Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It is vital we give consumers the absolute best experience possible whether it is online or at retail, and we will continue to learn how best to deploy DTC across the region accordingly. PF: At Mattel, we have a deep-rooted legacy in Asia Pacific, and we view our consumers as dedicated fans.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop says consumers are gravitating towards low-priced consumables due to inflation. The business says consumers prefer “non-discretionary low-priced consumables” ahead of more discretionary products as general merchandise sales were softer than normal. per cent to $439.7 per cent to $16.3

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Speaking out Consumers, government agencies and non-government organisations have been criticising Coles and Woolworths’ profits – but most recently the backlash was taken offline and in-store. The consumer speculation that Aldi is the affordable supermarket alternative was confirmed earlier this year in a report by Choice.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Coles has the most confusing promotional labels, consumer advocacy group Choice said as it calls for supermarkets to make their tags clear and easy to understand for shoppers. “The current promotion was for a discount that was applied about five years earlier,” the consumer advocacy group said.

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Design Boom

JULY 13, 2024

The post consumers’ coffee bean pack preferences shape (beanroom)’s interactive display window appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine. waterfrom design's (beanroom) coffee bean shop focuses on openness and sustainability.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent year over year to $434.2

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent and 21.5

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Australia’s leading supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, delivered their third-quarter results to shareholders this week along with new consumer insights. Both retailers reported that the current economic environment has challenged consumers’ discretionary spending and that households have evolved their buying habits to seek out value.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2024

More than half of Australian consumers are spending more on food and groceries despite facing higher expenses on housing, according to a report by the Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS). This is the second year that the ACRS has conducted the survey.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2024

The post Affordable fashion sales surge online, despite consumer spending slowdown appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. “Retailers should note that while overall spending may be down, there are still plenty of opportunities to connect with their customers online – particularly during sales periods,” Starr added.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The post Sydney store Frankie brings Philippine brands to Australian consumers appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Established in 2021, Frankie General Store offers a curated selection of small-batch, artisanal products from the Philippines and Australia.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2024

Collins Foods , a franchisee of KFC and Taco Bell, has warned of lower margins in the fiscal first half amid weak consumer sentiment and high cost inflation. However, same store sales were negative, reflecting weaker consumer sentiment in Australia and Europe and the impacts arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Consumers may be paying more for synthetic or lab-made diamonds that are less valuable than they seem, according to the latest research from Rapaport. Rapaport added that consumers must be careful when buying synthetic diamonds as jewellers promote the sale of synthetic diamonds because it allows them to make “windfall profits”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

They were of little or no value because – the class action argues – customers already had the same rights for free under the Australian Consumer Law. A 2023 survey found 32 per cent of consumers had bought them at one time or another, often after being convinced by sales techniques. “Our

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Overall, a strong licensing business combined with a disciplined approach to cost management offset softness in some of our direct-to-consumer businesses and drove earnings from operations for the Company that were flat to last year’s performance,” Alberini added. per cent in US dollars. “We

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2023

Subscription-based meal kit provider Marley Spoon plans to revise its full-year revenue guidance after sales plummeted on soft consumer demand. The post Marley Spoon reports soft consumer demand, revises guidance appeared first on Inside Retail. For the quarter to June 30, net revenue fell 21 per cent to €86 million (A$141.31

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Inside Retail

JULY 30, 2024

CEO Laxman Narasimhan said the ongoing three-part action plan partially offset the headwinds brought about by the cautious consumer environment. The post Starbucks sales decline driven by cautious consumers appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. GAAP operating margin contracted 60 basis points to 16.7

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Inside Retail

JULY 1, 2024

The intent is good, but consumers shouldn’t have to bear full responsibility for plastic pollution. We know consumer demand is only one part of the picture. The cabbage dilemma Research shows consumers generally want to do the right thing by the environment but find it challenging. Maybe there’s another way.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

Consequently, these innovations are transforming the retail scene and deeply impacting how consumers behave. From personalized shopping experiences to seamless omnichannel services, digital tools are setting new expectations among consumers. Continuous engagement is key to developing lasting consumer relationships.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Federal Court has ordered that Dell Australia pay $10 million for misleading consumers about the discount prices of its add-on computer monitors, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) reported. More than 5300 monitors were sold to consumers with overstated discounts.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Baracchi said the business is targeting Australian consumers who want to recycle, but view the process as too hard. This issue has been taken on in the short-term by the Soft Plastics Taskforce: a conglomerate of supermarkets, namely Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, authorised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2023

For medium-to-large retailers, it’s mission-critical to understand the dynamics between consumers and the brands they love. It’s only when retailers can successfully align their value propositions with the desires and preferences of their core consumer base that they can forge deeper connections with customers and foster true brand loyalty.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

Today’s consumers are craving a truly unique shopping experience. We are only at the beginning, and as brands begin to scale their AI utilisation, its full spectrum of benefits for consumers and retailers alike will be uncovered. The post Generative AI is supercharging retail, what does this mean for consumers?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For the past few years, consumers have been more than willing to dip into their bursting savings accounts – thanks in large part to the pandemic – to spend on Black Friday. Because of the psychology of sales and the immediacy of it, there’s that fear of missing out, and many consumers are exposing themselves to making impulse purchases.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2024

Consumers empowered by social media are now dictating to brands which trends they need to meet. Pinterest recently forecasted the biggest consumer-led trends for 2024 with its Pinterest Predicts report using its search engine database which has over 400 million monthly users.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Another way Ulta Beauty uses technology to enhance the customer experience is by investing in educational video content from beauty brands to enhance the store associate’s ability to educate the consumer about a product.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2024

Now, both breakout and heritage brands are seizing the shift in consumer eating habits to carve out a new category of nutritional supplements and weight-loss foods. Vital Pursuit provides accessible, great-tasting food options that support the needs of consumers in this emerging category,” he added.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

per cent in the June financial year driven by soft consumer demand in all markets. The post Soft consumer demand dents City Chic’s sales, fuelling loss appeared first on Inside Retail. Global plus-size fashion retailer City Chic says sales declined 15.8 For the 12 months to July 2, group sales were $268.4

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Lockdowns with little advance notice, panic buying, supply chain disruptions, hastily made changes to health and safety regulations, and extreme swings in consumer needs and expectations. How did they fare and how have consumers changed due to their pandemic experience? Consumers unevenly impacted. Adaptability tested.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Here, he shares the new tech that has caught his eye, and how changing consumer behaviour is affecting the business. IR : We’ve seen consumer behaviour change a lot recently, between the pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis. BB: It’s hard to be predictive about what consumers are going to do.

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