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What Cosmetique’s IPO says about the booming beauty services industry

Inside Retail

The beauty service chain is looking to cash in on a long-held economic theory in retail, dubbed the ‘lipstick effect’, that in times of economic hardship, consumer spending on beauty and feel-good services remains strong. Cosmetique, an Australian national cosmetic and injectables chain, has announced plans for a $17.5

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Second strike: Fitbit fined again for misrepresentation

Inside Retail

Fitness tracker Fitbit is facing an $11 million penalty in Australia after admitting it committed deceptive representations about consumers’ rights to a refund or replacement if the device sold was found faulty. The post Second strike: Fitbit fined again for misrepresentation appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Supermarket inquiry recommends laws against price gouging, land banking

Inside Retail

Other recommendations from the committee include making the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct mandatory, amending the Unit Pricing Code, and providing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission with “sufficient funding” to regulate, investigate, enforce and prosecute competition policy matters.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

Inside Retail

Consumers are at the heart of all we do. While multinational brands had always dominated the Indian market, their beauty products were not really suited to the skin complexion of the typical Indian consumer. Celebrating uniqueness.

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Woolworths’ Petstock takeover cleared to proceed

Inside Retail

Woolworths will not face opposition from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to acquire a 55 per cent stake in Petstock – the country’s second-largest specialty pet retailer.

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Customer experience innovations for 2017

Barber Design

We’d really like to put it all behind us by taking a look at some of the big customer experience innovations in store for retailers in 2017. In 2017 – as the Internet of Things (IOT) grows more pervasive – these interactive displays will become commonplace and will work even harder to engage with customers.

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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

Inside Retail

It is removing all non-electric bikes from its offering and reversing course on its direct-to-consumer strategy as it looks to expand its market share. Localised design Lekker adapted the build of its product offering to suit the Australian market and consumer preferences which contrast with the European markets. “We million this year.

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