Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

These cutting-edge solutions will help retailers optimize customer loyalty and stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving market. EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

billion that Woolworths Holdings paid for the business in 2014, though the sale to Anchorage does not include David Jones’ recently revamped Bourke Street flagship store, which is valued at around $250 million. How involved will Anchorage be in the management of David Jones going forward? Growing in a shrinking market.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dr Abas Mirzaei, a marketing lecturer at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail that “Woolworths is a household name, where consumers are exposed to the brand cues on a daily basis.” As one of the biggest retailers in Australia, Woolworths Group is in a position to lead industry-wide change by being an early adopter of social issues. “If

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

However, A&F’s recent financial figures and strategy actually show a brand that is firmly in recovery mode, with a focus on more on-point marketing messaging and fewer stores, as sales are shifted to its digital channels. . Abandonment of sexualised marketing. International expansion driven through flagships.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Lovisa’s announcement earlier this month that John Cheston will leave Smiggle to become its new CEO and managing director next June marks the latest departure of a senior leader from Premier Investments. US-based Herrero succeeded Shane Fallscheer, a co-founder and former managing director of Lovisa. million business to a $319.8

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2022

Our 2022 report features C-level executives with decades of leadership experience, alongside start-up founders and digital specialists with a wide range of skills, from marketing to logistics. Because of this, Mathers turned to the ‘Flora & Fauna Family’ of shoppers when it came to finding a way to market the business in an authentic way.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

“We see a great opportunity in Queensland,” Liam Robson, general manager of Subtype, told Inside Retail. “We We feel the market is significantly under-serviced in the street and sneaker space. Subtype was founded in Sydney in 2014 by Leith Testoni and Jonathon Yeo, the duo behind Australian menswear brand Zanerobe.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

To be unique, you can’t get that at the mall, but young consumers are seeing the advantage of the contemporary vintage market as a place where you can find garments that express yourself, while being economical and environmentally conscious,” Graham Wetzbarger, founder and CEO of Luxury Appraisals and Authentication, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. Beyond this, Belles has set its sights on international markets.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A group called Bleach stepped in and picked up their debt and ran the business until 2014. All the while, General Pants was Ksubi’s biggest account, so when the second iteration of the brand ultimately went into administration in 2014, General Pants took over running the brand. In 2008, they actually went into administration.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

Since its introduction at the New York Toy Fair in 1959, Barbie has evolved into a cultural phenomenon, influencing not only toy design and manufacturing but also fashion, popular culture and marketing. Initially, Burnett said, Australia was something of a “dumping ground” for Barbie, due to its relatively small market size.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2024

How is it that a data-driven, market-focused business has failed, while traditional book businesses continue to define the industry? It moved into a larger warehouse in 2014 and by 2018, it was shipping 30,000 parcels per day. US-based Amazon has captured more of the Australian book market in recent years.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Antoni Martinez, a McDonald’s Australia alumni and current managing director of McDonald’s Korea, takes up the Australian managing director and CEO mantle. Gregory joined the global fast-food chain in 1996 as a crew person, worked his way up to become chief financial officer and took on the top job in 2014.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2021

“The market was shifting, there was a movement away from big national brands. Her struggles to launch the product inspired the creation of product sourcing marketplace RangeMe in 2014, a place where retailers can discover emerging suppliers and products. What’s trending in FMCG? Growth of private label.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

According to Andrew Kinsella, brand manager at Skechers, the collection is designed to resonate with “the woman on the go [who] wants convenience and style wrapped up in one.” It follows DVF’s partnership with H&M , which launched in 2021, and also featured the lips print.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

“When we are talking about regeneration, it’s the opportunity to improve the health of every system we touch, going beyond sustainability by making a positive impact on the systems that we interact with,” explained Ruth Andrade, who is responsible for managing community networks, collaborative action and charitable giving strategies at Lush.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Ardent Companies UK (“Ardent UK”), the acquisitive subsidiary of US-based real estate investment and asset management firm The Ardent Companies, has completed its acquisition of the retail element of The Royal Exchange in the City of London from Oxford Properties. Richard Benson, managing director of Ardent UK. million sq ft.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Results in the past two years were bolstered by Covid management strategies, including landlord rent concessions and government JobKeeper payments. Good management no doubt but also quite likely a strategic move to position Premier Retail for further acquisition opportunities. per cent to $1.5 billion and net earnings up 4.9

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

Martin Wood, who joined Cartology last year from oOh Media, has been promoted to head of Strategic Partnerships and Matt Gower, former head of Research at News Corp, has joined the business as senior manager of Research and Insights. He will be reporting to Jodie Koning, Cartology head of Marketing and Insights.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

But even for the top-tier brands in the market, billion-dollar retail acquisitions tend not to happen quickly. As Liz Webster, a management consulting partner for Grant Thornton Australia, pointed out, it’s usually more of a slow burn. However, this could depend on Advent’s ability to ensure stability at the management level.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

Founded by then-21-year-old Cami Téllez in 2019, Parade was initially created to fill a gap in the market for stylish and size-inclusive bras and underwear for Gen Z consumers. In January, P&G Beauty acquired Mielle Organics, a textured haircare brand founded by husband and wife team Melvin and Monique Rodriguez in 2014.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2022

Robinson joined the company in 2016 as an advisory board member, focusing on range development, market growth, channel expansion, technical enhancements and operational and financial improvements. He also held chief marketing officer and group executive digital at David Jones.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Williams names retail general manager. Williams has appointed Steven Woolley as its new general manager for retail. Having operated at the cusp of change for more than two decades, Steve is familiar with the market pace needed to deliver digital, cultural, organisational and functional change that builds competitive advantage,” R.M.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Kelly Miller, general manager of retail at Mirvac, said the partnership will provide opportunities to bring digital and physical communities together. “As Neill’s background is telecommunications but she said the idea for Mys Tyler had been brewing since 2014, when she was living in New York. Solving the $1 trillion ‘fit’ problem.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Co-founded in 2014 by David Wei and Ivan Lim, the brand was an official partner of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and experienced rapid growth throughout the pandemic. For a company like Brosa, its [brand image] and inventory profile might have been challenging to manage.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Auckland Court Judge BA Gibson said, however, that Bunnings’ marketing around it’s pricing was always tied to its price guarantee, where it will beat a competitors price by 15 per cent in New Zealand, and 10 per cent in Australia. The four-year court process has led to all parties incurring significant legal costs,” Schneider said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

Last month, the department store reported its highest interim profit since 2014. If you’re looking to capture more market share, and what retailer isn’t, now would be the ideal time to do it. It worked for the House of Fraser in the UK when King was running the show over there during the GFC, and it looks to be working for Myer.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

In an exclusive interview with Franchise Executives, Grant Lee, Concept Eight CEO, said “We think the acai business is still in the early stages of market growth in Australia. The market is categorised by independent, single site operators. Lee is confident in the company’s capacity to manage Acai Brothers’ future.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2022

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has reportedly partnered with US private equity fund Apollo Global Management to buy a majority stake in UK-headquartered health & beauty retail chain Boots. Initially, private equity companies Bain Capital and CVC Capital ran the numbers before pulling out.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2022

Aussie retail giant Barbeques Galore has just beefed up its team, welcoming on board Steve Gardner as general manager, retail and Rosie Alford as general manager, product. Eco-friendly lifestyle online retailer Flora and Fauna has just hired Nadia Lotter as general manager. BBQ Galore fires up new team.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

million loss in 2014, New Zealand financial press reports stated. billion it outlaid for the chain in 2014 and its subsequent losses and restructuring costs. In fact, this triggered the Woolworths Holdings takeover offer in 2014. Then, last year, Anchorage Capital acquired David Jones. Myer merger in the offing? .

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

By 2030, Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest music market in the world. He was previously president of Ralph Lauren’s operations in Japan before joining Fender back in 2014. As far as Cole is concerned, “artist adoption or player adoption in any market equals market share.” “If

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Inside Retail

JULY 16, 2024

While the entire luxury market is soft, Burberry has been on a particularly painful losing streak. It is one of the few brands, along with Gucci, that has lost market share in luxury fashion compared to the pre-pandemic period,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. What has gone wrong?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2022

Our 2022 report features C-level executives with decades of leadership experience, alongside start-up founders and digital specialists with a wide range of skills, from marketing to logistics. After moving to Australia from the US in 2014, she took a job at Esther & Co, an online women’s fashion business in a then-new-to-her industry.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

SurfStitch managing director Justin Hillberg steps down. Justin Hillberg, managing director of shared services at SurfStitch-owner Alquemie Group, is stepping down from his role leading the surf brand’s restructure at the end of this week. PepsiCo Australia and NZ welcomes new CEO from US business.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

According to research by Brand Finance, a business’ CEO has a clear link to the external and internal reputation of the brand, making them an incredibly underrated marketing tool. . For many brands, such as Abercrombie & Fitch, which was run by CEO Mike Jeffries until 2014, a scandal involving a CEO can result in total financial ruin.

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