Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Times might be tough for the average Australian – with research showing nine out of 10 consumers will seek better deals this Christmas – but they’re still planning to give gifts. They’re interested in the wrapping of the gift item, and they’re interested in how they can personalise the delivery mechanism,” says Marsh.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2022

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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Theatro

OCTOBER 22, 2024

78% of Holiday Shoppers Concerned about Store Safety This Year, New Theatro Survey Shows Despite safety concerns, one in four shoppers say they plan to shop more in-person for holiday gifts–but with higher expectations, lower patience, and delayed purchases as economic pressures and tech annoyances loom large. consumers aged 18+.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

In a new report from Emarsys, All I Want for Christmas , 1000 Australian consumers shared their concerns about shopping for gifts this year. With the busiest shopping period of the year almost upon us, it’s vital marketers and retailers understand what consumers want, how they shop for Christmas and their frustrations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Last month, food delivery company Deliveroo expanded its ‘Deliveroo Shopping’ service into Singapore, enabling consumers to order retail goods on demand, alongside its existing restaurant food and grocery offering. This shift is reflected in the launch of Deliveroo Shopping.” million this year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

With the festive season just around the corner, retailers and consumers alike are gearing up for the biggest shopping period of the year. Nature-inspired aesthetics Aussies are known to have a deep connection to nature, and its influencing their gift choices this year.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With consumer sentiment and discretionary spend down, many retailers are already facing reduced profit margins and a higher cost of doing business, making hefty discounting for prolonged periods a particularly costly exercise. It also provided customers with more time to shop these deals. This presents a predicament for retailers.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The first two stores will open in Sydneys Stockland Shopping Centres before adding three further stores in New South Wales to its bricks-and-mortar network in 2025. Of course, we were going to merchandise and offer a completely different experience in those seasons to the Australian consumer than we do in the rest of the world.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

Apart from giving to the needy (Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam), giving cash handshakes (salam tempel) and splurging on their traditional homecoming (mudik) during the festival of Eid-al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan, they also like to shop for stuff if they have the means.

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Theatro

OCTOBER 22, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 78% of Holiday Shoppers Concerned about Store Safety This Year, New Theatro Survey Shows Despite safety concerns, one in four shoppers say they plan to shop more in-person for holiday gifts–but with higher expectations, lower patience and delayed purchases as economic pressures and tech annoyances loom large.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The tradition of gift-giving at Christmas drives billions of dollars in retail sales every year. In Australia alone, consumers are expected to spend $63.9 According to a recent survey commissioned by The Body Shop, 1.5 million gifts in Australia and 300,000 gifts in New Zealand will end up in the bin this year, and a further 4.32

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 24, 2024

year-on-year, prompted by retailers offering early Boxing Day discounts as well as the usually last-minute, gift-buying rush. rise compared to the Sunday of Panic Weekend 2023, the last weekend of shopping before Christmas. Meanwhile store visits yesterday (Sunday, 22 Dec 2024) saw a +26.2%

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The appeal of in-store shopping in a thriving e-commerce era is not diminishing – but it is evolving, according to new research commissioned by technology company Lightspeed and Inside Retail. “It The report showed that customers expect both greater convenience and additional services from shopping in-store rather than online.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2023

Cost of living, combined with rising interest rates, have hit back-pockets, with consumers looking to restrict spending where possible. Very few shops left According to Bailey, the current economic downturn – in conjunction with the reduced number of people working in CBD offices – have acted as a “double-whammy” for the business.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Greeting card retailer Hallmark Australia has opened a new concept retail store at Blackburn Square Shopping Centre in Victoria. Aside from gift cards and gift packaging, the new store offers Hallmark-branded collectibles such as Keepsake ornaments, recordable storybooks, and newly launched Better Together plushies.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

This partnership is a strategic response to evolving consumer demands, with the grocery delivery market projected to grow by 18.1 Jason Parke, general manager of Deliveroo Singapore, spoke to Inside Retail about the strategy behind the partnership, evolving consumer expectations, and how technology is shaping the future of grocery delivery.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2024

Let’s dive into the shifts expected to alter shopping for this year’s holiday season and explore additional winning strategies for retailers. With the rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services and alternative currencies, shopping has never been more frictionless.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Times might be tough for many Australians right now, but when it comes to gift-giving consumers will still be spending this year – however, they will be very focused on value. On the flip side, recipients may grapple with similar emotions when presented with gifts during a period of high living costs,” the report finds.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Specialty baby goods retailer Baby Bunting has reported a dramatic slump in its interim profits as consumers return to pre-pandemic shopping behaviours. ” Sales of consumer staples – which are more widely available across general retail – declined by 4.7 For the six months to December 26, sales grew 6.6 per cent to $254.9

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

As spending-caution remains rife among consumers, many shoppers held off making purchases in October in anticipation for Back Friday discounts, with the BRC reporting last month total retailer sales grew by just +0.6% year-on-year , significantly weaker than September’s retail revenues. year-on-year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ikea Australia has launched a gift registry service to make gift giving and receiving easier for customers. On the Ikea Family account, customers need to create a ‘Gift Registry’ with their desired products and share this list with their family and friends to browse, choose and complete purchases online or at an Ikea store near them.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Research shows that a lousy customer experience will deter 76 per cent of customers from returning to shop on your platform. The upcoming peak holiday retail season will place critical pressure on retailers’ back-end systems and networks as shoppers rush to snap up bargains and buy gifts for friends and families.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2022

For many Australian retailers, the start of November marks the beginning of peak season and all that comes with it: packed stores, products flying off the shelf, big discounts and major online shopping events. Will the rising cost of living cramp consumer spending in the most important quarter of the retail calendar?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Valentine’s Day presents brands and retailers with the opportunity to match shoppers with the perfect gift for their loved ones. With just over half of consumers, 53 per cent, expected to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, retail is expecting an instant boom. billion to be spent on flowers this Valentine’s Day.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Bright Data , the global industry leader in making public web data accessible to all, has today released new research that reveals consumer sentiments around the 2021 holiday shopping season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The research, carried out by Vanson Bourne , surveyed 4,000 consumers across the US and UK.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2021

People were shopping in stores and Black Friday, Cyber Monday were becoming successful sale events on those specific days. But people were starting to shop for Christmas around that time. In November, consumers became aware of global supply chain issues, spiking fear into them that Christmas shopping may be a major challenge.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Alongside sustainability, Flying Tiger Copenhagen , which was founded in 1995, is committed to creating joyous experiences for its consumers. As such, on opening day the first 200 customers will be gifted exclusive complimentary goody bags, complete with items from the newest product ranges.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Beauty retailer Mecca is creating new opportunities to connect with Christmas shoppers by introducing gift card vending machines in high foot traffic areas of Australia’s major cities. The technology combines PayWave and credit card payment with dispensing capabilities for gift cards between $25 – $100. Challenging perceptions.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , today announced its predictions for the UK’s busiest shopping days of Peak Trading 2023. This compares to 38% of shoppers who planned to buy Christmas gifts online on Amazon Prime Big Deals Day last week (10 and 11 October).

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Window shopping is about to get a whole lot more exciting, with Australian designer fashion brand Oroton launching augmented reality try-on mirrors across the window displays of its stores in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building and Brisbane’s Queen Street Mall. We want to grow, learn, and evolve alongside our customers’ shopping behaviours.”

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Valentines Day shopping in 2025 has seen a dramatic shift in consumer behaviour, with traditional lingerie purchases plummeting while practical, arts, and experience-driven gifts surge. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2024

In an Australian retail environment defined by heightened competition and consumers tightening their wallets, acquiring new customers – and keeping them – is proving a critical challenge for many retailers. Strategising the channel mix to acquire new customers is important to brands and a key to success.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

We want to help our customers shop more easily anytime, anywhere, anyhow, and with a growing number of our customers choosing to shop with Coles Online for the convenience and great value, we want to make the checkout process simpler,” Hassing said. “We Covid increased the pace of consumer behaviour change. Exciting time’.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For many retailers, the months of November and December make up a large chunk of their annual sales, with customers out shopping in droves ahead of the Christmas season. Consumers are very happy to still dip into their savings to ensure that they’re living the life that they want.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In previous years, Temu and Shein – which sell primarily from mobile phone-based apps – would not have been the usual places for shoppers to buy toys and other holiday gifts. The sites face concerns from regulators and US-based consumer product makers about fakes and counterfeits. Additionally, U.S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

To combat rising inflation and cost of living pressures, Australian shoppers have commenced their Christmas shopping months earlier, according to a new study. The report has also found that 90 per cent of shoppers will be buying gifts for their family, 35 per cent for friends and 30 per cent for their extended family.

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