Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

I think bringing on 600 or 700 smaller stores only dilutes management focus, he added. The challenge Brian Walker, founder and executive chair of Retail Doctor Group, told Inside Retail that the deal puts Myer under significant margin pressure, given its significant lease liabilities and overhead costs.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The themes on display are often indicative of the global trends affecting consumers and retail. In the past year or so, KPMG has published global research papers that add further insights to the big trends affecting retail models and consumer behaviour. What do consumers think and how are retailers using it?

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

Shepard was inspired to start the brand based on his own experiences searching for such products, and he knew other consumers were looking for the same thing. Tapping into this much-underserved market has led to steady growth for Both& since it officially launched in 2020.

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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

MAY 19, 2024

China is the brand’s top market, followed by Australia, Hong Kong and then Japan. It sells both direct-to-consumer through a mix of online and stand-alone stores and via retail partners, including department stores and pharmacies. When you are in Guangdong, for example, in summer, you want a dry oil.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

And while Central Group’s publicly listed subsidiary, Central Retail, has denied any involvement in the transaction, multiple reports suggest that another division of the conglomerate is involved in the talks. Central’s superregional malls and department stores are ubiquitous in Thailand.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives. It works with more than 500 supply partners, with its products manufactured across over 800 factories.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week, Macy’s announced plans to shut down 150 “underproductive” stores, more than one-fifth of its department store assemblage, over the next three years. The closures are a part of the retailer’s plan “to create a more modern Macy’s, Inc. However, the legacy retailer’s reputation has been on shaky ground of late.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

This will allow us to improve the quality of our brand activations within Woolworths and drive greater strategic alignment across all consumer touchpoints,” Shedden said. International Group of Department Stores appoints new president.

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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. The retail expert noted that “for discretionary luxury shopping in physical retail, this is paramount”.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

The range of physical and virtual retail spaces, retailers, products and prices leaves consumers spoilt for choice. Retailing is more than just about consumption. Retail helps define a city’s identity and brand and thus attract visitors. Retailing matters. In short, the CBD was the place to see and be seen.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2024

According to the International Trade Administration, South Korea’s beauty market was worth US$3.9 billion in 2022, making the country one of the top 10 beauty markets in the world. But South Korean consumers are so dedicated to their skincare, they’re not going to switch to French or American skincare. billion won (US$9.26

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Inside Retail : Why did you create the roadmap and who was involved? Paul Zahra: The reason why we’re focusing on sustainability is [that] recent research we received told us that consumers are three times more concerned about sustainability and climate change than they are about Covid. That set off alarm bells for us.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

So far, it is Moleskine’s only store in Thailand. Thai consumers love Japanese products, and this store adds another elegant piece of Japan lifestyle to its tenant roster. Both these retailers – Moleskine and Lojel – complement another Japanese retailer, Loft, which has a much larger footprint on the same floor of the mall.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2023

Retailers such as Macy’s and Columbia Sportswear are expanding their use of “breathable” and “cooling” fabrics in a bid to boost sales as record-high temperatures drive demand for clothing that can help consumers beat the heat.

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RetailMinded

JULY 6, 2024

For small retail outlets, this might mean offering goods that aren’t available in big department stores, giving you an edge in the market. Leveraging retail recruiters to go find professionals in your organization to find reliable suppliers can be a competitive edge.

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Retailing Insight

MAY 13, 2021

The process is actively in use at every major chain store, department store and larger specialty store chain. Yet the concepts are completely applicable to independent retailers. In fact, many specialty stores and boutiques use this to ensure cash flow and profitability for their stores.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. Like many local retailers, the foreign entrants have not understood the multicultural market dynamic and lifestyle differences from their home markets, let alone the structure of the retail industry.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2023

Makro accepts both business customers and individual consumers but doesn’t require membership, so it is not technically a club, even though its stores bear a strong resemblance to one. Indeed, their business models repose partly on not marketing at all.

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Greater Group

DECEMBER 24, 2019

concept store enter a dream-world where their favourite movie scenes come to life, which is why this instalment has been welcomed with so much success. Story initially started as a unique retail store who operated on the idea of renewing its stock according to different themes every few months. STORY at Macy’s. Galaxy Harajuku.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Inflation has an impact on nearly every aspect of the economy, including raw material costs, wages, transportation, and, ultimately, the prices consumers pay for goods and services. Rising costs and shifts in consumer behaviors have a significant impact on the retail industry. Value replaces aspiration across advertising.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That happiness will be challenged on a number of fronts in the coming year, as events in politics, the macroeconomy, and a super-abundance of substandard retail property shape consumer spending and retailer operations. Much of the malaise has to do with Chinese consumers’ preferences shifting to the homegrown brands.

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