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Curating community: Retail’s answer to the loneliness crisis

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The curated highlight reels on such platforms lead to feelings of inadequacy, which can drive people to distance themselves from their community. The post Curating community: Retail’s answer to the loneliness crisis appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. This is both a public and personal health-related issue.

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Myer’s strategic moves suggest the future of retail is consolidation and loyalty

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“Under Wirth, Myer has hopefully redefined its strategy, streamlining operations for a balanced omnichannel approach,” Nick Gray, the founder of I Got You Consultancy, told Inside Retail. In his view, successful brands are those that answer the customer’s question, or in other words, meet the customer’s demand.

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New Balance opens first Australian UCC concept store in Sydney

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Sports footwear and apparel store New Balance has opened its first UCC retail concept store at Bondi Junction in Sydney. The store is one of New Balance’s eight UCC-style stores in the world. It features a curated collection of footwear and apparel, including its made in USA products.

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New Balance opens its first ‘Grey Store’ in Asia Pacific

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Sports footwear and apparel manufacturer New Balance has opened its first Grey Store in the Southern Hemisphere – at Sydney’s The Galeries shopping centre. Perfume Playground founder and Australian fragrance expert Samantha Copland partnered with the brand to curate the scents. New Balance recorded worldwide sales of US$5.3

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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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New Balance bottles its scent and enters the beauty space with Grey Store

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New Balance has entered the beauty market in celebration of opening a premium direct-to-consumer retail store in Australia this December and it smells like luxury on and off the court for the apparel brand. billion, a 21 percent increase on the year prior, and globally, it has over 500 retail stores and in excess of 3000 retail partners.

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Is a large store network the key to success? Mosaic and Premier can’t agree

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The role of bricks-and-mortar sometimes gets lost by investors, shareholders and executives when examining the balance sheets of these rag trade giants. Finding the crown jewel For many retail experts, retail stores are still the crown jewel of the rag trade – it’s where brands curate for and connect with their customers.

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