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Retail Roulette – Why Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts are a complete gamble for retailers and consumers alike

Retail Focus

Now, securing sought after products at the best price is becoming increasingly chaotic for consumers, with prices fluctuating during a number of weeks across the Golden Quarter. Forget deal or no deal, it’s more like deal or disappointment for consumers, leaving much to be desired in terms of results for retailers.

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New Zealand skincare brand Emma Lewisham enters Credo Beauty 

Inside Retail

Unsatisfied with the natural products on the market, which she felt were either ineffective or unappealing to use, Lewisham made the decision to launch an evidence-based, B Corp-certified natural skincare brand. The Credo partnership signals a strategic step forward in our expansion within the US retail market.

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Ollie’s Elevates Loyalty Strategy with its Branded Credit Card

Retail TouchPoints

Ollies offers close-out merchandise from the worlds most reputable brands at 70% off retail price. Building the Value Story By mid-2025, all Ollies stores are expected to have the card implemented, which will allow the retailers marketing team to more extensively communicate the value the credit card is providing to customers.

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Recharge Your Digital Pricing Strategies with Data Science

Retail Focus

As other sectors, including travel and hospitality, experienced online commerce surges, the retail market shifted at a more leisurely pace.

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Warrick Lambert Takes the Helm at Genie Shopping Amid Growth Surge

365 Retail

Genie Shopping, a leading UK retail price comparison engine , has appointed performance marketing expert Warrick Lambert as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer. This innovative technology optimizes retailer adverts to appear prominently in shopping search results.

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Hongkong Land banking on Hong Kong’s luxury rebound: strategic or optimistic?

Inside Retail

Harvey Nichols said in a press release last month that the retail market in Hong Kong is expected to be extremely difficult in the current financial year as local consumers have been travelling and spending abroad aggressively in markets such as Japan and Europe, which offer cheaper retail prices on luxury foods due to weak currencies and tax rebates (..)

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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now

Inside Retail

As evidence for the potential of prices to rise further, the Producer Price Index for apparel (a proxy for wholesale prices) was up 7.3 per cent in March, an indication that retail prices may follow soon. These are all reasons for cautious optimism. However, significant challenges remain.