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The impact of gamification on retail customer engagement

Inside Retail

Shopping is now an omnichannel, 24-hour-a-day experience that spans mobile, SMS, in-app purchases, social media channels, and digital wallets. Consumers want to be entertained. Increased engagement leads to higher sales. Gaming can help marketers: Collect valuable customer data. Increase customer engagement.

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Five retail leaders discuss how to deliver value in a spending slump

Inside Retail

Indeed, many retailers will happily say goodbye to 2024, a period when high inflation and interest rates remained persistent and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis crushed consumer sentiment to its lowest in 45 years, all of which resulted in anaemic national year-on-year retail sales growth. How has customer behaviour changed?

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Digital trends, AI, TikTok: Here’s what Aussie retailers can learn from Europe

Inside Retail

The top five digital trends Marija Milasevic from Euromonitor shared the leading consumer trends defining the industry, starting with how digital-savvy customers are demanding a more tailored experience. Growing numbers of consumers cite social media channels as their preferred means of product discovery.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. All of which is to underscore that social commerce is big, and growing exponentially. trillion ($1.9

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Decoding the global trends shaping the future of retail

Inside Retail

The themes on display are often indicative of the global trends affecting consumers and retail. In the past year or so, KPMG has published global research papers that add further insights to the big trends affecting retail models and consumer behaviour. Statista has reported that the global value of social commerce will grow from US$1.3

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Digital trends, AI, TikTok: Here’s what Aussie retailers can learn from Europe

Inside Retail

The top five digital trends Marija Milasevic from Euromonitor shared the leading consumer trends defining the industry, starting with how digital-savvy customers are demanding a more tailored experience. Growing numbers of consumers cite social media channels as their preferred means of product discovery.

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Blackhawk Network shares 2025 gift card trends – and how retailers can benefit

Inside Retail

This shift is occurring against a backdrop of economic challenges and changing consumer behaviours, making gift cards an increasingly vital tool for both consumers and retailers. This growth reflects new consumer behaviours, with gift cards becoming an integral part of daily life for Australians. billion in 2028, up from $4.8

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