Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2024

The coffee chain was founded by Charles Ly and Jenny Qian, both of whom held executive roles at Luckin Coffee before leaving the chain after the financial scandal in 2020 when the company confessed to falsifying its earnings. This strategy will be implemented concurrently in both Cotti Coffee and Tea Cat brand stores,” Li said.

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JUNE 14, 2022

With escalating pressure on carriers to deliver in faster timeframes, at the brand’s expense, it’s time to consider a multi-carrier strategy. Volume limits, like those imposed by national carriers in 2020, paralysed retailers who had no Plan B. The role of order management. Consider a carrier aggregator.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Elijah Etri, Skippy’s Fresh Frootz manager at Victoria Point, Queensland, has started a new Tiktok challenge, encouraging viewers to head into their local supermarket and check the prices of comparable produce and products. Roy Morgan’s latest Most Trusted Brands list, saw both of Australia’s major supermarkets fall in the rankings.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Like just about every industry, the influencer economy evolved significantly from 2020 to 2021. In this article, we’ll dive into the innovative strategies setting four forward-thinking brands apart from the competition and outline key takeaways other brands can use to replicate their success. million EMV. content creators. million EMV.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

While there’s no doubt that 2020 was a tough year for all retailers, Australian denim brand Jeanswest had a steeper hill to climb than most, starting out the year under voluntary administration with the closure of 37 stores, the loss of 263 staff and owing $50 million to creditors. Baby steps .

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APRIL 13, 2021

times the valuation of their last private funding round in 2020,” he said. As per the FSANZ [preliminary] December 2020 approval report, they outline that their initial plan is to import their products, thereby expediting their launch into Australia and New Zealand,” he said. Rapid expansion in Asia.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The business was picked up by Bunnings in August of 2020, and will be launching four stores in Western Australia before Christmas. According to Bunnings’ managing director Mike Schneider, the business has been trialling new concepts in recent stores in preparation of the move, all of which saw positive responses from customers.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2022

He left the role yesterday having determined the “fix phase” of his strategy to turn the business around was complete. Reich has led the company since January 2020, and “inherited a business that required significant turnaround” said Freier’s statement. “We Any performance rights held by Andre have lapsed.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our brand’s ethos revolves around providing our young people with clothing that empowers them to showcase their personalities,” said Brooke Norton, divisional general manager at Designworks, the new owner of Pavement. In 2020, Pavement entered voluntary administration as it struggled with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here, Clovis Young, founder and CEO at Mad Mex, shares the struggles the brand faced in Asia, the strategy for growth in Australia, and how the brand is ramping up its healthy eating message in stores. IR: What does the growth strategy look like for Australia in the next 12 months? IR: Health is a big focus of the Max Mex strategy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Tough times “We’ve poured everything into it, given it every opportunity and it got to the point where it just couldn’t work,” Ross Poulakis, Harrolds Group’s managing director, told Inside Retail. Notably, Harrolds was a latecomer to e-commerce, only launching an online shopping site in 2020.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Matthews first joined the business in December 2020. Hopkinson has been a part of the business for 14 years, and has been integral in developing the group strategy for the business’ brands: Sportscraft, SABA and JAG. Scentre Group’s inaugural CEO and managing director, Peter Allen, will step down after eight years in the role.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Not only did the troubles of 2020-22 feel well and truly behind us, with retail and travel booming, but we got our first taste of ChatGPT and spent the holidays putting it to the test by writing greeting card messages, composing music and, more recently, creating new artwork.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

billion in 2020, little did it know that the label, which it believed would be a promising addition to its portfolio, would turn out to be a lucrative lesson. Supreme was never a good fit for VF,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. When VF Corp bought Supreme for US$2.1 Why does the deal make sense for VF Corp?

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2021

By contrast, 60 per cent of professionals said they deserve a higher pay rate to reflect their performance, and 79 per cent are currently or are open to looking for a new job in the next year – with poor management, workplace culture or a lack of promotion or challenge being the driving factors at play.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

For brands and retailers, this means that the best marketing strategy will be a multichannel approach. Like the significant pivot towards online shopping that occurred in 2020, the growing complexity of consumer journeys will require reorientation on the part of businesses.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

billion) in sales in the year ending February 2, 2020, the most recent trading update the retailer has provided. A successful strategy — impossible to execute. But with the UK in lockdown for more than 12 of the last 18 months, this strategy has become all but impossible to execute. billion (AU$3.72 So what went wrong?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Another former employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said that Wesfarmers favoured managers over doers, and when it came time to create a strategic roadmap for the future of Catch, the executive team wasn’t involved. Many of the category managers have also left, taking jobs at MyDeal, Kogan and MySale. Lessons learned?

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JULY 3, 2022

The new store concept] was something we designed in 2020, but never had a chance to roll out until now,” Schai told Inside Retail. Schai said Lindt’s bricks-and-mortar strategy revolves around three store concepts: the cafe, the outlet, and the boutique. Lindt has 20 stores across Australia, and approximately 500 worldwide.

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JUNE 10, 2022

During Mental Health Awareness month, RSP’s Kari Smith discusses how the right workplace strategy can support wellbeing at work and help people thrive. Virtually everyone has experienced major upheaval since 2020. Of course, every organization is unique—there is no one-size-fits-all solution to workplace strategy and change management.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

But while Target initially seemed to be in a strong position, there was a lack of stability and understanding of what made the business tick within its management ranks. In 2002, however, the business’ managing director Larry Davis, himself originally from North America, refocused Target on bringing US-based brands into Australia.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Property fund manager ISPT is selling its GPO and The Strand Melbourne retail buildings. “The two assets are expected to be highly sought after and following the robust sale of Louis Vuitton in 2020 at a low yield of 2.4 ISPT has tapped CBRE’s Simon Rooney and James Douglas and Colliers’ Lachlan MacGillivray to sell the assets.

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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. Sales went through the roof, rising over 300 per cent in 2020 alone, and the brand has been growing rapidly ever since. “In

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AUGUST 22, 2021

A post-pandemic uptick in Australian e-commerce is here to stay, according to a new study conducted by order and delivery management software company ShipStation. As shown in the study, Australian consumers have consistently reported lower spending hesitancy on e-commerce platforms since 2020 as a result of Covid-19. “In

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

The use of videos as part of a retail marketing strategy is a tried and tested method to catch consumers’ attention and drive sales. Instead of sending a physical team to every state to deliver brand strategy presentations and training to B2B partners and our staff, we were able to reach the same people from our office in Sydney.”.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

last minute shopping needs, and complement our existing e-commerce offer,” Woolworths Metro general manager Justin Nolan said in a statement. Uber Eats regional general manager retail for ANZ, Lucas Groeneveld, said that the company has seen significant demand for grocery items on the platform. option for? those smaller ?top?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

When the pandemic hit Australia in March 2020, Coles and Woolworths were quickly overwhelmed. This week Woolworths formalised a deal with Uber , trialled in 2020, to provide one-hour delivery from selected Metro stores in Sydney and Melbourne. Teaming up with big tech. The supermarket personal shopper.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

On March 20, 2020, Nike shares had dropped by a third from the previous month. At first, the strategy worked and profits rose. Yes, retro designs and lines can drive sales bumps and Nike managed to cash in over the short term. But just as Covid was about to dawn, Nike appointed an outsider, John Donahoe, as CEO.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In 2020, Australian teen fashion brand Pavement joined a large list of retailers that entered voluntary administration, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major factor contributing to their exit from the retail landscape. Inside Retail: Tell me about Pavement’s relaunch in collaboration with Big W.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Moving forward, our product strategy and communication will continue to push boundaries and remain true to our unconventional DNA. Our strategy for finding the next generation of Camper consumers is continuing to offer inventive footwear concepts and having a digital-first marketing strategy.

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MARCH 6, 2023

Here, we speak with the brand’s general manager, Van Mulryan, about the new Tag Heuer boutique in Adelaide, the increased demand for luxury items and how her upbringing has shaped her career. In 2020, we relaunched the website, and that allowed us to accelerate during Covid-19. We also announced our partnership with Porsche in 2020.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

Mediaworks’ new Dublin office Bristol-based Istoria Group – which comprises exhibition designers Ignition, retail and hospitality designers Phoenix Wharf and digital experience consultants Tiny Spark – has launched “innovation management platform” Solverboard. It will be headed up by Declan Kelly.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Back when THG was first publicly listed in September of 2020, it floated with a valuation of US$7 billion. The successful acquisition of Cult Beauty symbolised a consolidation of Britain’s beauty industry but THG’s latest attempt to acquire Adore Beauty hints at a more global strategy. billion, according to Companies Marketcap.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

At the time, Warwick Konopacki, co-founder and former managing director of TCS, commented: “The time is right for a new owner to take the business and network forward and we very much look forward to seeing the future success of The Cheesecake Shop eclipse that which has been achieved by the team so far.”. Cake changing hands.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2023

Italian luxury house Valentino has appointed three new executives as part of its strategy to expand its focus on online and marketplaces. The appointments follow the departure of the company’s chief brand officer Alessio Vannetti, who has served at Valentino since March 2020.

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MAY 25, 2022

The news underlines the confidence in the Global Mutual managed scheme from the occupier community. Frasers Group has this week committed to open a new 8,500 sq ft Sports Direct store at Affinity Devon , the 100,000 sq ft outlet scheme in Bideford. This letting follows the opening of Quba and Co. in a new 1,500 sq ft store last month.

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JULY 1, 2024

How did you go from managing large-scale industry events to working in sustainability for an e-commerce business? A certification in Sustainable Business Strategy gave me credentials to do that. Establishing supply-chain ethics and responsible sourcing and publishing four Modern Slavery Statements since 2020.

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