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BAD SOCIAL MEDIA REVIEW?
Izzy Kharasch Do you regularly look at your reviews on Yelp and Google? If not, you should be. The ones that gush positivity (“awesome...
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CAN STORE DESIGN SUPPORT RETAIL SUSTAINABILITY 2023
Ken Nisch, Chairman of design agency JGA How can environments and design thinking, particularly with the growing number of lifestyle and...
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HOW DRINKS BRANDS ARE USING SMART PACKAGING
Conor Reynolds Technology based on the almost 30-year-old QR code remains central to drinks brands’ efforts on smart packaging. The...
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IS THE SMALL NEIGHBOURHOOD STORE READY TO BE THE NEXT BIG RETAIL TREND?
Lee Peterson Last year, a WD Partners’ study, “Retail Supernova,” showed people enjoyed working from home so much that going back to the...
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SACHET PACKAGING DOMINATES FMCG BRANDS, BOOST RETAIL SALES
The Fast Moving Consumer Goods( FMCG) companies have witnessed a significant consumption rate as more brands and companies in the FMCG...
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WHY CONSUMERS ARE DITCHING BIG BRANDS FOR PRIVATE LABELS IN RETAIL
Sean Burke Ever since the Great Recession a decade ago, private labels in retail have been steadily on the rise. In the past, private...
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INSTAGRAM SUNSETS LIVE SHOPPING AS COMMERCE RETREAT CONTINUES
Peter Adams Instagram is sunsetting live shopping on March 16 2023, according to a post on its website. The move is the latest in a...
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WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR MALLS? DESIGN VISIONARIES SHARE THEIR PREDICTIONS
Alicia Esposito The shopping mall’s identity crisis has been an oft-discussed topic in the retail industry. Even before the pandemic, the...
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TACKLING FASHION’S PLASTIC PROBLEM WITH COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING
Piling up in landfill and clogging up our oceans, waste plastic is a visceral reminder of the world’s pollution problem. In many ways,...
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WHY YOU SHOULD REWRITE YOUR GAME PLAN FOR DTC INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Most retailers are well over that dreaded “C-word” that happened in March 2020. We all are. Following a herculean shift to ecommerce,...
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THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE FOOD PACKAGING
Alex Henriksen, Managing Director, Tetra Pak North Europe. Recent research from the UN suggests that as much as 931 million tonnes of...
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HOW TSEBO KENYA'S FARM-TO-FORK INITIATIVE IS REAPING SUSTAINABLE AND REFRESHING BENEFITS
As part of the Tsebo Solutions Group, Tsebo Kenya shares its parent organisation's environmentally responsible ethos and commitment to...
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WHY RETAILERS NEED TO UP THE DELIVERY EXPERIENCE
Carmen Carey At a time when inflation is soaring, competition is high and brand loyalty can be fragile if not actively managed, going the...
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MAKING YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN DATA WORK FOR YOU
Sam Polakoff With complete supply chain visibility, businesses can reduce dwell time, speed transit time, resolve misrouted shipments,...
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CREATING THE FIRST ENERGY RESILIENT SERVICE STATION MICROGRID
With the addition of EV chargers placing more pressure on single-grid power supply, operators are seeking new solutions to make their...
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WHAT MAKES A SERVICE STATION ENERGY EFFICIENT
Gonzalo Solanot Service station energy demand has grown in line with the sector’s transition from fuelling destinations to mobility hubs....
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Retail Reset – What’s Next?
As shopping patterns continue to evolve retailers have been forced to evaluate their patterns anew in order to staff and stock...
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PLANES, TRAINS AND…DRONES? HERE’S HOW THE FUTURE OF LAST-MILE SHIPPING IS CHANGING
Jeff Flowers Drones aren’t pragmatic just yet for last-mile delivery. But make no mistake, advancements are being made and it’s the way...
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IS THE FUEL RETAIL SECTOR SUSTAINABLE AMID LOAD-SHEDDING AND DECLINING FUEL DEMAND?
Karen Keylock The fuel retail sector has had an unpredictable few years. During Covid-19 lockdowns fuel sales understandably plummeted in...
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DEEP FINANCIAL INCLUSION REQUIRES COLLABORATION BETWEEN TRADITIONAL BANKS AND FINTECH’S
Andrew Weinberg According to a study by McKinsey & Company, digital financial services will potentially provide access to financial...
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