普华永道:零售2016(英文 32 页)

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1. To understand future global shopping behavior, look to China. Our historical data shows that what China was doing several years ago, today’s consumers across the globe are doing.

2. We may live in the age of value—but price is still king. Years of slow global economic growth have resulted in a value dynamic, and affordability

is important in every income bracket, in virtually every country, across every age group.

3. Store traffic doesn’t matter as much as overall customer conversion across channels. Customers are voting with their feet as they shop more online, and for multi-channel retailers that means the need for an increasingly focused, curated and engaging brick-and-mortar store experience that creates maximum conversion—no matter what channel ultimately records the purchase.

4. Retail talent (finally) matters. Ever-more sophisticated customers want employees who can enhance the brick-and-mortar store experience: associates with the product knowledge, technology know-how, and people skills.

5. Mobile devices have turned the corner as purchasing tools. Mobile commerce is now firmly on the march toward becoming the online shopping tool of choice.

6. Today’s consumers look to community. A deeper connection with retailers via customer

“communities” is apparent as consumers pick up on the perks of membership.

7.Social media is the “great influencer.” Customers are relying on social media—in addition to their family’s opinions, advertising messages, and media coverage—to make product decisions and gauge brand authenticity.

8. There is room for retailers to grab the “leading innovator” mantle. While consumers see plenty that is innovative about their favorite retailer, very few retailers qualify as “leading innovators” in shoppers’ minds.