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Amazon to test department stores in offline expansion

Inside Retail

Amazon.com is to open several department stores in its home US market to test the concept as it continues to build out its multichannel business model. Department stores’ share of the overall US market has fallen from 14.5 It is also testing automated, cashier-less convenience stores in several markets.

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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. And it would come at a time when some long-running department stores are closing up shop.

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Barker and Stonehouse launches first in-store concept spaces with Fenwick

Retail Focus

Barker and Stonehouse have teamed up with Fenwick to open its first in-store concept spaces in the Fenwick’s Newcastle and Bentalls Kingston department stores. The Newcastle concept store will span 10,000 square feet while the Bentalls space will be slightly smaller.

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A-COLD-WALL* Lotte Department Store, Jamsil, Seoul set to launch

Retail Focus

A-COLD-WALL* has announced the launch of a second Seoul concept store-in-store this month. Following the opening of a bold and distinctly industrial space inside the world-renowned Hyundai COEX, the brand unveils yet another site in the Korean capital, this time located in the famed Lotte Department Store, Jamsil.

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Harvey Nichols Hong Kong launches world-first NFT retail space

Inside Retail

Harvey Nichols has introduced the world’s first blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFT) retail concept space located inside a luxury department store dubbed ‘HN NFT Vault’ at the retailer’s Pacific Place store in Hong Kong.

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Australia’s first domestic terminal department store to open next year

Inside Retail

Sydney Airport and Heinemann will jointly introduce Australia’s first domestic terminal “department storeconcept next July at T2 and T3. Spanning 1765sqm in T2 and 506sqm in T3, the new retail space’s offerings range from apparel, accessories, watches, jewellery, perfumes, and wines to spirits.

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Central Group snaps up KaDeWe’s remaining assets. What’s next?

Inside Retail

Central’s acquisition move is not unusual,” Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, International Association of Department Stores managing director, told Inside Retail. Central Group made the headlines again in 2022 after snapping up Selfridges Group, making it the largest luxury department store operator in Europe. What’s next?