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October 11, 2022 – Australia: Retail marketers are being advised that hybrid shopping is here to stay, with research released today showing that 60% more Australians will shop on their mobile this festive season and 30% fewer Australians will shop in-store, compared to 2021.  The data which comes from InMobi’s “ 2022 Holiday

And it seems like a lot of them arent. yeah, i mean, certainly we are — again, were seeing consumer behaviour shifting and changing. but i think were beginning to see a little bit of a settling of some of those more extreme trends. you know, certainly during covid, it was very easy to say, "streaming is up, movie theatres are going down," because all the movie theatres were closed. but next year, were going to see more movies in the movie theatres than we did this year. so i think, as we edge ...

Lael Brainard said Federal Reserve policy would need to restrict the economy “for some time” to wrestle inflation back down.

Yeah, i mean, certainly we are — again, were seeing consumer behaviour shifting and changing. but i think were beginning to see a little bit of a settling of some of those more extreme trends. you know, certainly during covid, it was very easy to say, "streaming is up, movie theatres are going down," because all the movie theatres were closed. but next year, were going to see more movies in the movie theatres than we did this year. so i think, as we edge along the continuum of the covid recove...

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And we knew that that film was going to be a dead asset if we didnt do something with it. but it was, of course, a watershed moment between the studios and exhibition. but presumably, some people looked at that and thought, "its over, cinema business is over now." because once you axe that window, once people can just watch at home, are they ever going to go back to the cinema? and it seems like a lot of them arent. yeah, i mean, certainly we are — again, were seeing consumer behaviour shiftin...

Tell us about deals, budgets, wish lists and game plans for this holiday season, which promises to be challenging for retailers and customers alike.

With the new trolls movie. i mean, that looks like a really obvious move in hindsight, but did it feel obvious at the time? oh, my goodness! i mean, it was obvious that it needed to happen, as the pandemic, the tsunami was about to hit us. we were all going home, and we knew that that film was going to be a dead asset if we didnt do something with it. but it was, of course, a watershed moment between the studios and exhibition. but presumably, some people looked at that and thought, "its over, c...

Yeah, i mean, certainly we are again, were seeing consumer behaviour shifting and changing. but i think were beginning to see a little bit of a settling of some of those more extreme trends. you know, certainly during covid, it was very easy to say, "streaming is up, movie theatres are going down," because all the movie theatres were closed. but next year, were going to see more movies in the in the movie theatres than we did this year. so i think as we edge along the continuum of the covid reco...

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