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“Running is on trend right now”: New Balance expands hybrid retail model

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Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. The New Balance UCC (uncommonly common concept) store is redefining the traditional retail experience by placing people, not products, at the forefront of the retail experience.

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Australian Retail Outlook 2023: Paradigm shifts and fresh perspectives

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More importantly, however, “The whole concept of just-in-time sourcing that Australia has relied so heavily upon has crumbled,” Bowden remarked. On balance, it appears that most retailers are comfortable with their own approach to ESG, with just one in seven (15 per cent) nominating it as a top priority for 2023.

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MAPIC 2024: Highlights of the 2024 Edition

Retail Focus

Trends in the Commercial Investment Market The retail real estate market was a focal point of this years MAPIC, with a strong emphasis on investors perspectives regarding retail market trends and outlooks. Looking ahead, the 5-10 year perspective outlines a commercial landscape where only the most high-performing retail spaces will survive.

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Jaguar’s ‘Copy Nothing’ campaign: Lessons for retailers on rebranding risks

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Fresh perspectives without losing core brand identity The Jaguar rebrand serves as a cautionary tale for retailers and brands looking to modernise their image. He added that while it’s important to bring a fresh and dynamic perspective to a category, companies must combine it with their category expertise.

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How collaboration can amplify impact and streamline your retail journey

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HoMie is about 70 per cent self-funded, with the balance coming from private donations. Both are concepts used for rapid innovation that originated within Google when a team was given 10 days to develop an email solution. “We We don’t have 10 days, we had eight hours.”

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Proximity retailing and current retail environmental paradoxes

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Urban proximity concepts are becoming more relevant, and rural proximity concepts are retreating to less relevant formats. Given this situation, startups have been invited to invest in their local communities to revive the street with local concepts. The retail environment concept, theme and offer display.

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Five leadership lessons from L’Occitane Group’s head of travel retail in Apac

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My perspective: for more than ten years I held the title of area manager, but my role was never the same each year. Balancing confidence and humility: It is important to show confidence as a leader, yet humility allows you to acknowledge your own limitations and learn from others. Key is to strive for a balance between the two.

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