Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2021

Discount stores are booming in post-Covid Europe as price-sensitive consumers seek out bargains amid inflation and the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Bargain shopping is driven by two behaviours, according to Bowden: frugality and treats. All consumers love a good bargain. The psychology behind bargain hunting.

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Retail Focus

JULY 11, 2022

The Creative Retail Awards and Save The High Street have formed a partnership to promote the importance of design and display in independent retail, with Save The High Street becoming sponsor of the Best Independent Store category at the 2022 Creative Retail Awards.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Recent research has revealed that luxury Australia retailers aren’t doing enough to capture the attention of, and drive consumer spending by, migrants of Asian background and heritage. In order to do so effectively, she stressed the importance of understanding the various factors and intricacies that inform their consumer behaviour.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

A new online shopping site is set to launch in Australia this month that aims to update the traditional outlet mall experience for a Gen Z and millennial audience. In contrast, TheDOM.com plans to provide an “inspirational” and “elevated” shopping experience through its site design and tone of voice.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

At the risk of using yet one more trendy phrase, consumers also want “shoppertainment”. You must make shopping with you memorable and fun. The Reject Shop announces a 45-minute delivery option. I think shopping should be fun and memorable – and that’s what’ll make me do it more and more.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2024

Cost-of-living has gone from crunch to crisis and with this new economic reality has come new consumer behaviours. This shift in shopping behaviour is not particularly surprising for retailers but it does present a unique marketing challenge.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Endeavour Group ‘s retail sales remained flat in the fiscal first quarter as customers shopped more selectively. “During the quarter, promotional intensity lifted across the sector as customers became increasingly value conscious,” said Steve Donohue, Endeavour Group MD and CEO. per cent year over year.

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Retail Focus

JULY 17, 2024

While discount codes top UK consumers preferred promotions, offers that are personalised and tailored to a specific product a consumer has viewed are almost twice as likely to prompt a sale compared to general ‘range-wide’ discounts, according to the latest data from Wunderkind , based on a survey of over 1,500 shoppers.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Original research of over 1,000 UK shoppers by Pricer showed that discounter switching remains rife, with 65% now having switched some or all of their food shop to Aldi or Lidl, a rise of +4 percentage points year-on-year.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Now, securing sought after products at the best price is becoming increasingly chaotic for consumers, with prices fluctuating during a number of weeks across the Golden Quarter. Forget deal or no deal, it’s more like deal or disappointment for consumers, leaving much to be desired in terms of results for retailers.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The FMCG subscription box market in Australia has shown strong growth over the past few years, driven by increasing consumer demand for convenience and personalisation, the continued rise of e-commerce, and sustainable practices. The integration of technology into subscription services has also been a growth driver.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Seasonal shopping events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the back-to-school season have a significant impact on retail stock prices. These periods experience a surge in consumer spending, driving up sales figures and influencing investor sentiment.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Black Friday Cyber Monday sales period has expanded to become ‘Black November’ this year, with many retailers and brands starting their promotions earlier than ever. However, many consumers only appear willing to buy if there’s a significant markdown involved, so where does that leave retailers?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The ACCC’s lawsuit against Coles and Woolworths for allegedly misleading consumers about the price of essential products has now been spun into a class action lawsuit by the Gerard Malouf and Partners law firm. The unspoken pact is clear: Give consumers what they want at a fair price, and we’ll tolerate the massive profits you rake in.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

Combining the influence of viral content with the ease of online shopping, the triumphant success of TikTok Shop is no secret. Despite launching in select markets less than a year ago, in September 2023, TikTok Shop aims to grow its US e-commerce sales to US$17.5 But this is yet to be confirmed by TikTok.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

They were visible in malls, high streets, shopping centres, or online marketplaces. million Australians now shopping on the platform every month. billion, Temu’s growth has been meteoric, largely fuelled by its competitive pricing and frequent promotional events. Once, we knew our competitors. With an estimated$1.1

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A stagnant industry There has been significant innovation in the food and grocery retail supply chain yet it has rarely been deployed to revolutionise how everyday consumers shop. Think about it, there are more products than ever competing for a place in your shopping cart, and more brands at more price points to consider,” he added.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2022

Of course, changing consumer habits have, and will continue to have, the biggest effect on retail with the internet taking business away from many city-centre shops. Shopping parks with oceans of car parking spaces and large retail units are not a new concept, but they continue to attract a lot of consumers.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Amid a global cost of living crisis, consumers are increasingly turning to innovative solutions to manage their budgets and stretch their dollars further. Stocard (a Klarna Group Company) centralises all of a consumer’s loyalty cards in a single mobile application for 5.3

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Many Australians have lost trust in supermarket pricing, with more consumers now comparing prices between stores before making a purchase. “Many consumers have told us that they are losing trust in the sale price claims by supermarkets,” said Mick Keogh, ACCC deputy chair.

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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. To draw foot traffic to the opening day of its Brisbane store, July promoted a competition via social media and local advertising.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

Online shopping delivery lead times are getting longer – and getting more expensive – according to research from shipping software developer Shippit. Moreover, the study found that the number of retailers promoting flat rate standard shipping increased by 1571 per cent while the most expensive flat rate options surged by 200 per cent.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

The rise of online shopping scams presents significant reputational risks for e-commerce businesses of all sizes if they don’t take proactive measures to help protect consumers. million to online shopping scams, and over $92 million to scams overall, according to Scamwatch. So far this year, Australians have lost more than $1.2

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 12, 2024

Deals are what we all look out for as consumers. Businesses recognize this, as perhaps more importantly, they have understood the psychology behind the promotional offers they can make and the impact they can have on the consumer. Although most will view deals as a means of saving money, there is so much more to them.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

Little Birdie is an AI-powered price-comparison shopping platform that launched in 2021, with $30 million in funding from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, before suspending operations in May. Our vision is to be the ultimate shopping companion,” Anthony Seymour-Walsh, CEO of CashRewards, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of the Supa IGA store in Karabar, NSW has been opposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ACCC chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, said: “Local consumers would be left with just one Coles and two Aldi stores as alternatives.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Today, the Salomon customer includes Pilates princesses whose ‘fit checks’ on social media have contributed to the virality of the shoe styles, whilst the brand still caters to its core original consumer of adventure seekers. Providing consumers with more paths to purchase the brand has helped drive Salomon’s viral success in recent years.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Having embraced digital shopping channels during the pandemic, Australian consumers have become well used to the personalisation and tailored content offered online. Research by Google, published in the company’s Spring/Summer Shopping Behaviours 2021 study, found 50 per cent of consumers say they now shop both in-store and online.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SMS marketing is a staple in today’s direct-to-consumer toolkit, opening new opportunities for customer engagement, retention, and revenue growth. The channel’s reach and popularity have extended to all corners of the world, including in Australia, where more brands and consumers are going mobile to not only communicate but shop.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Retailers and brands need to evolve their channel-mix for consumer engagement in an age where trust is harder to earn and keep, says Bernd Bude, CEO of ADvendio. We are now well past the time when consumers went to a single place to source information about a product they were thinking about buying.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Emerging shopping platforms. It’s no secret that online shopping became more prevalent during the pandemic, so naturally social media platforms adjusted to this and became an increasingly popular shopping outlet. The number of Australian consumers who made purchases through social media in 2020 was 5.3

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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

JULY 6, 2021

Let’s look at four key forecasts: Continued rise of digital Shift in the role of bricks-and-mortar Increased value of personalised experiences Greater influence of young consumers. Shopping at the edge” will expand. Digital, mobile, chatbots, social, curb-side — shopping now happens anywhere and anytime.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Consumers are the driving force behind a constantly changing, fragmented and evolving e-commerce landscape. From 2021 and even into early this year, 77 per cent of global consumers were still spending at or above the same levels online as they were a year prior. Inflation’s impact on e-commerce is still unclear.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

There was huge momentum behind the ‘shop local’ movement over the last few years, as consumers were restricted to certain locations during Covid-19 lock-downs, and felt connected to the success and survival of local businesses. Consumers are certainly continuing to support local stores, and localism is still going strong.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2024

Welcome to the world of grocery retailing in Mainland China, where technology has changed the way consumers of all ages shop for goods and pay for them, a key feature of the third and final day of NRF Apac, in Singapore this week. Spurrell and Xu spoke about the evolution of grocery shopping behaviour in China.

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