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Consolidation and live shopping: Four e-commerce trends to watch in 2023

Inside Retail

Social commerce and live shopping. Browsing and shopping directly on social media platforms has long been a hallmark of e-commerce in China, now, it’s finally coming to Australia. Half of the GTV of e-commerce in China now comes from live shopping. Live shopping is essentially the modern-day, more sophisticated version of TVSN.

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Simon Property Group’s growth continues as co-founder Herb Simon retires

Inside Retail

Rents still heading up but sales productivity is treading water Sales productivity is still marooned: at Simons domestic malls and premium outlets, specialty retailer sales per square metre were $7951 in 2024, down from $8016 per square metre in 2023. They are getting good reviews.

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Decoding the global trends shaping the future of retail

Inside Retail

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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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

The retail industry in Malaysia has struggled during Covid, but shopping centre Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has continued to find a way to reach consumers. Here, we chat with CEO of retail, Dato’ Joyce Yap, about the future of malls and how sector have evolved in the past year.

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Revealed: Raffles’ strategy to lure back in luxury customers

Inside Retail

The new stores at the iconic luxury mall are designed to expand its lifestyle, beauty and food and beverage offerings so shoppers can get a taste of specially curated merchandise and unique shopping experiences. “We This program will cover around 111,000 sq ft of retail space across levels one to three.

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Behind the scenes of Baby Bunting’s long-awaited digital transformation

Inside Retail

In 2019, Baby Bunting relaunched its e-commerce site on a new platform that was intended to give the specialty retailer more digital features and functionality. The retailer ended up writing off the entire cost of the $3.2 million, representing nearly a quarter of the retailer’s total sales.

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Will Saks Global create the ultimate department store behemoth?

Inside Retail

“The department store channel has been contracting and consolidating for more than 30 years, losing share to off-price, specialty retailers, direct-to-consumer brands and e-commerce retailers,” she said. To attract younger shoppers, another legacy department store, Macy’s, is attempting a 360-degree revitalisation plan.