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Why observational research is a valuable tool for stores
Dr Tim Denison, director of retail intelligence at Ipsos Retail Performance features in the summer edition of The Retailer, the BRC’s quarterly online magazine. The article highlights two different research approaches that are coming to the aid of store design teams in making informed, customer-centric decisions when faced with the daunting task of determining what their stores of the future should look like.
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Communicating with Millennials – attitudes and beliefs within the ‘echo-chamber’
Millennials can be challenging to communicate with, but corporate comunicators often do not think in terms of age, but rather attitudes and behaviours. The most worrying phenomenon concerns ‘echo-chambers’. Millennials trust companies and engage with those that are transparent, responsible and have something to say. however, true loyalty is hard to achieve.
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The Curse of Cosy
The seemingly harmless Danish 'hygge' trend is now damaging our health, such is the way in which the British have interpreted it. It has been mistranslated as the 'easy life' and is often used as a justification for being a bit lazy.
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Black Friday: The Story So Far
In 2016, Black Friday falls on 25th November. Ipsos brings you on a tour of the history of this prominent date in the retail calendar, identifies some successes (and failures) along the way, and offers some thoughts as to what the next few years might bring.
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The Big Secrets Of China’s Car Buyers Born In 1990s
As the lines between media, advertising and technology blur, marketers, content creators and consumers are changing. “The people born in 1990s are now buying cars!”
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Who Is Buying Luxury Goods In Asia?
What is the difference between luxury and mass market today? As premium brands grow and deliver constantly new experiences and personalised services, they are redefining the frontier between the two worlds, which is now more blurred than ever.
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The 5 Truths That Define Millennials
It seems hard to get away from the word ‘Millennial’ these days.
Everywhere you look there are new articles, studies, findings and revelations about how brands can better engage with and tap into this group of consumers. And why wouldn’t they want to? Millennials are on the cusp of having more spending power than any other generation in history: an estimated $200 billion annually by 2017. Understanding this group of consumers is critical for marketers — what motivates them, keeps them up at night, shapes their behavior and attitudes, and so on. To answer these questions, we have to know how to engage them in research. -
Beyond the Price Tag
When behavioural economics helps understanding the impact of psychological costs in purchase decisions.
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2015 China Luxury Forecast
Positive consumer dynamics will continue to drive Chinese shoppers as the world’s number one luxury force. The China Luxury Forecast surveys luxury consumers in the mainland China and Hong Kong. This is the most detailed survey in Greater China looking at the behaviors and attitudes in the luxury sector.
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Thailand poised as the next luxury shopping destination
Recently, Thailand has indicated interest in capturing the opportunities for growing the luxury retail sector via the volume of tourist shoppers and growing local middle class. In a global survey by MasterCard, it was found that Bangkok visitor spending contributed to annual USD 14.4 billion dollars, ranking 4th globally in visitor spending.