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Coles brings “Local” concept to Queensland

Inside Retail

Speaking from the opening today, Australian retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer told Inside Retail about the “highly curated range”. Coles Local Ascot features a curated range of gourmet produce. Mortimer believes Coles will continue to grow both formats to cater to varying consumer needs. “On

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Let them eat $20 smoothies: How Erewhon is reinventing luxury groceries

Inside Retail

Fast forward to 2011, when entrepreneurial husband-wife duo Tony and Josephine Antoci acquired Erewhon, which had relocated to California, and set about creating a luxury food retail empire. Of course, Erewhon is not targeting consumers trying to reduce their weekly bills by shopping at value grocers.

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Is now the time to go direct to consumer?

Inside Retail

Of all the habits consumers have established in the past two years, some are more likely to stick than others and the uptick in online shopping is certainly one of them. Founded in 2011, the razor brand was sold to Unilever in 2016 for $1 billion. Start with a curated range – you can always scale up via your own dedicated site later.

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How online retailer Style Story is riding the K-beauty wave

Inside Retail

Style Story founder Lauren Lee discovered her love of Korean beauty products as an exchange student in 2011, which inspired her to launch her own e-commerce business back home in Brisbane, Australia. “On We seek their input and feedback so we can incorporate it into our curation process and content strategies,” she said.

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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

Inside Retail

According to Roy Morgan data, the attitude of Australian consumers is shifting towards the circular economy with 34 per cent of Australians both buying and selling second-hand items. Love it Longer opened in 2022 and is co-owned by a family with a long history in fashion, Giulia Ferrari, sister Mattia and mum Armanda.

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Bondi Wash demonstrates how Australian retailers can tap into the Asian market

Inside Retail

With many Australian consumers continuing to moderate their discretionary spending due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, overseas markets could offer a lifeline to struggling local retailers. The data suggests that high consumer confidence in China is likely from a growing number of consumers ascending to the middle and upper classes.

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Barnes & Noble CEO: “The big guys should be doing better”

Inside Retail

As Daunt remarked during the panel, indie bookstores are doing much better than big-chain retailers largely because they have been able to adapt to the environment around them and fine-tune their offerings to what the local consumers are looking for. Jacono, made its debut this month and it melds a bookstore with a cafe and wine bar.

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