Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

BNPL credit allows consumers to split their purchases into smaller, interest-free instalments. Our recent research uncovered a concerning insight: consumers who use BNPL services end up spending more money online than those who dont. We found that consumers who used BNPL spent an average of 6.42 Why might this be the case?

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

Emporium Melbourne shopping centre has welcomed a slew of high-profile retailers in the past month. By catering to the evolving needs of consumers, and using data to drive these decisions, Emporium Melbourne has maintained its strong mix of fashion tenants while growing its premium dining, automotive, entertainment and co-working offerings.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Consumer protection laws need a radical overhaul in order to keep step with the digitisation of retail, a new report by the Consumer Policy Research Centre has found. The online consumer experience is often curated with dark patterns, including algorithms and bundled consent,” said CPRC chief executive Lauren Solomon. “94

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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. Changed shopping behaviours….

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

As inflation and rising interest rates start to bite and reduce consumers’ spending capacity and confidence, Australian e-commerce sales declined sharply in July. . This shows that consumers are researching online to find the product they are after before they head to a retail store to buy it. Representing 19.3 Desktop and tablet.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Leveraging insights into their lifestyle, aspirations, and consumption patterns, retailers can position themselves for success in this evolving market. A notable gap is apparent, though, between values and actions, as many still shop frequently on fast-fashion platforms like Shein.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

BNPL credit allows consumers to split their purchases into smaller, interest-free instalments. Our recent research uncovered a concerning insight: consumers who use BNPL services end up spending more money online than those who dont. We found that consumers who used BNPL spent an average of 6.42 Why might this be the case?

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2024

Machine learning models continuously improve predictions by identifying patterns and trends, helping retailers optimise inventory and stock replenishment, reducing overstock and stockouts. In one successful example, a major consumer goods company used AI to predict future store and online sales.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

It wasnt long ago that shopping required a trip to the store, with no guarantee that the item you wanted would be in stock. Today, consumers expect the freedom to shop on their own terms, being able to review all the options available to them online and without disrupting their daily routines.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

As we approach the busiest time in the retail calendar year, one question looms: How can retailers revive sales in a landscape of unstable inflation and changing consumer habits? The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures show inflation has fallen to within the RBA’s target band at 2.8 per cent – the lowest in 3.5

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 2, 2025

With brands having to work harder than ever to maintain attention, loyalty and consumer spend, powering authenticity with imagination – have driven impressive commercial results through dynamic retail design. So, what can we expect in 2025 and how can Checkland Kindleysides help retailers?

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

Much of the food industry rests on trust – a sense of safety and security that has to be present if a consumer is to dare take a bite of any manufacturer’s product. They don’t want to be the contact that passes the consumer dud food, right? Where does it come from? How has it been made? What are the ingredients listed on the pack?

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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. Retailers can incorporate these elements into customisable products like home dcor, clothing, or even stationery to appeal to the growing number of eco-conscious consumers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dressing modestly shouldn’t be a barrier to being stylish, but there are a few more considerations we need to make when we go shopping. My experience of shopping in Australia is up and down. As a veiled woman, I struggle to hit the elusive trifecta when I’m shopping: quality, suitability, and style. Image: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that being available to consumers across different channels is key to your success. In the fourth report of its kind, Pattern Australia polled 1000 online shoppers in March 2022 to learn about customer behaviour last year and how shopping habits are likely to change in the year ahead. .

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Recent years have seen rapidly evolving changes in all areas of consumer behaviour and there is little doubt it will continue in terms of the products and services that people want, who they want them from, and where and when they want to access them. Rather than talking about what we do when we’re out there, it’s about how it makes us feel.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

Australian consumers are increasingly turning to marketplaces to search, discover and purchase new products, offering major opportunities for local brands. New research from Pattern’s Marketplace Consumer Trends Report – 2023 highlights that 92 per cent of consumers plan to shop on a marketplace this year.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

From eye-catching brand partnerships to strategic category expansion, Farm Rio is slowly but surely taking the world by storm, one tropically patterned print at a time. But what is behind the US consumers love for this Brazilian brand? Tropical fruits and flowers. Jungle prints. Indigenous-inspired textiles.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A cursory glance through the history books shows us how patterned and predictable the impact of a crisis is on innovation. The effect of the pandemic on society is highly patterned and predictable. New technologies have sprung up to connect consumers at a time of increasing distance. Crisis: a connection catalyst.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This helps manage consumer expectations as well as enhance profitability on limited stock. For prevention upfront, AI and GenAI can improve purchase accuracy, ensuring that consumers are buying products that fit their needs and requirements. Using AI to analyse why consumers return goods is critical to reducing return rates.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Google has unveiled new search functions aimed at improving the online shopping experience, including allowing consumers to see retailers’ in-store inventory from wherever they are using their device. A screenshot of Google’s new shopping search feature.

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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. They can compile detailed analyses that showcase trends, patterns, and forecasts.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The first phase, completed two weeks ago, focused on revitalising and expanding the shopping gallery, with Leroy Merlin as its anchor tenant. These seemingly trivial behaviours reveal deeper emotional and psychological patterns. Developed in response to residents needs, this initiative aims to establish a new urban centre.

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MAY 30, 2021

While e-commerce adoption skyrocketed all around the world at the peak of the pandemic, perhaps more interesting was the rate at which older consumers embraced online retail. In South Korea, for example, roughly 60 per cent of the population presently purchase fast moving consumer goods online. The significance of older omnishoppers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

As China’s luxury market continues to evolve amidst economic shifts and changing consumer behaviours, understanding the complex dynamics of this vital sector has become increasingly crucial for global luxury brands. Despite the low confidence in 2024, the forecast reveals a cautiously optimistic picture of luxury consumption.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

Aldi Australia says it continues to explore opportunities to offer online shopping, however, it has downplayed media reports of an imminent move and says comments made by one of its executives were “slightly misconstrued”. Last August, Aldi trialled a limited online shopping offer, allowing customers to buy some Special Buy items.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As SKU counts rise into the thousands and consumer demand shifts unpredictably, manual forecasting and static replenishment models fall short. Automate stock replenishment: AI anticipates sales trends, consumer behaviour, and even competitor pricing to proactively adjust stock before demand spikes. Thats where AI comes in.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is not just a transient trend but a robust response to the changing consumer, who now craves the tactile satisfaction of in-store shopping along with the personalisation and convenience of online commerce. Today’s consumers might browse products online and then feel, try and buy them in physical stores.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Covid-19 restrictions have changed how we physically shop but the pandemic has also changed the way we think about shopping, particularly aspirational experiences. So what does aspirational shopping look like now for Covid-weary, emotionally needy shoppers? Consumers are placing a premium on the romanticised ‘village life’.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Particularly among Millennials and Gen Z, modern consumers seek experiences, relationships and community, along with products and services. Offering free seminars in computing, music and photography, Apple encourages knowledge and innovation among its consumers, enhancing its brand association with progressive thinking.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

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. In the US alone, TikTok shop garnered 1.1 trillion in 2023 to US$8.5

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2024

And it is becoming increasingly apparent that the government, retail industry and consumers will all need to play a part in easing the current economic circumstances. The nationwide drop in consumer spending due to the rising cost of essential goods and services has created a prevailing narrative of greedy price-gouging retailers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

Easyplant New York City When it comes to buying plants or anything greenery-related, the first place that comes to mind is probably a humble nursery or small mom-and-pop shop, rather than a chic boutique. Picture breezy afternoons, retro architecture, and lively patterns that celebrate Miamis playful, laid-back spirit.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

The company’s scam detection technology analyses transaction patterns, previous reports from other customers as well as merchant behaviours and attributes, to either add or remove vendors from these high-risk lists. Westpac head of Fraud, Ben Young said: “We encourage customers to remain vigilant when shopping online.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

With 2024s peak shopping season in the rearview mirror, consumer spending behaviours and responses to major retail sales events are coming into focus. Examining where and when people shopped reveals valuable insights for retailers as they hone their strategies ahead. per cent from the previous year.

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