Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Many costs are avoided by digital shops, including multiple locations, large staff teams, and high utility bills. Furthermore, e-commerce relies on data to quickly modify pricing strategies in response to market conditions. Discount Retailers and the Appeal of Value Shopping Dollar stores and discount chains expand as inflation rises.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2025

The Chinas department stores report 2024-2025 by HKUST Li & Fung Supply Chain Institute and China Commerce Association for General Merchandise provides a look into how forward-thinking players are redefining their relevance by shifting away from traditional retailing and embracing a more immersive, service-oriented and culture-led approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Online retailers and brick-and-mortar stores are having a tough time keeping up with the ever-growing digital market and the audience characteristics that are developing with it. How to Track a Customer’s Bad Shopping Experience. This allows customers to translate the distance of travel into a discount in-store. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

It wasnt long ago that shopping required a trip to the store, with no guarantee that the item you wanted would be in stock. Today, consumers expect the freedom to shop on their own terms, being able to review all the options available to them online and without disrupting their daily routines.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. In typical gift shops, “you see a lot of things behind glass display cases, but what people are usually looking for is some deodorant or even a hairbrush,” she said. “So

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Interstore | Schweitzer has created and implemented the new 2000 m² BRIDGE market Flexstore concept in Zurich for the largest Swiss retail company, Migros. BRIDGE market has been conceived as the connector between a diverse fresh food market, creative catering with products from local partners and a wide range of events.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s official launch in Australia has provided local retailers with an opportunity to observe the brand’s unconventional marketing playbook up close. Flying Tiger Copenhagen typically spends very little of their budget on marketing, it’s a small amount, like 1 per cent, Bernardi told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It seems like every day a new piece of content is published about the metaverse that defines the metaverse, projects its market size, and offers frameworks for conceptual understanding. Use cases include: Virtual Stores. Virtual stores enable brands to interact and connect with their customers at a new level. Industrial.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

After unveiling its renovated Melbourne Central store earlier this month, French beauty giant Sephora is now gearing up to open the doors to its new store in Sydney’s Westfield Miranda shopping centre. It strives to stay at the forefront of beauty retail with its fully integrated omnichannel shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Since entering the US 39 years ago, Swedish furniture giant Ikea has come to dominate the furniture and home goods market with its wide array of accessibly priced products, unique store layouts and dedication to providing top-tier customer service. per cent in the past five years. billion investment in its omnichannel strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2024

This capability enables retailers to understand their current operations, anticipate future trends and adapt strategies accordingly, ensuring they remain agile and responsive to the ever-changing market demands. Furthermore, understanding customer interaction with merchandise helps tailor personalized marketing strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Some, like Target, are expanding their footprint with larger stores, while others, such as Sprouts Farmers Market, are doubling down on the small format. As retailers diversify their real estate portfolios to adapt to changing consumer demands, managing in-store brand experiences across various formats becomes increasingly challenging.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Retailers are integrating AI with bricks-and-mortar shops and online platforms to give the shopping experience a remarkable transformation, enhancing both customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Personalised recommendations: You can tailor marketing and product suggestions based on purchase history and browsing behaviour.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

The Psychology of Immersive Shopping Experiential retail strategies are rooted in psychological principles about how consumers engage with spaces. Understanding these behavioral motivations and responses is key to creating impactful in-store moments. Research indicates a 40% improvement in mood with exposure to pleasant scents.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

And while no one knows for sure how those months will play out, there are a number of trends in the market and in observed consumer behavior that can help retailers make the most of their virtual and physical spaces. A Look at the Market. The surge in ecommerce was enough to create trepidation in the commercial real estate industry.

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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 MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JANUARY 8, 2025

Personalized Customer Experiences Customers today expect a personalized shopping experience. Implement loyalty programs that reward customers for their purchases, allowing them to unlock special deals or rewards as they shop. Retail businesses that tailor their interactions to individual preferences can build stronger relationships.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As the holiday shopping season approaches, tech-savvy retailers will reassess what video technology offers. A worldwide pandemic kept shoppers hunkered down at home and out of malls and stores for two years. AI-powered solutions with object and people detection can help retailers reduce shrinkage and improve safe shopping conditions.

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CJ Retail Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The significance of shop display maintenance cannot be overstated in the retail environment. When displays are clean, organized, and visually appealing, they not only attract customers but also enhance the overall shopping experience. Moreover, regular maintenance of shop displays contributes to the longevity of the products showcased.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The holiday season has always been prime time for retailers to roll out new marketing campaigns, events and experiences that draw people to their stores — and keep them there. Despite these reservations, 47% of consumers plan to shop in-store this holiday season, an 8% increase from 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2020

Long, uniform aisles with tall, tightly packed shelves was, for a long time, the standard model for in-store retailing. For me, a store layout, just like an e-Commerce web site layout, should be customer-centric at its heart. Is the shop an environment I want to spend time in?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. It’s highly likely that many consumers will be shopping for the holidays early this year. Staffing Considerations.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

As digital transformation continues to reshape food retail, innovative technologies are opening new opportunities for customer engagement and store efficiency. From 18 to 20 February, Geck will showcase solutions designed to help retailers stay ahead in an evolving market.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

Tools such as mystery shopping, analysis of social media feedback, and customer journey mapping are indispensable in capturing the more subtle aspects of brand perception. From training employees to optimising the store layout, every facet of the retail environment must resonate with the brand’s core values and ethos.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Customers can access products from any channel, enjoying a seamless shopping experience. The company wanted to ensure a consistently great shopping experience anywhere in the world, whether retail or digital. This real-time visibility allows businesses to optimise stock levels, prevent stockouts and fulfil orders efficiently.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2024

A groundbreaking, soon-to-be-published market insight report by Resonate CX unveils the pain points, drivers and preferences of these two consumer groups in Australia. The NEO counterparts have a higher disposable income, are more progressive, and value quality, brand authenticity, and exceptional shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

In response to this unpredictable economic landscape, consumers have recalibrated their shopping habits, demanding businesses to exhibit a newfound agility and innovation. As we look ahead, AI and hybrid cloud technologies offer robust solutions to the challenges within the retail and consumer goods landscape.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Mannequins, store layout and even music are all curated to express your brand identity and drive a unique customer experience. . According to BigCommerce , 49% of consumers cite not being able to touch, feel or try on a product as one of their least favorite aspects of online shopping. .

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365 Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

By optimising physical and digital spaces, enhancing customer engagement, and focusing on personalisation, these businesses can create a unique shopping experience that sets them apart from their larger competitors. Coupling in-store organisation with a cohesive digital presence strengthens brand appeal.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Such economic strain is leading to behavioural changes in the way consumers are shopping and planning their festive budgets. Making use of your customer data In the face of this, agile marketing and sales strategies are more critical than ever, requiring the ability to adapt to campaigns in real time. But this is just one layer.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2021

Shops were closed. And they must build first-class customer experiences – both online and in physical stores – responding to permanent changes in shopping habits. It has turned to digital technologies to streamline processes and adapt rapidly to market conditions. Covid-19 hit the retail sector hard.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Whether you’re preparing a new store or redesigning an existing one, there are lots of things you’ll need to think about pre-launch. Marketing its opening and buying in stock will be crucial – but first, you’ll want to carefully design your store’s physical layout. . Sales strategy. Customer experience.

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Wiser

AUGUST 13, 2019

Whether you achieve this goal or not can be summed up with one metric: market basket size. What is a market basket? It’s the total of a shopper’s purchases during one specific visit to your store. A small market basket size is one item—what counts as a large basket is up to you. Innovate Your Store Layout.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

In this article, you will see how advanced data analytics transforms store layouts and enhances the shopping experience. Leveraging Customer Behavior Data for Smart Store Layouts Imagine your store layout working as hard as you do. You could even adjust your displays based on peak shopping times!

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Traditional marketing strategies alone are no longer sufficient in today’s digital age. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI), a game-changing technology that is revolutionizing the way businesses approach marketing in these industries. This data helps companies make informed decisions about marketing and branding strategies.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This allows retailers to: Personalize Marketing and Promotions: With a unified view of customer preferences, retailers can send personalized offers, product recommendations, and targeted promotions to specific customer segments. A centralized database helps retailers manage sales from multiple channels in a unified manner.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 12, 2023

Creating exceptional pop-up shops is not an exception. This generally includes elements such as signage, colour palette, lighting, and overall store layout. A pop-up store is a great opportunity for a brand to communicate its message to customers. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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