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Changing Consumer and Retailer Sentiment — Ebeltoft Group (part 3)

Changing Consumer and Retailer Sentiment — Ebeltoft Group (part 3)

Consumer and retailer sentiment are two of the most important factors affecting the bottom line for retailers. However, the relationship between the two is rather complex. Consumer sentiment measures consumers’ confidence about the economy and their own financial situation, while retailer sentiment measures how confident retailers are about the future of their business.

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Changing Consumer and Retailer Sentiment — Ebeltoft Group (part 2)

Changing Consumer and Retailer Sentiment — Ebeltoft Group (part 2)

Consumer and retailer sentiment are two of the most important factors affecting the bottom line for retailers. However, the relationship between the two is rather complex. Consumer sentiment measures consumers’ confidence about the economy and their own financial situation, while retailer sentiment measures how confident retailers are about the future of their business.

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The Future of Consumers | The Impatient Consumer

The Future of Consumers | The Impatient Consumer

The reality of the forced acceleration brought on by COVID is that people actually chose to be less social in person, but more present in a digital environment.
The progress of digital and online and constant availability via technology was never anticipated… not by retail, corner stores, businesses, or schools. Before COVID, none of these places needed to worry about having a website.

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The Future of Retail | The Death of the iPhone? – Part 1

The Future of Retail | The Death of the iPhone? – Part 1

With the ongoing advancement of technology, leading tech companies are making significant investments in devices and capabilities to enable global access to the Metaverse. We raise the question, will the iPhone stay in our lives in the future? In this first of two-part blog series, we list the trends in today’s leading technologies and how they will affect the structure of retail operations and consumer shopping patterns.

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The Future of Consumers | Embracing Customer Loyalty – Part 1

The Future of Consumers | Embracing Customer Loyalty – Part 1

By Anastasia Lloyd-Wallis Chief Operating Officer and Head of Consumer Insights, Retail Doctor Group How customer loyalty has changed We really have seen a shift in the focus of loyalty. Customers are now wanting to create an emotional connection with brands. They’re...

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