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US s-commerce will grow fast, following Asia’s lead

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INTERNATIONAL

Both -- especially s-commerce -- look poised for significant growth as consumers turn to social media for product discovery and purchase, and businesses adapt to a retail channel…

Rising living costs will hasten ‘high streets’ decline

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UNITED KINGDOM

Retail sector woes.

Lockdown and consumer fears hit Argentine retailers

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ARGENTINA

However, the COVID-19-related lockdown was a heavy blow, especially in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA). Despite government support measures, the assistance has not…

E-commerce market will settle to steady growth

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INTERNATIONAL

The pandemic sped up the expansion of e-commerce worldwide. However, growth rates are now reverting from 26% in 2020 and 19% in 2021 towards rates closer to 10%. Shoppers still…

COVID-induced drivers of trade outpacing GDP may stick

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INTERNATIONAL

It sees goods trade declining by 9.2% in 2020, with services trade falling by a steeper 23% from peak to trough, exacerbated by travel restrictions. The decline in domestic…

Chile retail will struggle as COVID-19 hastens change

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CHILE

Chile’s retail sector is reeling from the successive impacts of the social unrest that erupted in late 2019 and, since March, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also affected the…

China e-commerce boom transforms business and society

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CHINA

E-commerce in China.

Online sales give rare hope to hard-hit Russian retail

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RUSSIA

After a temporary surge in demand for food in March, monthly retail turnover fell sharply, driven primarily by low sales of durable goods in April-May. Smaller retailers were hit…

US retail trade to settle in 2022 after a buoyant 2021

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UNITED STATES

Department store and speciality retailers head into December, the month that makes or breaks their annual profits, in better shape than for many years. Raising profitability, the…

Pandemic will alter consumption patterns in China

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CHINA

The rate of decline has slowed in recent months, but household demand remains weak. Consumer optimism is more positive than in many other countries hit by the pandemic, but…