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Why Woolies’ new structure makes sense from a digital commerce perspective

Inside Retail

As Woolworths seeks to serve the rapidly evolving consumer, including meeting the expectations of the need it now customer, it is important to think about how the retail offering across their portfolio best serves needs to ensure incremental growth as opposed to cannibalisation between the brands and offerings, Sperti elaborated.

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How Woolworths’ brand reputation could be impacted by warehouse strike

Inside Retail

While the UWU’s strike is advocating for workers’ rights, it could give consumers another reason to question if a supermarket duopoly is benefitting them. According to Ritchie, Woolworths has found itself in a “toxic trifecta” if the aforementioned events are viewed from a reputation management perspective.

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Australian Retail Outlook 2023: Paradigm shifts and fresh perspectives

Inside Retail

In the face of drastic increases in the cost of essentials, most consumers made rapid and wide-ranging spending cuts. With interest rates still high, even the normalisation of costs for many food items has not reassured consumers, and many intend to continue a cautious spending approach in 2023.

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Influencer Overload? How to Navigate the World of Influencers in a £21 Billion Industry

Retail Focus

Consumers commonly invest in the product recommendations of their chosen influencer; others are turned away by what they deem inauthentic content. This paradox signals a growing trend: influencers can both entice and deter consumers. “In Influencer Red Flags For The Consumer: Beware of ‘Over-Sponsored’ content.

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Sustainability at Retail

It covers the importance of sustainability from three perspectives: brands/retailers, designers, and suppliers. But first, a little about the consumer. The paper provides a roadmap for making changes and adopting processes that will help address important eco challenges worldwide. Download today!

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LaManna’s CEO on curating a personalised supermarket experience for the holidays

Inside Retail

Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception. We have over 150 different Panettone on sale this year which always sells well, and from a fresh food perspective, our Pacific Oysters fly out the door on December 24.

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Why retailers must rethink their Meta and Google ad strategies in 2025

Inside Retail

For many retailers, these platforms have grown to consume the whole marketing funnel and their templated options have become the default. Effective local area marketing consists of directional and localised messaging that will push consumers into your online or offline store but this requires deep understanding of community.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment.