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Influencer Overload? How to Navigate the World of Influencers in a £21 Billion Industry

Retail Focus

When Influencers Backfire: The Pitfalls of Inauthenticity With more and more influencers entering the market daily, a significant portion of content can feel repetitive, shallow, or overly promotional. A decline in engagement, reputation, and inauthenticity, even towards future campaigns. The consequence for brands? Ad or #Sponsored).

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David Jones, LSKD reveal how their Black Friday sales are performing so far

Inside Retail

The Black Friday Cyber Monday sales period has expanded to become ‘Black November’ this year, with many retailers and brands starting their promotions earlier than ever. In 2021, the business went live with its promotions on November 18, in 2022 on November 15 and last year on November 9. This presents a predicament for retailers.

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How LSKD leverages its community as a powerful marketing tool

Inside Retail

Fast-growing activewear brand LSKD is well-known for its highly engaged customer base. Here, the brands head of community experience, Jade Cameron, discusses the most effective ways to engage customers. IR : What advice would you give emerging brands looking to build a community that organically promotes them?

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Ramadan shopping trends unpacked: What retailers need to know

Inside Retail

Sales tend to surge in the final two weeks of Ramadan, and understanding these peak periods allows brands to optimise promotions and inventory management accordingly, he said. This year, Ramadan began on February 28 and ends on March 30. With consistent trends in recent years, brands can expect similar consumer behaviours in 2025.

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Amazon is set to take off in Australia this year, get ready

Inside Retail

billion in sales revenue (across cloud, advertising and marketplace sales) in calendar year 2023, up from $2.63 million shoppers, in a time when many retailers struggled to maintain shopper engagement. Amazon announced it posted over $3.1 billion in 2022. million customers, reaching 7.9

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New ways of earning more consumer trust through advertising

Retail Focus

Retailers and brands need to evolve their channel-mix for consumer engagement in an age where trust is harder to earn and keep, says Bernd Bude, CEO of ADvendio. The post New ways of earning more consumer trust through advertising appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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More than a quarter of retail workers QUIT their job last year

Retail Focus

However, it is also worth noting that, for SMEs, there are other potential barriers to tackling staff turnover to keep in mind, including: the relative importance of a single staff member; lack of promotion opportunities; time and cash flow restraints; limited employee benefits; and financial uncertainty. This drops to 43.2%

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