Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Leveraging insights into their lifestyle, aspirations, and consumption patterns, retailers can position themselves for success in this evolving market. A notable gap is apparent, though, between values and actions, as many still shop frequently on fast-fashion platforms like Shein.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 24, 2025

The Australia Post eCommerce Report 2025 broke down the shopping habits, preferences and values that will define each generation’s spending into the next year and beyond. Each generation has its own buying power and spending patterns. Enter the next shopping trend that bridges sustainability and saving: Recommerce.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2021

Dressing modestly shouldn’t be a barrier to being stylish, but there are a few more considerations we need to make when we go shopping. My experience of shopping in Australia is up and down. As a veiled woman, I struggle to hit the elusive trifecta when I’m shopping: quality, suitability, and style. Image: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2025

“With so many senior citizens passing by, we noticed a pattern. “Meals are shopped for, cooked and mostly eaten on the same day. We outgrew our previous store and now have a highly visible corner site within the shopping mall,” Curtis said. They knew how to cook but didn’t always want to.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

It wasnt long ago that shopping required a trip to the store, with no guarantee that the item you wanted would be in stock. Today, consumers expect the freedom to shop on their own terms, being able to review all the options available to them online and without disrupting their daily routines.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

“It’s truly inspiring to see how the jewellery designers have drawn from the iconic patterns that originated at a kitchen table in Pimlico over 70 years ago, and transformed them into a collection that seamlessly blends modern sophistication with timeless elegance,” said Poppy Marshall-Lawton, VP at Laura Ashley.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

That’s the time it takes to realise you’ve walked into a chain you swore you’d never shop at again. A 2014 study by Patrick Bohl on airport shopping behaviour revealed a striking pattern: Longer dwell time in duty-free shopping zones directly increased spending. Add a coffee shop and they might even bring a friend.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Distinct colourful patterns that are hung around the walls of the store are Filipino artworks made using strips of acrylic, handwoven abaca polyester fabric, and a tasteful mix of cord, rope and tapestry. Belcour’s vibrant artwork is showcased in Greenbelt 3’s private lounge where clients enjoy an intimate and discreet shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

With the festive season just around the corner, retailers and consumers alike are gearing up for the biggest shopping period of the year. Retailers can combine this trend with personalisation options, such as monograms, initials, or simple patterns, to offer thoughtful products that feel both modern and timeless.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 8, 2025

New data from leading eCommerce provider Visualsoft saw that while overall Christmas revenue dropped by 4% compared to 2023, average order value (AOV) rose by 21%, reflecting the growing impact of thoughtful shopping and retailer incentives.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

We had to accommodate a large inventory within the store to ensure that our clients were able to display maximum products without making [it] resemble a warehouse or a shop," the duo told Dezeen. The pattern of the Kota stone flooring varies between rubble-style jagged chunks and smooth curvilinear inlay, both set in ivory-toned grout.

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Dezeen

MARCH 30, 2025

Terracotta tiles are laid in various patterns across the floors and fitting room walls of this golf apparel shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea, designed by LA studio 22RE. The store in the Californian seaside town references the area's famed natural beauty and Spanish-style architecture.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The great season of savings Enter “The great season of savings”, the period from Halloween through to New Year, where we expect spending patterns to be a little more cautious as consumers focus on essentials and value brands over big-ticket items. Retailers need to leverage this trend to prepare for an earlier holiday season.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The Australian grocery shopper is leaning into the omnichannel experience with 30 per cent now shopping both online and in-store at least once a month, according to a report released today by Woolworths’ retail media business Cartology. Customers’ digital literacy has grown exponentially.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2023

Aldi Australia says it continues to explore opportunities to offer online shopping, however, it has downplayed media reports of an imminent move and says comments made by one of its executives were “slightly misconstrued”. Last August, Aldi trialled a limited online shopping offer, allowing customers to buy some Special Buy items.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2022

According to new figures from global e-commerce and marketplace accelerator Pattern , online retail sales in July across Australia declined by 34 per cent compared to the same period last year. About the author: Merline McGregor is GM at Pattern Australia. For more information, visit: [link] or email au@pattern.com.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

Apart from giving to the needy (Zakat, one of the five pillars of Islam), giving cash handshakes (salam tempel) and splurging on their traditional homecoming (mudik) during the festival of Eid-al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan, they also like to shop for stuff if they have the means.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

During that time, there were a lot of listicles going around celebrating Black-owned business to shop and follow, and I found myself and my previously-owned brand Nyakio Beauty (acquired by Unilever in 2017) was at the top of all these lists, Grieco told Inside Retail. In 2023, Thirteen Lune raised US$12.5

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

From eye-catching brand partnerships to strategic category expansion, Farm Rio is slowly but surely taking the world by storm, one tropically patterned print at a time. It opened a shop in Dubai at the prestigious Mall of the Emirates the following month. Tropical fruits and flowers. Jungle prints. Indigenous-inspired textiles.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 20, 2025

Navigating uneven growth patterns The population of Australia is changing faster than any period in recent history. The well-established patterns of migration between different places. The how the age structure of the population in an area will change. The pipeline of housing development and the impact of local planning controls.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 2, 2025

As the widespread, algorithmic-homogeneity becomes more pervasive – we also believe experiential retail will undergo a major reimagining, refocusing on design differentiation, visual artistry and amplifying the emotion of shopping. Finally, video content will dominate product detail pages, becoming essential for driving purchases.

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Dezeen

MAY 6, 2024

The interior has a more open and relaxed feel than the brand's other locations, which operate more like typical coffee shops. Wooden seating is provided in an adjacent atrium Elements of the shop's design are informed by European modernist architecture. The photography is courtesy of EBBA.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

Easyplant New York City When it comes to buying plants or anything greenery-related, the first place that comes to mind is probably a humble nursery or small mom-and-pop shop, rather than a chic boutique. Picture breezy afternoons, retro architecture, and lively patterns that celebrate Miamis playful, laid-back spirit.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2022

The company’s scam detection technology analyses transaction patterns, previous reports from other customers as well as merchant behaviours and attributes, to either add or remove vendors from these high-risk lists. Westpac head of Fraud, Ben Young said: “We encourage customers to remain vigilant when shopping online.

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2024

This led to excess goods when spending patterns eventually shifted back to pre-Covid levels. One way retailers can navigate this issue is by using AI-powered predictive technology to account for various factors, from social media trends to weather patterns to previous sales numbers, to more accurately order inventory.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Avanto Architects and Joanna Laajisto have designed a logistics centre for retailer Finnish Design Shop that features warm timber, a foraged-food restaurant for staff and visitors, and views of the surrounding forest. The Finnish Design Shop logistics centre is located in the Pomponrahka nature reserve in Turku. Photo is by Kuvio.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2021

per cent in comparable stores, as customers increasingly shopped online through lockdown and unprofitable space was minimised. Sales in department store David Jones jumped during the last year despite the continuation of the Covid-19 crisis and intermittent lockdowns hampering trade. Sales in the department store rose 2.3

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Example: A home improvement retailer used AI to track regional weather patterns and adjust inventory accordingly. Boosting sales and customer satisfaction with AI Strategic inventory planning isnt just about cutting costs its about enhancing the shopping experience, says Bugge. Consistent product availability builds trust.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2021

Revenue per active customer also increased 12 per cent, as customers get used to the idea of shopping for homewares online and becoming repeat customers. This strategy seems to have paid off for Temple & Webster, which enjoyed revenue growth of 85 per cent to $326.3

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2021

According to the CPRC, laws and regulations made decades ago are struggling to keep up with the breadth of options now available to shoppers, and the rapid shift to online shopping throughout the pandemic has simply exacerbated the problem.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Such economic strain is leading to behavioural changes in the way consumers are shopping and planning their festive budgets. Customers will remember brands where they had a more positive shopping experience and brands where they did not. But this is just one layer.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Retailers are integrating AI with bricks-and-mortar shops and online platforms to give the shopping experience a remarkable transformation, enhancing both customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Automated checkout experiences: Retailers such as Apple are pioneering checkout-free shopping.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

AM: We moved to the Gold Coast in 2018 and were spending a lot more time at the beach and I noticed a trend of less coverage in swimwear at the beach, which also overflowed to the shops – as in, I couldn’t find swimwear with full bottom coverage anywhere that was still affordable. Where do you draw your inspiration from?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

This increase was particularly noticeable for low-ticket items, suggesting that BNPL may encourage customers to buy more when shopping for smaller, everyday things. We found that consumers who used BNPL spent an average of 6.42 per cent more than those who didnt. Why might this be the case?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

With 2024s peak shopping season in the rearview mirror, consumer spending behaviours and responses to major retail sales events are coming into focus. Examining where and when people shopped reveals valuable insights for retailers as they hone their strategies ahead.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The customer waiting area at Framed Ewe in Phoenix features pink wall tiles and a purple upholstered seat The designer took a similar approach at the Phoenix location – a full interior refresh that incorporates rounded forms and geometric patterns. "My The photography is by Erik Benjamins.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI-powered shopping assistants can help consumers make more accurate purchases, with more detailed and personalised recommendation engines. AI can evaluate return histories to detect suspicious behaviours and patterns.

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