Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Australias department stores are at a crossroads. Once the go-to for everything from fashion to homewares, theyre now struggling to stay relevant in a world of online shopping, specialty retailers, and shifting consumer habits. In September 2024, department-store sales fell by 0.5 So how did we get here?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Right now, we’re dealing with financial strain, ongoing changes in consumer habits, and increased online competition.” 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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The term 1-per-center refers to the wealthiest 1 per cent of consumers. Which is why Mytheresa North American president Heather Kaminetsky said the ultimate secret to catering to the 1 per cent consumer is offering them the one thing money can’t buy: time. “I What is the 1-per-cent customer looking for?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It acted as a platform for consumers to interact with and learn about a rotating variety of omnichannel and digitally native brands, by way of QR codes. In doing so, the department store experienced a 1,000 per cent increase in digital sales from 2020 to 2021, CEO and co-founder Matt Alexander said.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Australian department store David Jones has become the latest retailer to sell pre-owned clothing following the announcement of its partnership with Sydney-based luxury reseller Blue Spinach last week. It also offers second-hand items in its London flagship store through a partnership with online resale platform Vestiaire Collective.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities. We believe in the circular economy and the good pound.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

“Battersea Power Station sets the standard for exceptional customer experience and what sets it apart is the seamless integration of digital and physical touchpoints – smart wayfinding, personalised services, and curated experiences. Vulic calls it a lifestyle destination and “one of the best examples of adaptive reuse”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

The country’s growing economy and expanding middle class have created a favourable environment for global brands to set up shop and tap into a new consumer base. billion Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) shipments by 2030. In recent years, India has emerged as a major market for luxury brands.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the advent of readily available glass plates, the retail landscape underwent a transformative shift, paving the way for elaborate store window displays that served as captivating showcases for a myriad of products. Christmas windows, with their artful displays and thematic storytelling, serve as powerful emotional touchpoints.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

Starts at 60’s move into e-commerce comes as health concerns and store closures due to the global pandemic continue to drive more seniors to shop online. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that one in six consumers over the age of 65 plan to shop online more as a result of Covid. Older online shopping ‘boom’.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Some of the brands have a history with Robinsons, while others are new to the department store. .

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Pinterest uses a combination of machine learning and human curation to offer tailored recommendations and search results based on the interests of users. Consumers are already coming to Pinterest with high intent – to plan or do something – and retailers can show up in a positive place, and make the most of this.”

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Retail Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

The cafe’s curation of its food and drink menu, including iconic Afternoon Tea and classic all-day brunch selections, crafted patisserie from its in-house pastry team, has attracted customers worldwide, making it an exciting addition to the Birmingham food scene.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Westons are said to be seeking £4 billion for their European department store assets, including Selfridges’ four stores in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Central’s superregional malls and department stores are ubiquitous in Thailand. Build on loyalty.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

While the everyday consumer has become pri c e-sensitive with the growing costs of living in the US, the 1 per cent is still spending – to a point where the luxury shopping market has become more competitive than ever. billion in 2024. What are the factors behind the Fifth Avenue Club’s rapid expansion?

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

The 4,000 sq ft store will launch at the outlet on March 14 th , introducing its popular ‘second-hand department store’ concept to a key entrance off High Orchard Street. Charity Super.Mkt will bring together a curated collection of pre-loved fashion and accessories, including vintage denim, sports- and streetwear.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The return of the J Crew catalogue was a deliverable that Wadle promised in a LinkedIn post back in 2020 when she first announced that she would be taking the helm of the brand – but there was already wide consumer demand for its return. The theme is obvious, and maybe a surprise to no one, fashion consumers love to see clothes in print.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the key trends that defined retail in 2023 was pop-up shops and how these experiential shopping experiences have taken hold over millennial and Gen Z consumers. Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

It creates the ability to curate a marketing plan and reach a target audience, and can be much more effective at driving awareness, consideration or conversion,” Holloman told Inside Retail. Key to David Jones’ newly launched retail media network, Amplify, is the department store’s customer base, Holloman explained. “We

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. The innovative concept named ‘HN NFT Vault’, invites customers to browse and purchase digital art NFTs from a curated selection of globally recognised projects.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

These ephemeral spaces are designed to captivate consumers, offering them immersive experiences that go far beyond traditional retail encounters. The essence of pop-up retail lies in its transient nature, typically available for a limited time, which creates a sense of urgency and exclusivity that resonates with modern consumers.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Just last year, luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue sold six different types of advent calendars; in 2023, that number tripled. As confirmed by data sourced by Spate, a consumer behavior and trend analysis company, searches for advent calendars have grown by over 10.7

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

They have long since been a very important part of American consumer society and while they’ve had their ups and downs, they remain a popular retail destination.” For example, one key difference between “malls today compared to yesteryear is that the anchor stores are different,” Saunders pointed out. “In That is less so today.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

US department store Nordstrom has teamed up with Instagram page-turned-online marketplace Black Owned Everything to spotlight four up-and-coming Black-owned fashion and accessories brands alongside global sneaker giants Nike and Jordan as part of its Nordstrom x Nike initiative.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

We started doing this through a small store in West London, and eventually grew the business into the global marketplace we are today. GG: We increasingly see consumers looking to be more conscious in how they shop. IR : In what ways do you believe Wolf & Badger fills a white space in the retail industry?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2022

David Jones CEO Scott Fyfe said the retailer drew on lessons learned from the revamp of its Elizabeth Street flagship store in Sydney in 2019 to ensure the Melbourne project was a success. Department stores are big boxes, and you’ve got to have an experience on every floor,” he told Inside Retail. “We’ve

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The luxury market is a complicated space for multibrand retailers as high-end brands ramp up their direct-to-consumer presence at scale. I think, over a period of six years, that magic completely disappeared, the curation disappeared, as did the understanding of the consumer.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Spearheading this move are two flagship stores nestled in prime locations: one at the prestigious Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taipei’s vibrant Xinyi Xintiandi district, and the other at the iconic Dubai Mall. Its location in Taipei was designed after careful consideration of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 shoppers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Founded by brothers Omar and Zane Sabré, the company recently collaborated with Disney , and is about to launch another collaboration with Barneys, an upscale department store in New York. Following a trip to Japan in 2018, Sabré observed the popularity of leather goods, and its prevalence in men’s and women’s department stores.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Using Capture Services On-Demand, Matterport Pro2 cameras, or the Matterport Smartphone app, retail customers are creating virtual showrooms, curating shoppable digital experiences with e-commerce integration, and making store operations more efficient. Harrods Uses Matterport Capture Services to Create Virtual Showroom for Consumers.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2021

Luxury handbag restoration and preowned designer resale retailer, Handbag Clinic is expanding its partnership with luxury department store, Fenwick, with the launch of its second in-store concession in Fenwick Colchester from Monday 12 th April.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the US, iconic department store Macy’s partnered up with graphics, wraps and signage provider Capital INK Branding Solutions to create a seasonal window display in the style of a giant Christmas card. We can also produce sashes that stretch across the bottom of the mattress and tell the consumer all the benefits of each mattress.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

Physical experiences matter According to Oldouz Mirzaie, managing director for South Asia at H&M, the role of the bricks-and-mortar retail store has evolved, especially since the pandemic, with consumers wanting enhanced and advanced digital shopping experiences.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Marimekko’s boutique at Siam Discovery’s claim to be a concept store is somewhat shaky, based on the third of these. The store has Marimekko’s customary colourful and upbeat prints, impressed on a curated range of clothing, accessories and ceramics. So far, it is Moleskine’s only store in Thailand.

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