Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The appointment of Amanda Bardwell as Woolworths Group’s next managing director and CEO, effective September 1, marks a historic moment for the parent company of Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W, which reported nearly $65 billion in sales last financial year. She took on her most recent role, as the managing director of WooliesX, in 2017.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

Back to the future “ Product trends are constantly evolving,” Sarah Hunter, managing director of Officeworks, told Inside Retail. To cement its marketshare in Australia, Officeworks introduced the pricebeat guarantee in 2017 to communicate its competitive pricing structure to consumers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The deal, which was negotiated by CBRE, represents the largest CBD shopping centre transaction since 2017, when Vicinity Centres acquired its 50 per cent interest in the same centres. Assets of this scale, quality and reputation are rarely sold,” said CBRE’s Head of Retail Capital Markets – Pacific, Simon Rooney.

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Inside Retail

MAY 20, 2021

The move was welcomed in New Zealand, where Countdown Supermarkets was one of the first employers in the region to launch a Gender Affirmation Policy back in 2017, prior to combining the policy with the wider Woolworths Group the following year. I am very proud that Allianz has taken this important step.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

“At Blue Bottle Coffee, we are less about trends and more about the core values of the company and what we believe in and sticking to that,” Meehan said at the recent Hong Kong Marketing Pulse event. Being true to the brand doesn’t mean simply bringing American culture into its markets around the world, Meehan stated.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

“The younger generation are absolutely focused on purpose-driven brands, they’re focused on better products, and BWX recognises that this is a growing market, it’s not slowing down,” Julie Mathers, Flora & Fauna founder and CEO, told Inside Retail. The global vegan cosmetics market is expected to be worth US$20.8

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week, Amazon -owned grocery chain Whole Foods announced the launch of a new format store, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, to make grocery shopping more convenient for urban consumers. Whole Foods Market Daily Shop is not the grocery retailer’s first foray into smaller storefronts. Amazon’s US$13.7

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Rather than using traditional marketing, the brand taps into real customers who share their outfits under the #gannigirls hashtag on social media. “If Because it straddles the line between luxury — L Catterton bought a majority stake in 2017 — and mainstream retail, there are a lot of possibilities. “It

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

In recent years, India has emerged as a major market for luxury brands. Big brands The recent news surrounding Apple opening its first company-run retail store in India’s financial hub of Mumbai is an indication of how important the market is in this niche space. And Apple is far from the only premium brand eyeing the opportunity.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The initiative encompasses Woolworths’ Everyday Market, the newly launched Big W Market, and the recently purchased MyDeal marketplace, with the aim of helping these destinations stand out from the competition by providing more opportunities for both potential sellers and customers across its platforms.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to Grand View Research, the global cannabidiol (CBD) market size was valued at US$2.8 Demand for cannabidiol for health and wellness purposes is driving market growth in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers seek out goods with natural healing properties. Petcare market. per cent from 2021 to 2028.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Two years after stepping down from his role as executive general manager of national salon chain Hairhouse, Steve Terry is back with a new wellness venture that is part online retailer, part digital magazine and part events business. McKinsey recently estimated the global wellness market at more than US$1.5

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2024

We grew relatively quickly in Singapore, and we entered Australia in 2017, but at that time, we were still very naive. We started to think about and research how the target customer lives and the size of the market and we started with a smaller inventory. If we continue to stay true to that, we will have a market.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Brosa attracted $5 million in Series B funding in 2017. It expanded from e-commerce – opening stores in Melbourne and Sydney in 2017 an d 2020 – invested in its technology capabilities, and strengthened its supply chain over the last few years.

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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 28, 2021

To do so, marketers are leveraging more data, technologies, and channels to create this type of relevant and customised customer journey. While 88 per cent of retail marketers share integrated tech stacks with advertising teams, this alignment alone is not enough. A unified front has to span the entire customer journey.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Finding a way to cut out handwork in China and Bangladesh would allow more clothing manufacturing to move back to Western consumer markets, including the United States. The global apparel market is estimated to be worth US$1.52 But that’s a sensitive topic. trillion, according to independent data platform Statista.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. However, Bobux – which targets a younger audience – provided a point of difference, and a year-round offering.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Someone like Pantone has that authority in the design world, so we were thrilled that they wanted to partner with us,” Leigh McKeown, co-founder and managing director of Sarah Ellison, told Inside Retail. We just didn’t have that middle market in Australia,” McKeown recalled. It’s selling like hotcakes.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

The brand’s success attracted the attention of foreign investors back in 2017, when the founding family saw the opportunity for the cake bakery business to go next level with bigger investment. The management team had choices, multiple buyers were interested, and PAG asked us about which was preferable.”. Cake changing hands.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

It’s not surprising that Amazon has done really well,” Jason Pallant, a senior lecturer in marketing at Swinburne Business School, told Inside Retail. To us, Whole Foods reveals the Achilles’ heel of Amazon,” Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said, referring to the US supermarket chain acquired by Amazon for US$13.7

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

In a world where technology, from smartphones to AI, is being integrated into almost every aspect of daily life, it may surprise some people to learn that the stationery market is thriving. In 2017, Papier raised approximately US$4 million in a Series A funding round. per cent during the forecast period between 2024 to 2029.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, told Inside Retail , “Having produced a string of good numbers over the past few years, Walmart is currently one of the stars of the retail market.” billion in 2017. In 2022, Walmart accounted for approximately US$500 billion in retail sales.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

US department store chain Target is testing a new fulfilment method that promises to speed up the delivery of online orders by using its own delivery drivers from Shipt, a same-day delivery platform the retailer acquired for US$550 million in 2017. Beyond express and standard, isn’t a delivery just a delivery?

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

With 10 stores in Palermo, P&V sought to expand into the UK market, showcasing and celebrating the culture of Italy and Sicily through its food and wine produce.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2024

At the World Retail Congress in Paris, industry executives and experts weighed in on a panel to advise retailers on the best strategies to improve employee retention, create jobs that meet needs and ensure effective management. We are terrible at explaining why retail is a great industry to work in… How do we make it more exciting?”

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2023

It only started doing email marketing in the last two months, having previously relied on SMS to communicate with customers. “We’re We’re not even running at full capacity – that’s the scary part,” Geedup’s general manager Trevene (TK) Patrick said at Retail Fest, an industry event, in March.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We also opened stand-alone stores in Los Angeles and New York in 2016 and 2017. We did exclusive deals with Barneys, Kith and Selfridges, and we right-sized our business, so we were able to manage the cash flow much more effectively, because we had a much more structured approach. Can you share what that looks like today?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2024

Alibaba’s retail label Freshippo has debuted at 99 Ranch Market, the largest Chinese supermarket chain in the US, and Yamibuy, North America’s largest online retailer of Asian goods and groceries. Freshippo said it intends to provide private-label products in Australia, Singapore, South Korea, and other markets this year.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Market leading Leeds-based sign manufacturer The Sign Group (TSG) is now working with CarbonQuota, a highly-regarded carbon footprint assessment specialist, as part of their commitment to reduce carbon emissions.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We recently sat down with Cortini to learn what he loves about e-commerce, his perspective on leadership and how he manages to get things done. In 2016, I started working for Zalora as a project manager in the operations department. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey.

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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

JANUARY 20, 2022

The fashion brand is marketing its 11th Lunar New Year collection directly to Asian-Australians this year through partnerships with popular local influencers, or key opinion leaders, who are creating dedicated content to showcase the brand in a way that feels authentic to each platform.

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Drytac

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Amanda Lowe joined Drytac in March of 2017 and has served in a number of key marketing roles within the business. Amanda takes on the new role having served as Drytac’s Global Marketing Manager since January 2019, having joined the company in 2017 as Marketing Coordinator.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Italian denim brand Replay is gearing up to enter the New Zealand market, as it looks to capitalise on the brand awareness it has built from sponsoring the All Blacks rugby team for the past two years. In Australia alone, the luxury fashion market is estimated to be worth US$2.6 Leveraging high-profile sponsorships.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

On Friday, JB Hi-Fi Group CEO Richard Murray officially left the consumer electronics company, where he has held various roles for the past 18 years, to lead Solomon Lew’s Premier Retail business; Terry Smart, previously managing director of The Good Guys and CEO of JB Hi-Fi, took over the top position.

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