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Browsing Retail Futures

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Retail

Eco-venience Retail

Accelerating e-commerce and demands for expedited delivery are forcing a new framework that puts eco-conscious practices at the centre of retail operations.

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Fashion

Consumers lead the conversation at WWD Retail 20/20 Forum 2017

London – The event focused on delivering discovery, creating community and interacting with consumers.

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Retail

Bricks-and-mortar revolution

China – Despite the rise of e-commerce, forward-thinking department stores in China are prospering, according to a new report.

Wheelys 247, Shanghai
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Retail

Staffless stores

Shanghai – Wheelys 247 is the first staffless retail model to open in China.

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Fashion

Coming into fashion

US – Amazon is now the preferred online fashion retailer among American Millennials.

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Marketing & Branding

Bottle sand bank

New Zealand – DB Export Beer is building awareness of finite materials with a scheme that enables consumers to recycle its bottles into sand substitute.

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Retail

E-commerce expectations

Global – Price, personalisation and fulfilment of promise are the factors that most influence shoppers, a new report by e-commerce platform Kibo has found.

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Marketing & Branding

Plus-size Market

A one-size-fits-all approach to fashion, retail and marketing is limiting brands’ potential to engage with consumers.

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Retail

Preview: Streamlined Shopping

Global – Bricks-and-mortar retailers are tailoring their systems to mirror the ease of online shopping.