Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2024

We started to think about and research how the target customer lives and the size of the market and we started with a smaller inventory. That’s been a big struggle for many markets, so we wanted to have transparency in pricing. If we continue to stay true to that, we will have a market. We didn’t do that in the US.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Unlike ‘The Big Two’, Coles and Woolworths, where the lighting is sterile, the aisles are difficult to navigate and the closest thing to conversation is someone asking for assistance at the self-serve checkout, LaManna has curated a 10,000sqm food emporium that puts the customer experience at the forefront of its operations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Howard Wong: I co-founded Little Moons in 2010 with my sister, Vivien. So Australia was always a potentially great market for us – though we didn’t have any immediate plans to launch here. New markets? We sold over 54,000 packs during our first week in the market, in some instances clearing shelves. More flavours?

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Social Media Texture Marketing Curate 130

Retail Focus

JULY 3, 2024

Through their significant influence, luxury brands can shape consumer behavior and industry standards, setting trends that can cascade down to more accessible markets. One significant trend is the expansion into the second-hand market. Moreover, pop-up stores serve as effective testing grounds for sustainable practices and products.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Founded in 2010, the brand opened its first store in 2013 after capitalising on direct online sales. Speaking on the Resilient Retail Podcast, Travis Boyce, Allbirds Vice President of Marketing, said: “We’ve always been direct. Start with a curated range – you can always scale up via your own dedicated site later.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It was revitalised in the 1990s under the direction of Vittorio Radice, who now runs the Rinascente chain for Central Group, and was crowned Best Department Store in the World four times between 2010 and 2018. Look at opportunities to build on these strengths in product curation and amplify in-store experiences (possibly using digital).

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I founded Steele in 2010 after almost a decade in the industry as a fashion buyer. The interiors were curated and selected from some of my favourite Australian design houses, including Lucy Montgomery, House of Slim, Fomu, and Anna Charlesworth. In the first six years of business, we purely focussed on the global wholesale market.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2022

Coined in 2010 by Blackberry founder Mike Lazaridis, the term ‘super app’ was first used in its current context to describe China’s WeChat, which offers messaging, payments, e-commerce and more. Super apps have seen immense traction and growth in the Asian market. Uber is offering food and grocery delivery and car rentals.

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Contrast Social Media Consumer Shopping 130

Design Wanted

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Design has helped create our wasteful society, and it will be crucial in building a cleaner future,” says exhibition co-curator Justin McGuirk, Chief Curator and Waste Age Co-Curator. That means rethinking the lifestyles and materials that do so much damage. See our highlights below….

Design 98

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Design Wanted

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When curator Stefano Boeri set out his vision for Salone del Mobile after several delays, we knew that Milan’s annual invitation to discover the latest in design would look a little different.

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Light Curate Tailored Advertising 52

Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Subsequently, I opened my first studio (Nichetto&Partners) in Venice in 2006 and in 2010 I opened my second studio in Sweden.”. He appreciated my honesty in telling him that there was no coherence in the collection and a month later he called me asking to curate it. Robert trusted me all the way and gave me complete freedom.

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