Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

Although there are signs that inflation is easing, higher prices and an uncertain economy continue to impact consumer behavior. Although many customers are “brand loyal,” given the economic environment, stressed consumers nowadays will most often make retailer and product choices with price as the main factor. Today’s Consumer Mindset.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2021

consumers to return to some version of normalcy, global sentiment is still mixed, according to Kantar’s Wave 9 survey of more than 10,000 people across 20 countries. Anxiety rates undoubtedly influence consumer behaviors, especially shoppers’ willingness to return to large physical spaces such as malls. Do you agree?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Following a spending surge during the pandemic, consumers are now cutting back on luxury purchases, putting both brands under pressure. Saks currently operates 39 stores, while Neiman has 36 department stores, two Bergdorf Goodman stores and five Last Call discount stores.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. This stands to create more headwinds for China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery.

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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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Wiser

JULY 18, 2023

Factors That Could Influence Consumer Spending Part of developing a successful holiday sales strategy includes forecasting the upcoming season. This way brands and retailers know what kind of market climate they are dealing with instead of going in blind. percent since May of 2022. This is above the historical average rate.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

consumers tune in to the big game. consumers plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2022, up from 52% in 2021. Ecommerce shops will be the most popular destination, visited by 41% of shoppers, followed by department stores ( 32% ), discount stores ( 28% ), small businesses ( 18% ) and florists ( 17% ).

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

With Zara-owner Inditex and H&M set to disclose their most recent sales results, investors will be focused on one major question: how are the two fast-fashion pioneers responding to the current market leader, Shein? Shein accounted for nearly one-fifth of the global fast-fashion market in 2022, outpacing Zara and H&M.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So how can retailers capitalise on the Millennial market and what drives this generation’s interests? Sustainability, but at a price Macro trends pull and push consumers when it comes to how they spend their hard-earned money. These consumers are looking for brand experiences and attributes that are centred around sustainability.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2021

Consumers worldwide spent an additional US$900 billion online last year as the Covid-19 crisis forced people to stay home and observe social distancing through much of the year. Dwyer cautions that the digital shift has not been universal or consistent, due to geographical, economic and household differences from one market to another.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

billion, largely driven by positive sales contributions from new stores. decrease in same-store sales, which was largely due to a decline in store traffic. Even though the retailer saw growth in the consumables category, sales across home, seasonal and apparel categories fell. These sales helped offset a 0.1% in Q2 2022.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Aldi also said that staff will have more time to focus on “creating a quality experience” by maintaining stock levels and keeping the store clean. Australian retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer expects the move will receive a positive response from consumers. The post Good.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

Compared to its sister brand Kmart, which has seen its market share grow exponentially in the past decade, Target has been suffering a slow decline, with its position in the middle of the market – not quite as value-based as Kmart, and not quite as high-end as Myer – making matters worse.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2023

billion in FY23 as operating conditions and consumer behaviours continued to normalise. billion with sales growth recorded in both consumer and commercial customer segments and across all trading regions despite prolonged wet weather on spring trading on the East Coast. For the year to June 30, group sales rose 18.2 per cent to $43.5

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Despite prolonged wet weather conditions on Australia’s east coast, resilient consumer demand drove Bunnings’ revenue up 1.5 Online marketplace Catch reported a loss of $108 million as its gross transaction value (GTV) plunged 26.8 per cent to $1.28

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

billion, with Scott noting the business’ success was due to its resilient operating model and the ability to adapt to changing consumer needs. Catch’s earnings were also impacted by investments in technology, marketing and fulfilment capabilities to support further growth. Revenue at Bunnings increased 12.5 billion for the year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Salakas attributes this growth to a desire by consumers to go out, socialise and celebrate the festivities. Kmart divisional merchandise manager Rob Day has seen an increase in popularity of the discount department store’s Halloween range, as more families and individuals have become involved in the event. “I

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Rangeme

APRIL 17, 2023

Consumers have struggled with rising inflation concerns for well over a year, and the uncertainty has profoundly impacted family spending decisions. As the economic downturn stretches into the second quarter of 2023, consumer confidence is still on shaky ground, even as inflation shows signs of slowing down. In July 2022, only 29.5%

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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. But, he added that it’s a shrinking market. But we’ve come a long way.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 28, 2022

Consumers are eager to return to their pre-pandemic holiday traditions, particularly as it relates to purchasing food and gifts for in-person celebrations this Easter,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. Friends and family want to be together, and consumers are willing to spend money to make these events memorable.”. on clothing.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For retailers closely watching consumer confidence levels and spending trends, getting an accurate reading about what lies ahead can be challenging. Still, many consumers are undoubtedly feeling the impact of interest rates and the rising cost of living. This has become more crucial as the economic cycle continues to shift.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 19, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers celebrating the winter holidays expect to spend an average of $875 on gifts, food and seasonal items, according to a survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics for the National Retail Federation. Regardless of how early consumers start, the majority (62%) expect they won’t finish until December.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

Following the historic level of consumer spending over the winter holidays, it appears that the trend will continue into 2022,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. consumers plan to celebrate the holiday in 2022, up from 52% in 2021. adult consumers was conducted Jan. billion appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers are expected to spend $25.9 This year, as consumers embrace spending on friends and loved ones, retailers are ready to help customers celebrate Valentine’s Day with memorable gifts at affordable prices.” More than half (52%) of consumers plan to celebrate and will spend an average of $192.80.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Australias department stores are at a crossroads. Once the go-to for everything from fashion to homewares, theyre now struggling to stay relevant in a world of online shopping, specialty retailers, and shifting consumer habits. Initially led by eBay, Australian consumers were suddenly empowered to shop beyond their local retail stores.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Pop-up stores can be a valuable tool but must align with a brand’s overall strategy and relevance to the local market. Efficiency became a prevailing trend after World War I, leading to mass retailing and the rise of warehousing and discount stores.

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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 The increased pressure of inflation has led to stores engaging in price mark-ups for better margins,” he told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2023

Erica’s strong retail experience and track record of delivering profitable growth in a variety of retail markets, alongside her proven leadership skills, makes her the ideal candidate to lead the business through its next phase of growth.”

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Mike Anthony

JULY 28, 2021

Their stores are proximate to a high number of shoppers, and they are already opening more and more proximity stores. And in most markets they continue to aggressively expand their store footprint, which will make their stores even more convenient to visit. Retail Channel Strategy – How to win with discounters.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 11, 2022

Rebalance and Revisit Stock Market Assets. Look towards products and services that are underserved in the market which you can fill with ease. Look towards technology to give you that additional edge such as opening an online store and drop shipping. In other words, you might need to sell some stocks and buy more of others.

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365 Retail

JUNE 23, 2023

increase in April, underlining an optimistic forecast for the market. The growth in May was driven by strong performance in the non-store retailing sector, which saw sales volumes increase by a robust 2.7%. In May, consumers continued to spend despite inflation weighing on disposable incomes. in May, following on from a 0.5%

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 5, 2022

As excited as consumers were to get outside and enjoy in-store shopping, these new complications are not mixing well with summer plans. Consumers Are Showing No Signs of Slowing Down. The shift to pre-pandemic habits as well as inflation may be driving consumers’ inclination to overspend. The other component is oil.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Reputational damage While the alleged safety breaches by the Dollar Store are extensive – they are by no means exclusive to this particular chain, confined to the United States, or limited to budget retailers alone. Meanwhile, he believes consumers are increasingly choosing to align their purchases with their personal values.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It has also been reported that discount store chain Don Quijote would be hiring more multilingual foreign staff to prepare for a rise in duty free shopping services. Consumer inflation rose 3.4 Interestingly, it was reported that the tumbling Yen has sparked a growing secondhand market in the smartphone category.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

Growth of supermarket spending slowed, as consumers continued to find ways to reduce the cost of their weekly shop Produce shortages are impacting grocery shopping behaviour, with tomatoes, eggs, peppers, cucumbers and lettuce the items most difficult to source Spending on public transport jumped 22.6 percent) than in January (10.4

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2022

Optical retail is a large and growing global market. billion market in 2021 , nor that it is forecast to continue to grow at 6% over the next seven years. This combination of challenge and opportunity means that never has brand been so important for optical retail stores.

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