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Sensible gifting took centre stage as consumers embraced practicality this Christmas

Retail Focus

This Christmas, UK shoppers showed a clear shift towards sensible spending, prioritising useful, practical gifts over luxury and indulgence. Early promotions captured a significant share of the festive budget, allowing consumers to plan purchases while taking advantage of discounts.

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Blackhawk Network shares 2025 gift card trends – and how retailers can benefit

Inside Retail

As Australia turns the corner into 2025, the gift card industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, reshaping how Australians celebrate special moments and navigate their budgets. This growth reflects new consumer behaviours, with gift cards becoming an integral part of daily life for Australians. billion in 2028, up from $4.8

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David Jones, LSKD reveal how their Black Friday sales are performing so far

Inside Retail

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. In 2021, the business went live with its promotions on November 18, in 2022 on November 15 and last year on November 9. This presents a predicament for retailers.

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How LSKD leverages its community as a powerful marketing tool

Inside Retail

LSKD regularly conducts customer surveys and gathers feedback from conversations in its retail stores not to mention its 95,000-member private Facebook group to refine its product offering and communication strategy. IR : What advice would you give emerging brands looking to build a community that organically promotes them?

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Deliveroo Singapore’s MD Jason Parke on the company’s retail arm launch

Inside Retail

Besides delivery for non-food items, Deliveroo is also rolling out a new gifting function in the app, where consumers can select items they want to gift someone and mark them as a ‘gift’ at checkout before sending their recipients a trackable link to the order with an animated greeting card.

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The Labubu effect: How Pop Mart is leading the blind box economy

Inside Retail

Pop Mart’s Hacipupu character also gained significant popularity due to endorsement from K-pop star Chanyeol, though Liu was quick to clarify neither celebrity’s post was part of a planned strategy. “It The inherent unpredictability of these items replicates the thrill of receiving an unanticipated gift.

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Poppi’s influencer campaign is the end of influencer marketing as we know it

Inside Retail

Poppi gifted full-sized pink vending machines to 32 high-profile influencers stocked with soda cans in anticipation of the 59th Super Bowl. Brands can design influencer campaigns that are still attainable without promoting a lifestyle that feels entirely out of reach for the average consumer.

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