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The “tricky business” of multibrand luxury retail

Inside Retail

To combat this, many luxury retailers have turned to discounting, especially online, to continue to attract customers, a strategy that juxtaposes the very essence of luxury. The luxury market is a complicated space for multibrand retailers as high-end brands ramp up their direct-to-consumer presence at scale.

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The Labubu effect: How Pop Mart is leading the blind box economy

Inside Retail

Founded as a small toy store in China in 2010 by Wang Ning, Pop Mart has grown into one of the leaders in the blind box industry. Pop Mart’s Hacipupu character also gained significant popularity due to endorsement from K-pop star Chanyeol, though Liu was quick to clarify neither celebrity’s post was part of a planned strategy. “It

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“Our mission is to make retail fair”: Wolf & Badger CEO George Graham

Inside Retail

The UK-based online platform for independent and ethical brands Wolf & Badger opened its first bricks-and-mortar location in London in 2010, before adding stores in New York in 2017 and Los Angeles in 2022. Over the years, we have grown substantially, but not always in a straight line. Today, the US is its largest market.

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How Coupang, the Amazon of Korea, turned a profit 18 months after listing

Inside Retail

On 18 November, it still languished about 60 per cent below its closing price on its first day of trading, the quarterly profit is a major milestone, particularly as Coupang first began operations as a marketplace as long ago as 2010. Top line slows, bottom line fattens. In the technology sector, twelve years is a long time.

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An outdoor park and walking track: Inside Aeon’s latest mall in Cambodia

Inside Retail

hectare site about eight kilometres from downtown Phnom Penh, is officially called Aeon Meanchey but is likely to be referred to on the street as Aeon 3, falling in line with the simplified local appellations of its predecessors, Aeon 1 in the city centre, and Aeon 2 in the northern district of Sen Sok. Aeon’s ASEAN strategy.

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Here is what a career in iconic retail architecture looks like

Inside Retail

From 2004 to 2010, I was in the San Francisco HQ, and my job title was the ‘Job Captain’, so I was the one person handling any single project from zero to handing the keys over to our retail clients. In 2010, I relocated to Shanghai to help set up the retail practice area. The key is to have the passion to be in this industry.

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Harnessing Sustainable Luxury Pop-Up Stores

Retail Focus

Insights and data gathered from these temporary setups can help brands refine their sustainability strategies and implement them on a larger scale. This space not only highlighted McCartney’s sustainable fashion lines but also functioned as an educational hub promoting sustainable practices within the fashion industry.