The post‑pandemic market shows a paradox of overall sales warming while individual retailers face tighter margins, as digital tools make price comparison easier, consumers become more selective, and purchasing power concentrates on well‑known brands, turning recovery into a focused, data‑driven process.
A McKinsey study of 18 countries and over 25,000 consumers uncovers five post‑pandemic trends—more solo online time, distrust of social media, Gen Z’s splurge habits, rising love for local brands, and a new value equation—offering actionable insights for brands navigating 2025.
This article explores why traditional offline stores still matter after COVID‑19, outlines practical standards for store design—including better aesthetics, cost‑effective materials, and easy execution—and offers management tactics such as approval workflows, supportive tools, priority weighting, and experience‑capture to boost efficiency and brand influence.
This case study examines how 58 Rental introduced a live‑streaming service during COVID‑19, identified landlord and audience pain points, designed a four‑stage guidance system, and achieved measurable improvements in session quality, duration, and landlord engagement, illustrating a successful product transformation.
The article explores how small and medium‑sized enterprises can recover from pandemic setbacks by adopting flexible employment models, leveraging digital tools for management and customer insight, and shifting to stronger online promotion while controlling costs and improving resilience.
The article analyzes how blockchain evolved from a gray‑zone technology to a national strategy, examines pandemic‑induced slowdowns, highlights three major post‑COVID advantages, outlines current industry challenges, and presents expert views on future trends, public vs. consortium chains, and startup strategies.
The Suning Retail Technology Research Institute analyzes post‑COVID retail trends, highlighting shifts in consumer behavior, the rise of product traceability, smart masks, AI‑enabled smart homes, remote work, online healthcare, and community group buying, while outlining the technologies driving these changes.
