Omnichannel or bust: The strategy retailers should embrace
A majority of Aussies prefer to shop from local retailers.
A majority of Aussies prefer to shop from local retailers.
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The Australian shopping experience has evolved dramatically over the last decade. Emerging global high street outlets vie for space among newly expanded independent retailers as each offer unique products and services to towns and cities. At the same time, online retail has experienced a boom; widely adopted by business owners and shoppers alike. Despite the […]
Welcome to the digital age, where Point of Sale (POS) software and similar applications have become the new norm. Not surprisingly, these have changed the way consumers shop – in a radical way – over the past five years. It has also meant that the retailers, particularly small businesses, have had to adapt in order […]
Customers are increasingly interacting with retailers through multiple ‘channels’ as part of a single transaction. Retailers that fail to offer a superior shopping experience, where their customers can move seamlessly between different channels, risk becoming obsolete, industry experts warned a recent forum’s attendees. Held at Sydney’s Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel on Wednesday, 18 May, the […]
Retail turnover saw another small rise in March, up 0.3 per cent following a 0.7 per cent climb in February 2015.
Pricing products at a high price or a low price to attract consumers are no longer widely used strategies, according to new study published in Marketing Science journal.
The Australian online retail sector continues to grow, with almost 40 per cent of the population now purchasing one or more products via online per average four weeks.
The January rise follows a climb in December, culminating in the fastest retail turnover rise in three months and the eighth consecutive month to experience a rise in retail spending.