Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In late 2023, Salesforce reported that 59 per cent of consumers had shopped on social media, a massive jump from 15 per cent in 2021. In the US alone, TikTok shop garnered 1.1 Indeed, Amazon and retail tech companies are now investing in just walk in technologies that may further enhance the shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Retail shopping centres face a major challenge rebuilding customer traffic and sales after the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled. The Covid-19 disruption has closed some businesses while accelerating a contraction of store networks many chains had started before the pandemic forced trading restrictions and lockdowns.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2021

Non-grocery retail chains have been perceived as not putting customer safety first. To convince customers to spend, retailers need to show a clear purpose to community safety. Ease of purchase remains a close second, driven by the rise in online shopping. Social safety is still a top-of-mind concern. Home is the new hub.

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Consumer Department Stores Retail Chains Marketing 246

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Earlier this month, several members of the Nordstrom family, including the company’s CEO Erik Nordstrom and president Pete Nordstrom, offered to acquire the legacy department store chain for US$3.8 billion in partnership with Mexican retail company El Puerto de Liverpool. Today it is valued at just US$3.7

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

The booming retail business Aside from the retail properties, SM Investments also has a separate retail arm consisting of about 3850 department stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets and specialty stores. Same-store sales have been increasing at a rate above 6 per cent and twice that at its 74 department stores.

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Department Stores Beauty and Health Specialty Retailers Outdoor 147

Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2023

Despite brave talk by shopping-centre companies, not just in Singapore but globally, about being able to adapt to e-commerce and continue to thrive, behind the scenes they have never been truly comfortable with the e-commerce juggernaut. Retail occupancy is 98.3 per cent – pretty much as good as it gets for shopping centres.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Non-grocery retail chains have been perceived as not putting customer safety first. To convince customers to spend, retailers need to show a clear purpose to community safety. Ease of purchase remains a close second, driven by the rise in online shopping. Social safety is still a top-of-mind concern. Home is the new hub.

Consumer 130

Consumer Department Stores Retail Chains Marketing 130