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Private label continues to grow in Europe

Sales data compiled for the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s 2016 International Private Label Yearbook shows that the market share for retailer brands increased in 13 of the 20 countries tracked by Nielsen. “The latest...

Amex helps businesses secure finance

Seven in 10 Australian mid-sized businesses and half of small and medium-size businesses require funding this year to fuel their growth aspirations, yet most of them anticipate they will encounter challenges when...

The new connected consumer: how to identify digital commerce opportunities

Market research company Euromonitor International will next week host a live webinar focusing on the ‘hyperconnected digital consumer’. Euromonitor says technological advances have forever altered the way consumers browse and buy all types...

Capgemini grows its digital innovation offering

Backelite, Capgemini’s multi-award-winning digital-design consultancy, officially launched in Australia this week, offering a full suite of digital services to create user-centric experiences for brands. Capgemini says Backelite’s already strong positioning in the European...

Digital experiences still not delivering delight

Australian brands have improved their digital performance in the past year, but a gap remains between the experiences brands deliver and what consumers expect. SAP Australia last month launched its 2016 ‘Australian Digital...

Retailers selective about overseas expansion

The second ‘Internationalisation of Retail’ study from the Consumer Goods Forum and Planet Retail shows that major retailers are still becoming more international rather than less so – and at a surprisingly swift rate. In...

International news: Tesco agrees to sales of Kipa and Giraffe

Tesco has confirmed the proposed sale of its 95.5 per cent controlling stake in the Kipa business in Turkey to Migros and, in a separate transaction, its intention to sell the Giraffe restaurant chain...

Kmart opens at Top Ryde City

Kmart’s 96th Australian store opened in Sydney this week in the renewal format that began rolling out in 2012. A large crowd of eager shoppers waited for the doors to open at the...

Grocery shopping? Not if I can help it

Nearly half of respondents to a global Nielsen survey say grocery shopping is something they try to spend as little time as possible doing. The Nielsen ‘Global Retail Growth Strategies Survey’ polled more...

Does self-service check out?

Research from Canstar Blue indicates that a third of supermarket shoppers still struggle to scan and pack groceries themselves without frustration, while half prefer traditional check-outs. Sixty-six per cent of the 3,000 shoppers...

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