Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Australia Post has deemed November 2021 the “biggest month in Australian online shopping history” after delivering a record 21 million parcels across an admittedly extended sales event period. According to AusPost, online shopping throughout November beat last year’s record by 13 per cent, and jumped 76 per cent on 2019’s figures.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

The Cheesecake Shop (TCS) is an Aussie icon. The buyer was PAG, a multibillion-dollar international investment manager, able to provide TCS with strong financial backing and significant operational experience throughout Asia. Some Cheesecake Shop franchisees will have seen the business they operate change hands three times.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2021

In May 2021 FoxTag announced its latest strategic partnership with Vitag in Australia. Vitag managing director Greg Raubenheimer explained theft prevention is a constantly shifting battlefield, where the war is won using the latest technology and best products available.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 15, 2022

Miele has selected Touchwood shopping centre in Solihull as the location for its latest store. Miele’s arrival is in line with the strategy, developed by Touchwood owner The Ardent Companies UK (“Ardent UK”) and appointed asset manager Sovereign Centros, to diversify the centre’s retailer offer and attract premium brands to the scheme.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Australia Post’s head of South Australian delivery operations Rob Clothier said the new facility will help to manage the surge in online shopping as a result of the pandemic, with September’s parcel volumes up 7 per cent in SA compared to a year prior. “We billion overall.

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Inside Retail

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. In Australia, more than half of consumers now say that they prefer to shop online instead of in stores since the pandemic,” says Boyer.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

Another 300 7-Eleven stores will receive Australia Post deliveries by the end of 2021. The initiative will double the number of Australia Post parcel locker locations to more than 1000 giving customers more options for receiving their online shopping and parcels. More than 9 million households shop online, the postal service reports.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In celebration of five decades in music, one of the world’s most iconic bands, Queen, will feature in a dedicated experiential pop-up shop on Carnaby Street opening later this month. The new store, created in partnership with Bravado , Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, features all of the hallmarks of the band.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Braintree Village visitors are now able to shop the iconic Italian fashion brand with up to 35% off the RRP across the store. Armani’s signing at Braintree Village is the first for the outlet in 2021, following the 11 new stores that joined the destination last year. .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

“It also presents an opportunity for retailers to bring forward sales, optimise their inventory and enhance performance for the year if they manage these sales events well.”. On some measures, Black Friday has taken over Boxing Day as the most popular shopping event of the year for Australians, according to Boston Consulting Group.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. The post Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The US-inspired shopping event – which sees retailers across the country offer deals and discounts to tempt customers and boost sales – kicks off the peak period, and is routinely one of the busiest days on the calendar for shops, large and small. Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south east went all out for the shopping event.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2021

However, while retailers and consumers alike would be eager to put 2021 behind them, the research suggests recent events have yet again reshaped the way people shop and spend. It wasn’t just pandemic-induced restrictions that influenced the digital shopping activity of Australians. consumer-insights.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“This year it feels like Australian retailers have opted for a longer sales period starting their Black Friday promotions weeks before the day,” Locke Fitzpatrick, digital marketing manager at LSKD, told Inside Retail. “We Since 2021, LSKD has joined in on the “Black November” sales period, starting its discounting earlier each year.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Poppy Lomax, Buying Manager for Womenswear at Harrods, said: “ Over recent years, there has been a huge increase in creative output from the Chinese luxury industry, and this growth has been really exciting to watch. Over the past twelve months, Harrods has increased its presence in China substantially.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

There was huge momentum behind the ‘shop local’ movement over the last few years, as consumers were restricted to certain locations during Covid-19 lock-downs, and felt connected to the success and survival of local businesses. But] the picture is not all rosy.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Data collected by the National Association of Realtors also found that millennials made up 43 per cent of home buyers in 2021, the largest generational group. It generated about $150 million in revenue in 2021 and has become one of the most popular home goods brands in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) and physical retail space.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

But for retail stores and shopping centres re-imagining the spaces they provide, just as important is the need to get construction projects right the first time. ECI is the most effective way for construction contractors to help their clients manage their costs, establish accurate delivery timeframes and de-risk their projects.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2022

Unified commerce is the new holy grail for retailers, promising previously unheard-of levels of customer insights and control over all elements of sales and inventory management. Smarter inventory management enabled by unified commerce allows stores to resell the item or return it to the warehouse. True cross-channel loyalty.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Australian property group Mirvac is displaying Indigenous art in its shopping centres and office buildings across Australia this NAIDOC Week (July 4 to July 11) as part of a partnership with Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative. The artwork honours the NAIDOC Week theme of Heal Country!, Beauty education series returns to Highpoint.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

E-commerce sales in 2020 and, so far in 2021, have surged off the back of the continuing Covid-19 restrictions. It’s costing [brands] millions,” said Costa Mikhael, ANZ sales leader of master data management at Informatica. The reason these returns happen is because there isn’t enough information describing the product.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

But how is a brand known for selling $88 jars of sea moss managing to capture consumers’ attention and their wallets, especially considering current economic circumstances? percent from 2021 to 2022, with the greatest changes seen in eggs, fats and oils, and meat. percent from 2023-2030, to reach $361.2

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 17, 2022

“As a result of increasing cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in some states, retail trading conditions weakened in the last two weeks of the 2021 calendar year, and customer traffic to stores has remained subdued during the first half of January”, the business said. per cent decline in the past six months.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

We want to help our customers shop more easily anytime, anywhere, anyhow, and with a growing number of our customers choosing to shop with Coles Online for the convenience and great value, we want to make the checkout process simpler,” Hassing said. “We Exciting time’. Coles isn’t the only retailer investing in payments technology.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2024

In a mass redundancy, Booktopia has terminated 165 staff members, with only 18 left to manage the retailer’s collapse. Booktopia’s peak coincided with the pandemic lockdowns, when it brought in$224 million in sales in 2021 and $241 million in 2022 – yet the company never turned a profit.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

Joshua Kaye, 22, worked at McDonald’s West Lakes for seven years until 2021. Talking about our break entitlements was generally a taboo topic at work, so we avoided bringing it up with managers. Whenever I asked managers about paid rest breaks, they told me that we didn’t get those because we got a free drink instead.”.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2023

She will also step down as brand CEO of Pink, the sister firm that sells items geared toward teenagers, that she managed before moving into the broader group CEO role. In 2021, Victoria’s Secret broke away from L Brands to form a standalone business.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

The site is expected to begin construction in 2021, with an operational launch date in 2024. According to WooliesX Managing Director Amanda Bardwell, e-commerce sales at the supermarket jumped 92 per cent from July to December 2020, and now account for eight per cent of total sales.

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Retail Focus

MAY 23, 2022

The Glass Works, Barnsley’s newest development and public space in the town centre, was unveiled in September 2021 as an exciting new location for retail, leisure, learning and food and drink. . Whether you’re shopping, eating, drinking, or enjoying a family day out, there are many fantastic reasons to visit Barnsley.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

At the release of its unaudited results, Kogan said the management team had misjudged the level of inventory and operational capacity it would need to grow through the second half, and purchased too much stock.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Bright Data , the global industry leader in making public web data accessible to all, has today released new research that reveals consumer sentiments around the 2021 holiday shopping season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. For those that currently only shop in person, 14% said they will do more online shopping this year.

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Inside Retail

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. Changing shopping habits.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2024

The numbers don’t lie At the end of 2021, then-managing director Simon Schofield told Inside Retail that Witchery was expanding the upper end of its range from a size 16 to a size 20 in response to consumer demand. Schofield stepped down as managing director in June 2023. He is now CEO of Cue Clothing Co.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Despite the numerous obstacles the retailer faced in 2020, Jeanswest managed to retain the trust and loyalty of consumers, recently taking the title of Clothing Store of the Year 2020 in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards. Yeung said there will be store growth in all states. “We We definitely see marketplace as an opportunity for us.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Stocking a range of vegan, cruelty-free and eco-friendly beauty, personal care, lifestyle, baby and kids, pet, food and health products, the online retailer quickly connected with consumers who shop with sustainability foremost in mind. . She ranked first in Inside Retail ’s Top 50 People in E-Commerce in 2019 and 2021.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Having embraced digital shopping channels during the pandemic, Australian consumers have become well used to the personalisation and tailored content offered online. Research by Google, published in the company’s Spring/Summer Shopping Behaviours 2021 study, found 50 per cent of consumers say they now shop both in-store and online.

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JULY 14, 2024

For example, after many retailers ran out of stock in 2020 and 2021, thanks to the circumstances caused by the pandemic, they over-corrected by placing larger-than-needed orders in 2022. Walmart has been using advanced AI technology to optimise inventory management for a few years already.

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