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Alizila.com | WPP Report Shows What Brands Can Learn from China's Shopping Festivals | Alizila.com
Shopping festivals occupy a special place in the heart of Chinese consumers – a key reason brands need to learn to navigate the long list of shopping holidays on the national calendar.
Many holidays are tied to cultural tradition, like family reunions during the Lunar New Year, while other occasions, like 11.11, are modern inventions to celebrate and entertain. A distinct gifting culture is usually associated with many of these holidays. For example, the Chinese celebrate three Valentine's days each year, where couples express their love through gifts.
These Are Some Top Consumer Shopping Trends for 2021 Shaping Fashion – Sourcing Journal
Heightened interest in casual apparel, shopping conveniences and digital engagement are just a few of the trends marketers should be prepared for as shifts take place across all channels.
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Euromonitor International’s “Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021” report says the pandemic helped to establish, influence, or escalate each of their trends.
The majority of consumers (65 percent) are very concerned personally about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Cotton Incorporated’s November 2020 U.S. Coronavirus Response Survey, Wave 4. The respondents were surveyed before new strains of the virus entered the United States. Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical advisor, recently said the new U.K. variant is not only more transmissible, but more deadly than the original virus .
Man wanted for exposing himself at San Joaquin shopping center | abc10.com
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. — The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying a man they say exposed himself to women at a shopping center.
According to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office , the incident happened on January 9 at a shopping center on Highway 88 in Lockeford.
Deputies say the man walked up to some women who were working and proceeded to expose and touch himself in "a vulgar manner" before running away when he was chased off the property.
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"Strange Impact" – Shopping Online? Here's What You Should Know About User Reviews
A product’s first review can have an outsized effect on the item’s future — it can even cause the product to fail. Credit: Shannon Alexander/University of Florida
If you’re about to buy something online and its only customer review is negative, you’d probably reconsider the purchase, right? It turns out a product’s first review can have an outsized effect on the item’s future — it can even cause the product to fail.
New owners of Midtown shopping center plan a major refresh - Charlotte Agenda
The “refresh” of the mixed-use center will begin in 2021, according to Jonathan Stewart, VP of leasing with Northwood Ravin. “Areas of focus include improving the retail and dining 'front door’ atmosphere, strengthening connections among the outdoor spaces and transforming the pedestrian experience with engaging design elements,” Stewart said.
Zoom out: Northwood purchased Metropolitan and the land surrounding it last year for $92.25 million. The company has plans for a 28-story apartment tower for the site, the Charlotte Ledger first reported in November.
Leafly and Jane partner to build a better online cannabis shopping experience – TechCrunch
Today, two giants of the cannabis industry are announcing a partnership to create an improved retail experience for consumers and dispensaries alike. Through this partnership, Leafly and Jane’s technology solutions will offer dispensaries powerful tools to sync online e-commerce with in-store inventory — something that is sorely lacking in the cannabis world.
Legal weed shoppers know the pain. A handful of different apps report to show the inventory of local dispensaries and yet, the online menus often do not line up with the store’s real-time inventory. What’s more, sometimes other dispensaries have different ways of listing the same product. There’s a good reason for the dispensaries: there’s not an industry standard UPC barcode and the dispensaries often have hundreds of fast-moving SKUs from dozens of vendors.
Sweetheart Stroll inspires downtown shopping | The Dickinson Press
The Sweetheart Stroll will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Two baskets full of gifts will be raffled off and are valued at $200 per basket, with items donated by Dickinson downtown businesses such as Blue 42 Sports Grille & Bar, Brickhouse Grille, The Rock, Esquire, Salt Kitchen & Co. and many more.
Gift card baskets aside, guests will still have a chance to purchase a gift for that special someone for Valentine's Day via the many vendors selling various handcrafted products and goods at the Oddfellows Lodge, located at 30 First Ave. W.
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