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MAPIC 2023 Preview: Why Cannes is the Destination for the Retail, Leisure, and Hospitality Industry this November

365 Retail

As the year approaches its end, excitement is mounting across the retail, leisure, and hospitality industries for the upcoming MAPIC 2023 event, scheduled to take place from November 28 to 30 in Cannes. The event is designed to nurture business ties among retail operators, municipalities, shopping venues, and property developers.

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Sustainability and customer experience will sit at heart of new H&M Glasgow

365 Retail

The upgraded store comes as the retailer steps up investment in both its physical and digital stores, with a renewed focus on the integrated customer experience, as well as sustainability. Braehead is a leading retail and leisure destination in Renfrewshire, close to Glasgow.

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The Future of Retail: Integrating IoT and AI in Store Operations

365 Retail

Far from just mechanical aides, these robots handle restocking, respond to customer inquiries, and prepare online orders for pickup, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. This lets the human staff focus on what they do best – making your shopping experience top-notch. Robots in aisles are doing more than you’d think.

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The Value of Localization as a Competitive Advantage in Accessing Multicultural Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

According to Hofstede Insights, Brazil’s national culture tends toward collectivism (loyalty to a group, such as extended family) and indulgence (prioritizing leisure time). A relevant recent example is Ebay’s operations in China. American consumers also prioritize indulgence but are less likely to prioritize collectivism.

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Brilliant Efficiency Lessons For Leading Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

It’s essential if you’re going to deliver a consistently good customer experience and is the springboard to exploit opportunities. An agile operation means you are primed to adjust what you do, and are ready to jump and make the most of the opportunities that change brings. partner-run and owned and operated stores.

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FILA Site Enhancements Boost Conversions, Dramatically Reduce Bounce Rates

Retail TouchPoints

Traditionally, sport/leisure apparel and footwear brand FILA relied primarily on retailers to get its products on the bodies and feet of consumers. Since FILA doesn’t operate its own brick-and-mortar stores, this strategy made good business sense until COVID-19 shuttered physical locations around the globe.

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The Product of Places: The Secret Equation to Convening Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

However, when we feel safe, we’ll exhibit the most ideal consumer behavior a retailer could ask for: we’ll mill around and meander through a store at a leisurely pace, which changes the consumer’s perception of the store from commodity to recreation. It’s as if the Gods of Retail have decreed, “High aisles must not be touched!”

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