Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Lladró has announced the opening of a new store in New York, the first in the US with the brand’s new concept. This new retail concept is dedicated to showcasing Lladró’s most innovative and groundbreaking creative designs and collaborations. The new Lladró concept store is located at 435 W.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Nestled in the pulsing heart of Seoul’s vibrant Myeong-dong shopping district, H&M’s concept store isn’t just another retail outlet but a bigger part of the group’s bet on Asia. “We Localisation Localisation is a crucial strategy for Western brands aiming to succeed in diverse Asian markets.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2022

Ikea is to launch its small-format planning studio concept in two locations in Australia this year. According to the furniture retailer, the concept is part of its growth strategy for the country and will enable the company to become more accessible and convenient for many Australians.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The brand has recently doubled down on its Melbourne presence with the opening of its concept store in Hawksburn Village. The biggest difference between Best Jumpers’ flagship store and its concept store is the potential to reach a different demographic.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Two dedicated sessions delved into analyses from international investors, highlighting their views and strategies in an evolving environment. Investors are returning to the market with growing volumes, particularly in Southeast Europe and the UK, adopting an opportunistic strategy centred around winning concepts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Oroton CEO, Jennifer Child, said the result demonstrates “strong early progress” in the retailer’s growth strategy. It’s clear our apparel strategy is working, both from a sales perspective but also in terms of adding relevance and resonance to the brand. “We In August, the brand opened a concept store in Paddington, Sydney.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The new store in Melbourne prominently features clean and premium finishes from the brand’s global store design concept as well as unique elements like a hero tree in the middle of the store. The unique set of Salomon partner trail events is an expansion of its global strategy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The retail industry might just owe a debt of gratitude to Australia Post’s new Community Hub concept – and not just because it has installed change rooms. The team behind this concept — led by Landini Associates — was given the opportunity to throw out the rules of retail and take a clean-sheet look at how to use floorspace.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

How Parachute popped off Like many other successful DTC brands in the market, the concept for Parachute came from a personal place of need and interest from the founder. It generated about $150 million in revenue in 2021 and has become one of the most popular home goods brands in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) and physical retail space.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

Spanish fashion retailer Desigual recently opened a new store in Singapore and unveiled an aspirational expansion strategy in Asia that will see it open 60 bricks-and-mortar stores in China and tap into key opinion leaders in the region to reach new customers. The art gallery concept. 2023 truly looks like a great year.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Wittner worked with The General Store to develop the new store concept, drawing on the retail agency’s design expertise as well as its own insights from market research and staff surveys conducted last year to better understand what customers want and expect when they walk into a Wittner store. “And Image: Supplied. Telling the brand story.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Australian sporting goods and apparel chain Rebel has expanded its omnichannel offering with a revamped website that aims to bring some of the experiential elements of Rebel customer experience (rCX) concept stores online. The post How Rebel is bringing elements of its immersive store concept online appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

The concept was originally coined by American sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, The Great Good Place , and refers to places beyond work and home where people gather and connect. If 2024 was all about pop-ups , in 2025, it would appear that retailers are leaning into third spaces.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2025

Wesfarmers Health has opened the pilot of a new beauty and wellness concept store called Atomica, which it plans to roll out in major cities this year. The first store is located at the Castle Towers shopping centre in Sydney, in a space formerly occupied by Priceline shop.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2023

Leading outdoor sportswear brand Helly Hansen has unveiled its new concept store at Chadstone Shopping Centre. The new site will allow for more brand and product storytelling, and set the foundation for our omnichannel strategy,” Mahoney said. More stores across the country Helly Hansen is set to roll out more concept stores over 2023.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Although Chemist Warehouse has recently pushed into the discount luxury category with the launch of its Ultra Beauty store-within-a-store concept, the marketplace, for now, will only focus on the main Chemist Warehouse business. Prescription medication will not be available through the marketplace at launch.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

The Melbourne-based business now has two retail locations in Sydney, a pop-up concept in Lebanon, and drop-off locations in Doha and Riyadh, in addition to its original Melbourne CBD store, where customers can drop off sneakers to be professionally cleaned.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post Brisbane Airport extends duty-free contract with Lotte, plans unique concept appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. The 10-year lease comes as the Brisbane Airport undergoes a $5 billion Future BNE development program, which includes putting up a third passenger terminal and major refurbishments to existing terminals.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Singaporean label Charles & Keith is ramping up its global expansion, opening three flagship stores in Tokyo, Singapore, and China, following its concept debut in Seoul last year. For the latter two, securing impressive multi-storey street-facing units in these prime areas made them a natural choice for a more ambitious boutique concept.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The new entrance concepts reflect textures and designs from the fashion industry, including a ‘runway’, a curtain reveal and twisted pleat feature, paying homage to Leicesters rich heritage once recognised as one of Europes most prosperous cities due to its booming textiles industry.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2025

So Kismet came up with a strategy called ‘MyStore’ to personalise Mitre 10’s website for each hardware store in the network. While personalisation is nothing new in e-commerce, this initiative takes the concept to the next level.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Inside Retail spoke with Natalie Ellis, vice president and GM for Foot Locker Asia Pacific about why the global retailer selected Melbourne Central as the location for its first new-concept flagship store in Australia, and fourth globally. Inside Retail : Melbourne’s vibrant sneaker culture makes it an ideal location for this launch.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

has opened its debut store design concept at Liverpool ONE. launch their brand-new store concept design at Liverpool ONE is another marker of confidence in the destination from the JD Group. Chris Cairns, Concept & Development Retail Manager, size? Grosvenor has announced that exclusive footwear and apparel supplier, size?,

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Toys ‘R’ Us Asia is shifting away from traditional retail formats, introducing a series of innovative concept stores across Asia, as it seeks to tap into the lucrative ‘kidult’ segment. In Singapore and Malaysia, the company introduced the ‘Toy + Play’ concept. Kidults are adults who purchase toys and collectibles. “We

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This neo-surrealist concept, as surprising as it is inspiring, perfectly embodies the fair’s mission: to push the boundaries of commerce, encourage the discovery of unexpected products, and delight visitors at every moment. It underscores that the future of commerce lies in bold, immersive, and experience-driven strategies.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

After establishing itself as a successful social media and e-commerce-led brand, Australian homewares brand Hommey quickly diversified its strategy and expanded into physical retail. We’d just proven the bigger store concept worked beautifully in Armadale, moving from our cozy 60sqm South Yarra space to a more generous 140sqm format.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2023

Creative agency, Mynt , has designed a new retail concept for SPORT 2000, the international sports retail giant. The new concept, which was first launched at the Tribeca Mall in Mauritius, is being rolled out into various store shapes, sizes, and formats globally. Key categories include Running, Swim, Outdoor, Lifestyle, and Fitness.

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2024

NYSE: FL), has unveiled its new retail concept that delivers an elevated shopping experience and unrivaled customer service. and will incorporate learnings from this concept into new stores. Additional reinvented Foot Locker store concepts will be introduced globally in Paris, Melbourne, and Delhi throughout the year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Rapid regional expansion with Singapore as the key focus “Like many global brands, JD Sports has chosen Singapore as its key city in Southeast Asia to capture rising demand in the region and trial new retail concepts and products,” said Andre Loong, CEO of JD Sports Southeast Asia. “We

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Retail Focus

APRIL 24, 2024

JD, New Look and Ann Summers are set to open new concept stores at Derbion, the Midlands retail and leisure destination, following a combined investment of over £5 million. The investment forms part of Derbion’s continuing growth strategy to reposition and support existing retailers alongside new lettings.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Our efforts in Singapore will help to inform our strategies in the APAC market around diversifying the business across geographies, apparel categories and distribution channels,” Huisamen explained. The post From tailoring to tech, Levi’s brings next-gen concepts to life in Apac appeared first on Inside Retail.

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MARCH 5, 2025

The layout of the store, designed by architect Laura Gonzalez, is made up of 10 separate areas, each with its unique design concept. Lendrum, the CEO of Printemps US, told Womens Wear Daily that the key factor expected to drive the retailers success in the US is Printempss experientially-driven strategy.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

The brand founder elaborated that the power of pop culture, ranging from art to celebrities, but especially musicians, was a key part of the brands conception and remains core to its long-term success. Preston has taken this concept of a refresh to the entire business.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Localise strategy The regional CEO said the company dedicated significant time to establishing a robust local supply chain and customising its products to meet local tastes. “A We spent months conducting multiple concepts and taste testing of our core products.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council. Local concept grows in the UK.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2024

With products available in 26 countries and regions worldwide, Momotaro Jeans is planning a broader expansion strategy to attract more international customers as tourism to Japan flourishes. The Japanese denim label has recently launched a new concept store on Shinmonzen-dori in Kyoto as part of its rebranding.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2022

Switching its technology to a centralised cloud-based service and adopting a more composable approach to e-commerce has helped Puma close the gap, turning concepts into a reality at greater speed. However, its legacy tech and monolithic structure ruled out this level of speed.

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