Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2022

The ASX-listed parent of retail chains including Noni-B, Katies, Rivers and Rockmans, says online sales hit $119 million, up 21 per cent year on year and accounting for about 40 per cent of total group sales of $298 million.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. It recently opened its first corporate office in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy.

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Marketing Outdoor Expansion Strategy 130

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

SafeSize is now the only company in the world that has an extensive database of 3D inner dimensions of sport, fashion and kids’ shoes – a treasure trove of information that even the manufacturers themselves do not have. With the foot and footwear both scanned, SafeSize’s virtual fitting / AI algorithm comes into play.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With over a dozen boutiques across Sydney and Melbourne, Gregory Jewellers has firmly established itself as a leading fine jewellery retailer. Here, we speak with the co-CEOs about the rise of online shopping during Covid-19 and where they’re looking to take the retail chain next.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2023

In a study titled “ ‘Thinking Thief’ in the Crime Prevention Arms Race: Lessons learned from shoplifters”, led by Professor Nicole Lasky (Northeastern State University, US) and published in Security Journal, active shoplifters wore special eye-tracking glasses while pretending to steal items from two national retail chains.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2023

Whereas at Renaissance shows, concert-goers are more likely to don diamanté-covered knee-high boots and accessories, metallic mini dresses, cowboy hats, and all manner of pieces embellished with sequins, reflecting the futuristic and western-inspired vibe of Beyoncé’s latest tour.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2022

FASHION AND DEALS. After a difficult start when it almost went bust, the company started making its own glasses a decade later and expanded rapidly in the 1980s when Del Vecchio spotted the value of making spectacles as a fashion accessory rather than a necessity. Acquisitions were also part of the Del Vecchio strategy.

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Accessories Accessories Fashion Retail Chains 130

Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

For an all too brief period, the Alceon investment house achieved its ambition to be the largest womens fashion specialty retailer in Australia. The only problem was the nine retail brands trading from around 1350 stores were a house of cards with a flawed investment play without retail smarts.

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Expansion Fashion Specialty Retailers Strategy 147

Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2025

The Black Friday and pre-Christmas sales period were not enough to make up for a harsh retail environment, a messy separation from David Jones and a hangover from bad publicity.

Retail Chains 221

Retail Chains Management Promotion Line 221