Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2025

Once seen as a staple of urban retail, department stores in China are undergoing a transformative reinvention. With malls, e-commerce giants, and niche retailers vying for consumer attention, these legacy institutions must reimagine their purpose in an increasingly digital and experience-driven retail environment.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Cyber Week has become a pivotal period in the retail calendar, driving significant sales growth both online and in-store. For brands and retailers, this week presents a crucial opportunity to refine pricing strategies, capitalize on heightened consumer demand, and remain competitive in a rapidly evolving market.

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Promotions Niche Retailing Consumer Marketing 78

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

But now, even as consumers return to stores, they have come to expect those omnichannel conveniences, meaning retail executives must find a way to make them financially viable. And among those retailers that have both ecommerce and brick-and-mortar operations, nearly half (46%) said that the former is less profitable than the latter.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

“With the introduction of The Iconic’s Adaptive Edit, I think we will start seeing major psychological, emotional and commercial benefits to many,” Sadler told Inside Retail , saying this segment (20 per cent) of the market has been largely ignored until recently. It’s been a major oversight and market failure.

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Fashion Niche Retailing Target Market Marketing 130

Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Further, in the sixth year after the buyout, Turley effectively completed the task of recasting and repositioning Eckerd as a niche retailer, transforming it in the process into a drug chain that understood its consumer and mission perhaps more thoroughly than any other in the nation.

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