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Competition for Specialty Toy Retailers

According to this video from Euromonitor International, “specialty toy retailers have been slow to embrace online retailing, states Giedrius Daujotas, toys and games research analyst at Euromonitor. With grocery stores in developed markets selling more toys at lower prices and … Continue reading

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Grocery Retailing in Developing Markets

As Euromonitor International reports: “The landscape of grocery retailing is changing with more consumers shopping at modern grocery shops as opposed to traditional stores. However, independent small grocers are still important in many smaller markets.”    

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Self-Checkout Is Here to Stay

As report by Self-Service World: “North American retailers, especially,  are jumping on the self-checkout bandwagon: The continent replaced western Europe as the largest region for self-checkout shipments in 2011, accounting for 41 percent of the global total.” Click the photo … Continue reading

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