Retail Focus

APRIL 4, 2024

Expert Manager at Univers Retail | Ephemeral Retailing Specialist | Published Author | Speaker In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of contemporary business, the concept of digital transformation has emerged as a pivotal force shaping industries and strategies at an unprecedented pace.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

They are now so big and so powerful that Amazon is the default,” Nathan Bush, director of e-commerce strategy at eSuite, told Inside Retail. The company last year crossed the billion-dollar revenue mark in Australia, where it launched in December 2017, though it still reported a loss due to increased costs.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

billion in 2017. The store upgrades are part of a strategy to boost the business, especially in non-food,” Saunders elaborated. Walmart wants to create a more aspirational and engaging shopping experience. Currently, Walmart is the largest retailer in the US, with over double the retail sales of its nearest competitors.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This commitment led Taylor to create the world’s most ethical seamless underwear made out of natural bamboo fibre in 2017 – a task with many challenges and pain points. “We don’t ever bring something to market that isn’t better than the incumbent,” Greg Taylor, Step One, founder and CEO told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2024

Here, Alias Mae’s general manager Kendra Anastasiadis speaks to the evolution of the business, which she joined in 2017 as the customer service and wholesale manager, how it diversified into direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce, and what is next for the business. We stand out because we know what we stand for… good quality shoes.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

Sitting in the audience at Fashion Tech Forum Los Angeles in October 2017 musician will.i.am And like Apple, Nike’s access to global data and consumer insights informs its strategies. There’s a quote that comes to mind often when referring to fashion and retail innovation.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Manny Barbas and James Hachem: Back in 2017, we started noticing that at-home face treatments were trending online. MB & JH: With over a million followers across our social media pages, our social media strategy engages with customers and connects like-minded individuals. MB & JH: Collaborate with other small businesses.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Digital showrooms and interactive virtual spaces are becoming the norm in retail as entirely new channels to engage and showcase products. When we’re not confined by physical walls, we have the potential to craft experiences that redefine brand engagement and can touch people anywhere in the world.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

However, due to factors like the rise of e-commerce, the increased availability of cheaper, “dupe” denim brands and an outdated aesthetic at a time when athleisure reigned supreme, True Religion fell off the retail grid and filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy not once but twice in 2017 and 2020.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Analyzing over 80 different rigorous peer-reviewed studies on DTC, we discovered a few common insights that prove the DTC model isn’t dead, it’s just evolving and, in fact, it could still be a great way for smaller brands to build customer engagement. Engaging with customers directly online is particularly appealing for new brands.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2017, I was behind the launch of both the retail channel of Godiva Australia as well as the brand into the market. Lastly, Andrea Mintetti, now finance manager at Jo Mercer, who taught me how to “follow the money”, helping me develop a commercial mindset to steer retail growth strategy.

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Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2024

The story so far Grenade said the brand started its operations in the Asian market in 2017, and since then it has opened 49 stores (38 in China, six in Hong Kong, two in Singapore and one in Macau). Final thoughts Grenade is leaning towards a flagship strategy in key cities. In terms of like-for-like sales last year, the brand grew 26.6

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2022

We will continue to build a strong community by focusing on creating solid content to keep educating and engaging our Sugar community across all platforms – digital and otherwise.”. These measures have helped them determine general trends and even developed targeted marketing strategies and sales activities.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2021

In 2017, iconic Australian brand Oroton fell into voluntary administration. Together, Sophie and I have looked at every possible way Oroton can become more accessible, available and relevant to both Australian and international consumers, which is a part of our near future growth strategy. We’ve had Covid-19 amongst this, too.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 4, 2021

The MAIF agreement is part of Australia’s obligations as a signatory of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (1981), which was developed as a global public health strategy to ensure that mothers are not discouraged from breastfeeding.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Here, she discusses the challenges of a sustainable supply chain, how sticking to your established values helps you stand out, the hidden advantage in not having a strategy at first, and what the business has planned for the next 10 years. Now, we’re a crew of 44 and we have a 10-year strategy, which we never had before.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Consumers may have once believed that an “Amazon’s Choice” designation indicated a review or testing process, but Amazon once granted that badge to marketers who were willing to pay for it, according to a 2019 Digiday story citing an Amazon internal deck from 2017. But Amazon offered few clues in rolling out Rufus to select customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

The beauty industry is thriving in the face of duping The global beauty industry was valued at US$532 billion in 2017 and by the end of this year, the sector is projected to reach US$670.8 Global expansion: The brand has been expanding its presence in key markets, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Singapore.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Transformational leaders need to lead through engagement and example because you can’t ask people to do things if you’re not prepared to do it yourself,” McLeod shares in an exclusive interview with Inside Retail. You need to be seen to be genuine, even if you’ve got to make tough decisions.

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Contra

JANUARY 10, 2024

These statistics demonstrate the impact of various visual merchandising strategies, from window displays to the use of technology. Retail TouchPoints, 2017) Using complementary colours in displays can increase sales by 35%. National Retail Federation, 2020) Interactive displays can boost product engagement by 40%.

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Contra

JANUARY 10, 2024

These statistics demonstrate the impact of various visual merchandising strategies, from window displays to the use of technology. Retail TouchPoints, 2017) Using complementary colours in displays can increase sales by 35%. National Retail Federation, 2020) Interactive displays can boost product engagement by 40%.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2022

Here are five key e-commerce trends to watch as retailers reshape their strategies. Consumers in Southeast Asia are more open to digital engagement with brands than those in Western countries and prefer making direct purchases from brand websites. DTC is poised to grow. The VMware Digital Frontiers 3.0 per cent, against 1.3

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All Work

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

They align with broader environmental goals while enhancing employee engagement, brand reputation, and operational efficiency. Chou Hall was newly built, slated to open in October of 2017. I started my master’s program in zero waste and circularity in August 2017. This will help you target your efforts and refine your program.

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Design Wanted

MAY 17, 2021

Named one of the most influential leaders of DEI in 2019 and 2020 by Hive Learning , Masure has experience working with large organizations, such as the United Nations on its efforts to improve engagement on its Sustainable Development Goals, and Doctors Without Borders on a training to better serve its employees and donors.

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JUNE 7, 2018

That trend is only increasing, as Nike shifted in 2017 from 33,000 retailers to focus on 40 retail partners. Direct online sales of athletic gear are also increasing, and 21% of Americans purchased their athletic apparel directly from the manufacturer online in 2017. Community Engagement. More Innovative Design.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

First opened in 2017, Nio aimed to design an experience beyond just selling a car through its exclusive lounge concepts and on-site perks. While this seemed like an easy and sure-fire strategy, such linkages no longer appeal to millennials today. CASE STUDY : Perfect Diary.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Those tactics have made the fashion industry extremely profitable and the growing sustainable fashion movement which emphasises the use of natural materials, recycling and reusing runs counterintuitive to those traditional business strategies. So there’s an emotional shift that happens quite powerfully when people engage with these things.”.

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All Work

MAY 5, 2022

In contemporary workspace design it is often a desirable quality to have a lively and energetic space that increases engagement and social interaction. Noise is often dealt with as a mitigation strategy in the later stages of the design process, but this is not the ideal solution for reducing noise.

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Eye on ESG

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The 2022 Report also focusses on companies’ stakeholder engagement, their business models, strategies and risks, and whether they prohibit forms of forced labour. Companies need to translate their commitments to stakeholder engagement into meaningful action.

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Parcel Pending

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

of total retail sales and a staggering 87% increase from 2017 2. eCommerce predictions are clear: online shopping will continue, but savvy retailers will find ways to provide a seamless omnichannel strategy. 2017, January 3). A Road Map for Omnichannel Fulfillment: Advancing Your Omnichannel Retail Strategy [Report].

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VMS

JUNE 3, 2021

Its market size, $75 billion USD as of 2017, was expected to reach $100 billion USD by 2025, growing with a compounded annual growth rate of 5.6 Added to this is the fact that the pandemic has brought about a paradigm shift in the use of digital touchpoints to access and engage with this typically highly tactile service.

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Parcel Pending

JANUARY 7, 2022

Four Strategies for Improving Social Commerce. With that in mind, here are four strategies retailers can use to improve their social commerce experience. Good social engagement translates into responding to these types of messages within 24 hours and with a human component.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If trends in 2017 are any indication, we can expect to see a lot more retail experimentation in 2018. Nike’s investment in this type of experiences is as a new way of bringing customers to the store to engage with the brand, in a way that is not necessarily measurable by traditional KPIs like sales per square foot. Perhaps not.

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Quarter 20

MAY 16, 2018

By now everyone knows that Toys R Us announced its closure less than 6 months after initially declaring bankruptcy in September 2017. Retailers and brands that continually engage with its customers through retail design innovation are thriving. Experiment with Personalization.

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Parcel Pending

JANUARY 21, 2022

Since customers whose wait times are two minutes and under (when using BOPIL, for instance) are four times more likely to purchase again, smart lockers are a key strategy for retail store operational efficiency. 2017, January 3). 2017, February 23). The return on investment from BOPIL is also compelling. Sopadijeva, E.,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2023

In 2017, we had our first sale at our warehouse in Abbotsford, which had 100 metre queues forming in both directions. And how can customers engage in this hobby if they have little green space available? Linda Vydra: Josh (The Jungle Collective co-owner Joshua O’Meara] was struggling to recover from a series of concussions.

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Parcel Pending

OCTOBER 22, 2021

In a new study on digital experience , 52% of respondents report that their CMOs drive the customer experience strategy 4. Happy employees feel more engaged, stay longer, and over deliver on customer service. Not surprisingly, companies with a highly engaged workforce report 20% higher sales 5. 2021, October 4). Get it right.

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