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How Country Road dials up personalisation with free digital gifting service

Inside Retail

Iconic Australian retailer Country Road has taken an innovative tech-led approach to maximising gift sales. Gift Flick is an e-commerce plug-in that enables consumers to virtually send any product or gift voucher in an e-tailer’s store. An end to order deadlines for online gift shopping.

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Sydney Party Decorations to acquire The Party People

Inside Retail

“I was fortunate enough to be Australia’s first retailer to offer click and collect, advertise on Google, advertise on Bing, offer multi-store scan and go technology and developed a world first augmented reality mirror with checkout among other fun adventures,” he said.

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

Inside Retail

“While Australians continue to face cost-of-living pressures, particularly in a high-interest rate environment, we’ve seen that they’re still willing to spend, particularly on others during key gifting moments like Black Friday,” James Holloman, David Jones’ chief marketing officer, told Inside Retail.

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How LSKD leverages its community as a powerful marketing tool

Inside Retail

IR : What role does user-generated content play in your advertising strategy, and how is the community incentivised to create and share it? Whether through product gifting, exclusive experiences, or the chance to be featured across our platforms, we aim to make collaboration a rewarding experience.

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Black Friday footfall expected to rise +2%, as discounts unlock pent-up spending from bargain-focused, post-payday shoppers – RetailNext

Retail Focus

In addition to Black Friday deals helping to unlock pent-up demand as shoppers start to snap up cut-price Christmas gifts, Black Friday performance is also expected to benefit from the discounting event falling after payday this year. year-on-year , significantly weaker than September’s retail revenues. year-on-year.

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Online florist Meg’s Flowers fined $1 million for misleading customers

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought Meg’s Flowers to court, noting that the flower shop did not directly maintain any local shopfronts accessible to customers, contrary to its claims in 156 websites and in 7462 Google advertisements.

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Future-proof your retail strategy for the holiday season and beyond

Inside Retail

Giving as the new gifting Social good is at the forefront of consumers’ minds. Measure success There’s nothing more valuable for advertisers than being able to measure outcomes. This allows advertisers to directly link campaign investments to tangible business results.

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