Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

While Covid lockdowns shifted many shoppers online, the last six months have brought a leveling out of shopper participation in e-commerce, and of online as a proportion of retail sales. Another sign of the leveling off of e-commerce is that only 30 per cent of retailers list growing online as one of their top priorities for 2023.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

billion in global retail sales in 2023 , US Polo Assn, the official brand of the United States Polo Association, is reaping the rewards of its strategic expansion across continents, robust digital presence and investment in forging key partnerships. With a resounding $2.4 Prince said the trend is to be ‘everywhere your customers are’.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Australian retail sales are on the rise, but new research suggests that this growth is driven by inflation, not by consumers buying more. It’s all about perfecting the balance of pricing and products in the right platform. Plan for and adapt to market shifts to emerge stronger from these challenging conditions.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

This year, Central plans to open four new home-improvement stores, 10 supermarkets/food halls and four Go Wholesale warehouses in Thailand, plus two Go! The retail sales mix is nicely balanced, with 30 per cent hardlines, 39 per cent food and 31 per cent fashion. Also, the portfolio still has a lot more growth potential.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The era of combative relationships between retailers and landlords has passed according to experienced retail property specialist Elizabeth Corr. The future should be about collaboration, especially in an era where online is taking a growing share of total retail sales, she says. The customer, absolutely.

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Compliantia

MARCH 1, 2021

Retail is a highly-competitive industry with generally tight margins. Managing inventory, leases and labor costs alone make retail profitability a difficult balancing act at the best of times. Today’s retailers must adapt to rapidly changing customer sentiments, weather and the pressures of e-commerce.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

The head of retail at Accent Group’s Hype DC, The Trybe and Subtype ispassionate about championing retail as a career, and a lucrative one at that, and firmly believes that leaders can lead with empathy and get commercial results. A year later, the children’s footwear retailer Trybe was added to her plate.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2023

Seven more stores are planned for opening this year. The company believes sales are now on a sustainable pathway, following 7.5 per cent growth in 2022, bringing total retail sales to 65.1 This was a significant milestone because, after a slump lasting two years, it finally brought sales above the level of 2019.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What I did know was that I loved retail and was good with numbers — the whole interaction with customers in trying to understand what their pain points were and how I could create solutions for them, I just really enjoyed it. He was right, I did really enjoy stores, but I needed to understand how retail really worked.

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Retailing Insight

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

POSITIVE EXPERIENCE An article published by Deloitte last September, says “Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Increase 7-9%,” expect an in-person increase of 7-9% and an e-commerce increase of 11-15%. With the shipping crisis created by COVID, customers are sensitive to wait and will change plans to get what they want, when they want it.

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Compliantia

MARCH 1, 2021

Retail is a highly-competitive industry with generally tight margins. Managing inventory, leases and labor costs alone make retail profitability a difficult balancing act at the best of times. Today’s retailers must adapt to rapidly changing customer sentiments, weather and the pressures of e-commerce.

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RetailMinded

OCTOBER 2, 2023

According to a report by Maersk, 40% of retailers have wanted to increase the resilience of their supply chains since the global pandemic, which impacted businesses. Solution: Retailers can employ inventory optimization software, like the retail management software by Magestore , to monitor and adjust stock levels in real-time.

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Retail Insider

JUNE 24, 2021

A current example of this is balancing the trade-off between continued investments in the core business and that of innovating our customer experience and expanding into new geographies. What technology-related plans have you got for the next 12 months?

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Tusco Display

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Covid pandemic continues to loom over retail but very differently from its impact in both 2020 and 2021. 2020 saw closures and bankruptcies, while many retailers were buoyed in 2021 - with bankruptcies down and plans for expansion. We’ve written on the topic before and will continue to talk about it.

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Parcel Pending

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

High-profile companies including Wells Fargo, Apple, Lyft, BlackRock, and Amazon have all delayed their return to office plans. As a rental property owner , taking this shift into account will be essential to success when it comes to planning for amenities and rental property upgrades. billion in 2021 12.

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