Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

As part of the retailer’s plans to open 100 locations in 2023, Ross Stores opened 11 Ross Dress for Less and eight dd’s Discounts stores in 13 states during February and March. The 2023 additions will include 75 Ross and 25 dd’s Discounts locations.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Once largely associated with lower-income households, dollar stores are now becoming retail staples even for more affluent households, inspiring retailers in these categories to invest more heavily in marketing, merchandising and technology innovation that will help them differentiate. That all creates positive momentum for these retailers.”

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Thrift Store Consumer Clienteling Fulfillment 299

Wiser

JULY 18, 2023

Factors That Could Influence Consumer Spending Part of developing a successful holiday sales strategy includes forecasting the upcoming season. However, a fifth of respondents indicated a reduced budget for the holiday celebration this year, suggesting a potential shift in priorities or economic factors influencing consumer choices.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Across all organization sizes and market locations in our survey, cost placed highest ( 53% ) on the list of challenges. However, brands that lack strong data to support their CSR claims may worry that consumers, investors or regulators could slap the greenwashing label on otherwise honest efforts. General merchandise.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Shein’s low prices — US$5 t-shirts and US$10 sweaters — also draw shoppers who might have otherwise shopped at clothing discount stores. One 2022 study found Shein typically receives orders within five to seven days and can then send the products directly to consumers via air freight.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

billion in Q1 2020, while same-store sales jumped 21.7% The retailer saw increases in consumables, seasonal home products and apparel, with the company attributing this growth to COVID-19’s impact on consumer behavior. Closed Stores Lead To Losses, But Recovery May Be Right Ahead. during the same period. in Q1 2019.

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Markdowns Discount Store Finance Apparel 162

Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

For now, the businesses will remain separate in the eyes of the consumer, though they will share systems in the back end, such as having a single tech-stack. The business briefly considered rebranding all its Kmart locations to Target stores due to the retailer’s long-standing heritage.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Especially in department stores, where the consumer appetite to spend appears to have fallen so dramatically between November and December? I think consumer spending, certainly in discretionary spending categories, will normalise and soften. I think we’ll start to see a return to normality,” Mortimer told Inside Retail. “I

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Department Stores Consumer Discount Store Shopping 130

Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

“Australians are facing significant cost of living pressures driven by interest rate rises, elevated petrol prices and broad-based consumer goods inflation. I believe we can have a meaningful impact by offering our customers both branded consumables as well as general merchandise at a low price.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2023

Due to higher cost-of-living strains, the company says customers gravitated towards low-priced consumables that represent value. The business opened 15 new stores during the year predominantly in neighbourhood and strip locations in both metro and country areas and closed four. Tax-paid profit grew 63.4 per cent to $10.3

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Shopping Returns Location Planning 130

Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

Prices are rising around the world, but while markets such as the US, UK and Australia are battling inflation rates of between six and eight per cent, consumers in the Philippines are paying as much as 15.62 Sari-sari stores are essentially neighbourhood stores, which figure prominently in lower-middle-class locations in the Philippines.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

Japanese discount giant Miniso’s Southeast Asian expansion seems to be on the right track. It recently introduced a brand new store format, with its first flagship store in Selangor, Malaysia. The 684.6sqm retail space is located in Setia City Mall, one of the largest shopping complexes in Shah Alam. Miniso 3.0,

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

At Wiser, we were wondering what went through consumers’ heads around this holiday, so we polled more than 2,700 mystery shoppers from across the U.S. Valentine’s Day remains a traditional holiday among consumers, both in terms of gifts and when it comes to where to buy. Instead, they’re better served by being presented in stores.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Efficiency became a prevailing trend after World War I, leading to mass retailing and the rise of warehousing and discount stores. Today, the retail literature emphasizes store experiences, retail experiences, and experiential retailing. This new retail model focused on competitive pricing, volume, and cost efficiency.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 30, 2023

As shopping patterns change with more and more consumers choosing to shop at discount stores such as dollar stores or big box retailers like Target department stores have taken a hit and subsequently so have malls. The mix of retail stores in malls is changing. Retailers are shifting to off mall locations.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 2018, it seems like we constantly see headlines about retailers that are shutting down a large number of their store locations throughout the U.S. stores after 70 years of business. The company was millions of dollars in debt, and it was unable to provide its stores with investments that were already long overdue.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

With supply chain disruptions likely to impact businesses across the country, she said that those affected might not be in obvious places, or in locations receiving lots of attention. She also said that it is committed to supporting New Zealand business owners and helping consumers get a good deal. “We

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

With supply chain disruptions likely to impact businesses across the country, she said that those affected might not be in obvious places, or in locations receiving lots of attention. She also said that it is committed to supporting New Zealand business owners and helping consumers get a good deal. “We

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 2, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you are wondering where consumers are spending their money in this period of high inflation then you have to look no further than your local discount store. From tasty snacks to trendy toys that won’t break your budget Five Below knows how to lure consumers in. Store expansion. said Anderson.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Over the course of the last decade, the company that began as a general merchandise discount store operator has entered several new fields, including financial services, technology development and health care clinics, to name just a few. According to Walmart U.S.

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Retalon

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Before we go any further it is important to make a clear distinction between price management and price optimization : Price optimization is the process of identifying the optimal price point for any given product at any given location that will yield the highest profit. This is how consumer demand will react to a change in price.

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Retalon

JUNE 10, 2020

Get Granular With Unique Product / Locations What does this mean for price planning? A discount store for bargain hunters? Demand is the total consumer desire to purchase a specific product. Get Granular With Unique Product / Locations. What does this mean for price planning? Are you positioned as a luxury brand?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

According to the US Department of Labor, the chain was hit with US$9 million in fines across its Alabama, Florida and Georgia store network, for violations found to have occurred between February 2022 and April 2023. Meanwhile, he believes consumers are increasingly choosing to align their purchases with their personal values.

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