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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

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While brick and mortar stores still play a strategic role in this market vertical, online shopping has skyrocketed, and with $294 billion expected in online home furnishing sales by 2022, retail store owners can no longer afford to miss out on the opportunity to ramp up their cross-channel game plans. What is cross-channel retailing?

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Remaining Agile in a New Age of Retail: Three Things that Enterprise Brands can Learn from Smaller Players 

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From leisure and sportswear to gifts and jewelry, the chances are you’ve bought a product from a small business over the last couple of years — whether it be a digitally native startup, a one-person band working from their kitchen table or a small independent store selling online around the world.

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Japanese Digital Marketplaces are Hot! What to Know About Setting Up Shop

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Top-selling categories are electronics, apparel, fashion, beauty, furniture, leisure, hobby, baby products and home improvement, among others. Pro Tip: In Japan, there is a higher spending pattern during the summer because Japanese companies provide yearly summer bonuses that consumers spend on leisure, travel, and goods.

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Sidemen Set to Open First Physical Store at Bluewater this weekend

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The renowned ‘Sidemen,’ Europe’s largest YouTube collective, has announced the highly anticipated opening of their inaugural physical retail space at Bluewater , a prominent shopping and leisure destination in Kent. The Sidemen store will open its doors to the public promptly at 9 am on Saturday, July 15th.

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Government outlaw fake reviews to protect consumers and the hospitality sector

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Taking these measures against fake reviews is a great equaliser for businesses that operate the right way, rewarding both the business and the consumer. Taking these measures against fake reviews is a great equaliser for businesses that operate the right way, rewarding both the business and the consumer.

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Cotswolds Designer Outlet Breaks Ground

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This comprehensive project includes retail, F&B, leisure facilities, community play areas, and new residential developments. Notably, a 74,000 square foot Dobbies Garden Centre , which also houses a Waitrose Foodhall , café, and restaurant, has been operational since late 2022 and is exceeding performance expectations.

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What do Today’s Consumers Really Want? #RIC21 Day One Answers the Question

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consumers rarely or never go shopping as a leisure activity; A Shopify survey of North American consumers revealed that 40% used a curbside pickup service during COVID, and nearly as many — 38% — plan to continue using these services even after the pandemic passes. Hoyler noted that: 94% of U.S.

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