack the data they need to develop and execute more empathetic messaging. Marketers are really at the forefront of this transformation ,” Schwartz said.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Additionally, this reduces cloud costs and improves ad traction and purchases, while also taking privacy factors into account. Leading a cross-functional team of engineers, business developers, marketers and beyond, Yanagisawa sits below Terushi Shimizu, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSS.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

In this excerpt from Unnecessary Tales of a Retail Marketer , our lead character discovers that balancing their gorgeous new ad campaign with the rigours of BAU is more annoying than they would like. Retail marketer: Got a brief for you. Retail marketer: The broader ad campaign is kicking goals.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Whether the result of forgetfulness or indecisiveness, many of these cart abandonments are actually salvageable, depending on a retailer’s willingness to embrace innovative and creative marketing tactics. Despite their work with creators across varying platforms, we’re still seeing an $18 billion chasm between retailers and consumers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

“Right now, we’re seeing a once-in-a-generation shift that is opening the doors to a major new advertising opportunity for retailers and brands,” explains Troy Townsend, co-founder and chief innovation officer at The Pistol , a leader in marketing technologies and services.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

As we navigate an interesting year of retail revival, now is the perfect time to make some small shifts and shrewd strides forward into 2022. Let’s dive into some small ideas that can help tackle big goals: 1) Think Big: Increase customer engagement with more interactive marketing. Act small: Use a QR code! The QR code is back.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

To say everyone is worn out is probably an understatement, and by all accounts marketers in particular are feeling the pressure — a staggering 70% of marketing executives said the pandemic has left them “completely exhausted,” according to a new report from Accenture Interactive. Forget About Personalization, Focus on Relevancy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2021

The importance of top-of-funnel marketing is growing as shoppers become better informed and more likely to do their own research. Marketers should think beyond marketing ,” said Tom Kaneshige, Chief Content Officer at CMO Council in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. They’re in the revenue game now.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2025

Whilst many retailers may have experienced growth over the past few years, there are massive differences between what they need for a future-proof digital strategy, dependent on organisation size, resources and growth goals. This is especially true when assessing and improving IT business systems.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. It was valued at $3.8

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Quartile , which provides advertising optimization services to ecommerce marketplace sellers, has purchased performance marketing solution provider Sidecar. Retail marketers and small businesses are up against great odds when it comes to being seen in online marketplaces,” said Daniel Knijnik, Co-founder and CEO at Quartile in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

The third quarter, under normal circumstances, is predictable for most digital marketers at large retail organizations. The good news is that many digital retail marketers are successfully operating with agility. You can also leverage other Google opportunities like Affinity Audiences and In-Market Audiences.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Haul positions Amazon to directly compete in the fast-growing discount retail market, particularly against established players like Temu and Shein, which have gained substantial market share in recent years with their low-price business models. According to Statista, the US e-commerce market is estimated to generate US$1.2

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Inside Retail

MARCH 12, 2025

With total retail sales projected to reach $350 billion this year, Vietnam is rapidly becoming a key player in Asias retail landscape. Savills explores the key drivers of growth, market challenges and future opportunities shaping Vietnams retail industry this year. per cent year-on-year in Q4 last year.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Retail real estate options in Western Australia are expected to be limited in the future with just 43,000sqm of new space being offered in Perth between now and 2026, according to CBRE’s latest WA Retail Market Overview.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Retail media networks (RMNs) have taken the digital ad world by storm over the last few years. As the RMN market is projected to surpass $100 billion in coming years, it’s no surprise that RMNs have been sprouting across various sectors, from hospitality and finance to conventional retail. Complexity cannot live here.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2024

Last week, PetO, Australia’s largest independently owned pet specialty store, acquired 41 retail stores and 25 vet clinics from the Woolworths Group’s Petstock banner, after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued a court-enforced divesture notice to Petstock and Woolworths citing anti-competitive behaviour in the market.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A professionally compiled marketing calendar is a detailed plan that records all the company’s marketing events with a schedule of dates and times. Usually, a marketing calendar is made for a year or a quarter. How to use holidays to maximize marketing benefits? Why is it needed?

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

“The Q2 result is evidence that retail rents may have bottomed across most CBD retail markets and are on the way up, particularly for super prime assets,” said Leif Olson, CBRE’s Australian director of retail leasing.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Furthermore, e-commerce relies on data to quickly modify pricing strategies in response to market conditions. During inflation, many discount retailers increase their market share, while others struggle. Retail Marketing Strategies During Inflationary Periods Marketing messages shift when inflation dominates economic news.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

From the increased market share of digitally native brands to decisions from companies like GlobeWest and Homebodii to dial up D2C strategies, shoppers are becoming increasingly accustomed to purchasing products directly from brands. In the US, for example, eMarketer reports that D2C sales now account for 33% of Nike’s revenue. .

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Retail Focus

APRIL 2, 2025

Regarding marketing and selling products to consumers, product imagery is unquestionably one of the most important selling points. When considering the prevalence and dominance of e-commerce and digital shopping channels, traditional brick-and-mortar retail stores may question where this leaves them.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

The term localization for many retail professionals and marketers is closely linked to advertising localization — serving culturally appropriate advertising to key regional segments. In recent months the global COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact in retail. And cross-border ecommerce is booming.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

ecommerce market with TikTok Shops, delivering the most complete social commerce experience to date. By understanding how these brands approach targeted advertising and sales tactics, legacy ecommerce retailers can modify their own strategies to achieve a higher level of customer engagement. Finally, TikTok has rapidly entered the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2021

accounted for $5 billion of Alibaba’s total $74.1 products, combined with the sheer size of the Chinese market, make the potential hard to ignore : “It’s an opportunity for Western brands to find a faster-growing market than the one they’re currently operating in. The China market is very different than the U.S.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2023

This growth is led by millennials, people aged between 25 to 39, who have overtaken Baby Boomers as the largest generational group in Australia, now accounting for 22 per cent or 5.6 The luxury retail market also expects spending to increase through 2027, up 5.4 million of the population.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Amazon and Walmart: The Big Will Get Bigger The Forrester forecast paints a picture of an ecommerce market, and indeed a total retail market, dominated by Amazon and Walmart. Both are starting from a position of strength, particularly Amazon, which in 2023 accounted for 43% of all U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Partner at accounting firm Pitcher Partners Mark Harrison believes rising interest rates can also make it harder for retailers to obtain finance, as businesses are assessed as having a lower capacity to borrow funds. He expects future rate rises before overall deflation in the retail market occurs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In today’s competitive and connected retail market, one mistake or delay can result in losing ground to a competitor. One of the most powerful tools you should implement to ensure your long-term success is a retail Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. What is a Retail ERP System? That is not all.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

If retailers are only prioritizing their marketing dollars from Black Friday through Christmas Day, they’re likely missing out on an audience that has already begun their holiday shopping. Christmas is historically the largest day for new Roku account creation — causing an uptick in streaming audience reach.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2022

Annalect’s latest Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) analysis 1 took a deep dive into the world of Aussie retail and it’s borne out a lot of the behaviour I describe above. But most significantly, I think it shows how quickly our new retail habits have become second nature, with 9.4 What is Marketing Mix Modelling anyway?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

HomeCo Ballarat shopping centre has been sold for $54 million, setting a new record in regional Victoria’s large format retail (LFR) sector. Tim McIntosh, director of retail middle markets at Colliers , managed the sale of the property on behalf of HomeCo Daily Needs REIT.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 this year alone, representing approximately 21% of the total women’s apparel market. Test the market with new size options and be inclusive in marketing.

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Cross Cap

DECEMBER 29, 2024

In our client engagements, we find that retail marketers & merchants have wildly differing views on the functionality and desired operational change they expect from MSM, EMM & MRM solutions. Understanding the differences between the solutions is key to recognizing the value they deliver to retail organizations.

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