{"id":8897,"date":"2023-03-22T07:27:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T07:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/?p=8897"},"modified":"2023-06-19T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:31:00","slug":"digitally-savvy-saudi-shoppers-demand-more-interactive-retail-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/digitally-savvy-saudi-shoppers-demand-more-interactive-retail-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Digitally savvy Saudi shoppers demand more interactive retail experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8897\" class=\"elementor elementor-8897\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b53555b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b53555b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7805e1\" data-id=\"a7805e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6742357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6742357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/insights-article_big_63-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8870\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/insights-article_big_63-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/insights-article_big_63-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/insights-article_big_63-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/insights-article_big_63.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366e6a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366e6a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9328ae0\" data-id=\"9328ae0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a3d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39a3d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new Whitepaper entitled \u2018The shift towards immersive shopping: New opportunities for retailers in KSA.\u2019 was launched at the 9<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit that took place in Riyadh on 7 and 8 of March 2023. The Whitepaper that was conducted by Retail Leaders Circle, Snap Inc. and PwC aims at highlighting the importance of immersive shopping to the modern-day Saudi consumer who is characterized by a complex, constantly evolving behavior.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Today\u2019s customers are increasingly in the driving seat across the whole business, demanding not only highly differentiated, personalized products but also defining how they expect brands to interact with them. This is proven by the fact that 86 % of Saudi shoppers are willing to pay more for better experiences.\u00a0 At the same time, retailers are facing the question of how to connect with and meet the evolving needs of this new generation of shoppers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the Whitepaper, immersive technologies, like AR, can nowadays elevate the shopping experience and shape the future of commerce by providing the means not only to offer highly customizable and ethically sourced products, but also to significantly enhance the in-store retail experience. It is worth mentioning that 84% of Saudi consumers are interested in using AR to interact with a product before buying it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As stated, within the Middle East region these new dynamics are creating a growing tension between customers and retailers. The latter need to look at these technologies not as an add-on to their traditional business model, but as the backbone to new, hyper-responsive ways of working to attract and win the loyalty of customers that today have more choice than ever before.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more insightful data and the full Whitepaper, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mena.retailleaderscircle.com\/Immersive_Shopping_KSA_Whitepaper_Final.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b2844d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b2844d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f35c47\" data-id=\"9f35c47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b36a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b36a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare this post:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b59b07\" data-id=\"7b59b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the latest Whitepaper launched by RLC, Snap Inc and PwC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,36],"tags":[11,8,31],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.technoarray.com\/retailleaderscircle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}