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MAPIC 2023: Pioneering Sustainable Growth and Innovation in Global Retail and Leisure

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The event, a key gathering for the retail, leisure, and hospitality industry, organised by Reed Exhibitions, was a hive of excitement and bustling activity. In a strategic move, Savills expanded its global footprint with the acquisition of Nash Bond, a leader in retail and leisure advisory.

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Shopping Center Outlook: Why Open Air, Mixed Use and Tech-First Locations Are Hot

Retail TouchPoints

Kampf and Northwood Retail, which operates shopping centers including Domain NORTHSIDE in Austin, Texas and Freshfields Village in Kiawah, S.C., That means open air shopping centers have become even more attractive due to how they can make curbside and BOPIS fulfillment easier to handle. “What’s going to normalize?

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Walking the Line: How a Post-Pandemic Retail Hybrid Might Make the Best of Both Worlds

Retail TouchPoints

Among the winning strategies was a shift to ecommerce operations. Although competition in the market will shift, physical store locations will remain a cornerstone of retail operations. Post-pandemic, leisurely sprees might be left in the past. Emerging Consumer Trends. The Online-Offline Hybrid.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Top-selling categories are electronics, apparel, fashion, beauty, furniture, leisure, hobby, baby products and home improvement, among others. Who performs the fulfillment? For example, Rakuten provides its own fulfillment services called Rakuten Super Logistics. . Is the product easy to warehouse? What are your storage costs?

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The Product of Places: The Secret Equation to Convening Consumers

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Like the fulfillment of seeing a great movie, going to an engaging place can give us a sense of escapism and therapeutic benefits that help us face the world with renewed energy. Despite this, the industry keeps building them for the convenience of the operators, not the comfort of customers.

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Brilliant Efficiency Lessons For Leading Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

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. Sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes and efficiency work study measurement to create fresh insight on your operation and a robust business case for change.

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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. sneaker collaboration.

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