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JUNE 25, 2024

The acquisition of Just Jeans, Portmans, Jacqui E, Dotti and Jay Jays by Myer provides a new growth channel after several years of reducing department store floor space and trying to find a fashion edge. The Premier brands could also provide the department stores with expanded merchandise range options.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The company operates around 200 brick-and-mortar stores across Australia and New Zealand, along with concessions in David Jones department stores. She was integral in developing the company’s group strategy for its brands in the past. Hopkinson commences in her new role on Monday (February 28).

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Myer currently operates 56 department stores across Australia, as well as its online business and in-house brands including Sass and Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence. per cent increase is a case of under-promising and over-delivering, the department store CEO is taking the win as a sign of more growth to come. “We

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

According to Bastion Insights, a strategy consultancy specialising in cross-cultural insights, luxury Australian retailers have – by and large – struggled to effectively engage with local consumers of South Asian or Mainland Chinese descent.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Australian activewear brand Do You Even marked the start of its Big W retail partnership and its first range being stocked in the discount department store with a consumer launch event. This partnership is just one step in our larger strategy to grow the Doyoueven community,” Ozturk said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2025

The department store chain appointed Megan Collins as chief people officer, effective April 28, while promoting Belinda Slifkas from GM of menswear, childrenswear, and home and entertainment to chief merchandise officer. . Kathy Karabatsas, formerly of David Jones, has succeeded Matt Jackman as CFO, effective March 14.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Australian online marketplace The Iconic added a new string to its bow last week with the addition of the Home category, extending its 80,000-strong product range with contemporary homewares; from bedding, kitchen and bath accessories to tech, aromatherapy and artwork.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

So as more and more retailers integrate the benefits of AI into their growth strategy, what will be next for this transformative technology? Category management – for example, range and assortment planning, pricing strategies – is a typical use case where AI can augment human decision-making. And how will it shape the way we shop?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Earlier this month, several members of the Nordstrom family, including the company’s CEO Erik Nordstrom and president Pete Nordstrom, offered to acquire the legacy department store chain for US$3.8 The department store division has various structural challenges, while the off-price Rack division is starting to produce some good growth.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

With over 200 stores and a slew of international brands, including Celine, Ganni, Levi’s and Reebok, United Arrows is one of the country’s largest select shops, which is a kind of mini department store. Brothers Omar and Zane Sabré (l to r) started the accessories label in 2017. Image: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

If we let it, the voluntary administration of Mosaic Brands can show us the downside of having a large store network while the sale of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands can show us the upside. The events of this week have brought the state of bricks-and-mortar in Australia’s rag trade into focus.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

Myer has revealed the details of early shareholder votes in favour of its proposed acquisition of Premier Retail’s apparel brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E. In a summary of direct and proxy votes received on the resolution before the meeting, Myer said that 95.45 per cent voted against it.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2022

They think, ‘Oh, I’ll just go to a department store.’ IR: Can you tell me what that strategy looks like? Then we’ve done bus wraps, too, but most importantly, we’re tying all of that into a digital strategy with Google AdWords – retargeting, paid social. It’s only just beginning.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

per cent) and department stores (down 0.4 But clothing, footwear and accessories are up 2 per cent, food retailers are up 1 per cent while cafes and restaurants are also enjoying a 1.3 You could try the Coles strategy of locking in a bunch of prices until January, seemingly by strong-arming suppliers to reduce costs.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Inflationary pressure on consumer discretionary spending, supply chain disruptions and elevated inventory levels, which tie up a retailers’ net working capital, are set to create the perfect storm for retailers that do not have a strategy in place to ensure they are well positioned for the choppy market conditions ahead.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2023

“Local products have always been a key pillar in our strategy to deliver a unique, relevant and exciting shopping experience for our customers,” said George Tsoukalas, Heinemann Australia MD. The post Luxury resort wear brand Camilla opens at Sydney Airport appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The French Government’s international trade agency, Business France, has launched an online showroom to connect French fashion and accessories brands with industry professionals in the APAC region. The pandemic has impacted some bricks-and-mortar stores all over the world, particularly in larger settings that rely on international travellers.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

However, it is possible to do it – A Bathing Ape has regained momentum and Stussy is on fire despite the founders having long departed. EssilorLuxottica cannot be greedy, this process has to be a long-term strategy,” he added. Is EssilorLuxottica a better fit? per cent of the luxury eyewear market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

She believes that Bestseller’s partnerships with Myer and David Jones had been particularly significant in Australia, due to the department stores’ size and strong reputation. She contended that this strategy would ensure the financial stability of Bestseller, as well as the group’s partners.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

There is also a view that the breakup strategy could fund further acquisitions, including the Myer department store chain in which he has already built a substantial shareholding. Most punters think the move is about unlocking value in the businesses while pursuing growth via more focused entities.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

Signed on a 12-year lease and spanning 10,000 sq ft, the new Bershka store will sit on Level 2, beside the new ZARA, in a prime position. It will offer the latest womenswear and menswear collections, along with accessories, through a world-class and vibrant in-store experience. million sq ft.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, last month Designworks, the wholesale arm of Brand Collective, a leading house of lifestyle brands in Australia, announced that it was relaunching Pavement in the marketplace through the discount department store Big W.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sales and profit through the David Jones department store chain and Country Road Group surged in the half year to December 25, according to a filing by South African parent Woolworths Holdings. Adjusted operating profit was up 245.8 per cent to $106.5 million with overall turnover up by 31.8 per cent and concession sales by 27.6

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

SM Investments, the holding company for separate business units involved in retail, property and banking, has given investors an encouraging update on its business performance and strategy, along with its annual report released on April 8. The specialty retail group, consisting of 1660 stores, has experienced a same-store sales increase of 6.0

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

Harvey Nichols has introduced the world’s first blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFT) retail concept space inside a luxury department store dubbed HN NFT Vault at the retailer’s Pacific Place store in Hong Kong. Furla unveils new look store in Hong Kong’s IFC Mall. C Commitment Letter last year. “We

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. Physical stores are seeking to understand their place in the digital economy and align with this cultural phenomenon.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

Colette by Colette Hayman Marquee Retail Group acquired CBCH, a fashion accessories and jewellery brand, out of administration in September 2020. Brookes told Inside Retail that, following the purchase, CBCH scaled back its operations from 120 to 35 stores, and reduced its stock levels. Our plan is to build a local, online business.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2022

David Jones on Wednesday unveiled the final stage of the $50 million revamp of its Bourke Street flagship store in Melbourne, which includes innovative spaces for luxury brands and a world-class sunglasses destination on the ground floor, as well as a pop-up bar on level two.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. It was pivotal,” he says.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

In March, Aeon Phnom Penh, the older of the two and informally known as ‘Aeon 1’, hosted the opening of H&M’s first Cambodian store, an 1800 square metre shop spread over two levels offering women’s, men’s and kids’ clothing and accessories. Vietnam is the big prize. The post Can Japan’s Aeon become a global juggernaut?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2023

In November last year, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail entered into a strategic partnership with French department store chain Galeries Lafayette to open luxury department stores and a dedicated e-commerce platform in India. An ever-evolving market Apple is far from the only premium brand eyeing the opportunity in India.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The strategy behind the catalogue relaunch is not a hail mary to return J Crew to its former glory – the company’s sales are close to US$3 billion this year, according to its CEO Libby Wadle – but rather to evoke a sense of nostalgia amongst customers and reposition itself as the pioneer of all-American style.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2022

Luxury wellness is going to become a much bigger category in the next year or so, according to Danny Lattouf, partner and chief strategy officer at The General Store. Department stores. “On You can also watch all three episodes on-demand here. . Up-and-coming categories. One category that didn’t make the cut?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

That percentage is likely to rise even further, since food and beverage operators account for the most leasing inquiries for space, followed by health and beauty, and then fashion and accessories. per cent, year over year, in the second quarter (the most recent full-calendar quarter reported by SingStat) and by 3.1 per cent in June.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Venturing beyond the traditional retail sphere, the group has also made its mark in travel retail, securing its place as the master concessionaire for fashion & accessories at Jakarta’s Airport In Indonesia. Tailoring motivational strategies and recognition aligned with cultural values is also important,” he said.

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