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What the CashRewards, Little Birdie deal says about the rise of AI in retail

Inside Retail

In the payments space, Paypal acquired the AI-powered browser extension, Honey, which finds and applies coupon codes at checkout, for US$4 billion in 2020. From the consumer’s perspective, it simplifies the shopping experience from search through to purchase in one virtual destination. What does this mean for retail partners?

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MAPIC 2024: Highlights of the 2024 Edition

Retail Focus

With an expanded area and a new space dedicated to brand licensing (IP), LeisurUp, the zone dedicated to leisure and immersive experiences, brought together leading players such as Bandai Namco, Citywave, Cits Immersives, Hasbro, Dama Dreams, Dedem, Hupalupa, Smiley, QubicaAMF, Pausa, TF1 Licensing, Universal, Walltopia, and Zero Latency VR.

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A science-based framework for crafting remarkable physical retail spaces

Inside Retail

To craft remarkable physical retail spaces, forward-thinking retailers can focus on what we call the SUPER approach: Surprising, Unique, Personalised, Engaging, and Repeatable. Surprising experiences elicit joy and excitement, emotions that make customers feel more positive and engaged. This plays a role in memory recall.

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Creating community: how retail brands can capitalise on the ‘third place’ 

Inside Retail

If you’ve seen an episode of Friends , Seinfeld or How I Met Your Mother , you’ll notice most scenes occur in a space other than the main characters’ homes or workplaces. They should offer room for true randomness – spontaneous interactions, and interesting conversations with people who have different perspectives and ideas.

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“We’re the Peloton of reformer”: Aussie brand Your Reformer eyes global growth

Inside Retail

One of the big ones being that we run quite lean from a stock perspective,” Stallworthy said. Stallworthy credits this to a well-executed prelaunch campaign that built an engaged database ready to buy or rent. “We For this reason, community engagement is paramount to build on brand trust and equity,” Stallworthy said.

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High tech meets high fashion: Balmain launches NFT-based loyalty program

Inside Retail

Balmain’s chief marketing officer Txampi Diz said, “The Balmain Thread builds upon this house’s distinctive strategy of continually exploring pathways that might strengthen our ties with the incredibly engaged, diverse and global Balmain Army.”. The spaces we inhabit go beyond the physical environment. Branded worlds.

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Inside Lorna Jane’s digital transformation

Inside Retail

“We’re trying to approach [omnichannel] from a unified perspective, so the same customer is the same customer anywhere they shop, not just ‘they can shop anywhere’,” Clarke said. We’re delivering a much better omnichannel experience from an operational perspective, and it’s becoming a high double-figure percentage of our business.”.