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As Microsoft shuts stores in China, are authorised retailers still relevant?

Inside Retail

The reported closure of Microsoft’s brick-and-mortar stores managed by authorised retail partners in China has raised questions about the tech giant’s strategy in the world’s second-largest economy and whether the move is counterintuitive when the market’s consumer electronics sector has seen a sign of recovery.

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Understanding the consumer of 2021

Inside Retail

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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How to Stand Out at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

Retail Bound

As a product manufacturer in the consumer electronics space, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a great opportunity to get your products in front of industry professionals and media outlets from all over the world. The post How to Stand Out at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show appeared first on Retailbound.

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Retail is back, but have your customers changed?

Inside Retail

As restrictions ease, and consumers in Australia’s most populous states regain some basic freedoms, the recovery can now get underway. However, while retailers and consumers alike would be eager to put 2021 behind them, the research suggests recent events have yet again reshaped the way people shop and spend.

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Retail at the end of the world: How JB Hi-Fi aims to disrupt the NZ market

Inside Retail

Australian consumer electronics giant JB Hi-Fi announced a major expansion of its New Zealand operations last week , unveiling plans to double its store count in the next three to five years. And then the other two stores we’ll be launching before Christmas [2023] are in Christchurch and Auckland International Airport.”

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The thinking behind LG’s direct-to-consumer play in Singapore

Inside Retail

Korean consumer electronics giant LG has launched a new online shopping experience for customers in Singapore, as it looks to tap into the region’s soaring e-commerce market. So, fraud is a major concern for businesses and consumers.

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ARA – the voice of Australia’s retail community

Inside Retail

At the ARA, we represent some of the largest retailers in the country – from the major supermarkets, department stores, fashion outlets and providers of household goods and consumer electronics, however the vast bulk of our membership are small- and medium-sized businesses, most of whom are omnichannel retailers. .