Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This seamless, integrated customer experience has redefined Australian consumers’ expectations, making it harder for traditional retailers to compete with their slower and more costly fulfilment methods. Shein: Dominating the fast-fashion market Shein has become a major player in Australian fashion, particularly among younger consumers.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2025

The fast-casual restaurant sector has experienced a notable rise in Australia, driven by shifting consumer preferences towards high-quality, convenient and affordable dining options. One of the key drivers in Papa Flocks expansion is community engagement. Community engagement is at the heart of Papa Flocks growth strategy.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Their ability to create highly curated experiences that are tailored to regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local consumers is made possible by this approach. In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised.

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Theatro

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By offering real-time assistance and on-demand knowledge, Theatro IQ helps retailers maximize their technology investments and leads to enhanced employee engagement, reduced turnover, and improved customer experiences. Balancing these expectations with cost-effective service delivery presents a significant challenge.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Research shows that millennials make up an increasingly large part of the consumer base for home goods and furnishings, which includes products ranging from bedspreads to furniture.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Recent research has revealed that luxury Australia retailers aren’t doing enough to capture the attention of, and drive consumer spending by, migrants of Asian background and heritage. In order to do so effectively, she stressed the importance of understanding the various factors and intricacies that inform their consumer behaviour.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2024

Consumers are looking to build a personalised multi-brand jewellery collection that represents their personality, style and in some cases, values. Brands and retailers alike are noticing a wave of new consumers looking to find and express their taste through both fine and costume jewellery.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

It is vital we give consumers the absolute best experience possible whether it is online or at retail, and we will continue to learn how best to deploy DTC across the region accordingly. PF: At Mattel, we have a deep-rooted legacy in Asia Pacific, and we view our consumers as dedicated fans.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

After years of searching and research, Ross eventually realized just how large of a market there was for consumers like herself and knew she had to take matters into her own hands. It is this deep understanding of how consumers want to be marketed to and the power of storytelling that Ross has achieved success.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

IR : You’ve mentioned a few brands in the portfolio that are quite big in Australia; is there any consumer demographic in particular in Australia that is loving these products? NA: Well, in consumer demographics, not only talking about Australia, many of our brands have extremely healthy consumer demographics.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer and Apparel Brands have highly complementary store footprints and customers who will benefit from an expanded omnichannel ecosystem that enables them to engage with the Group’s loved brands when and how they want,” said Wirth in a statement. Hats off to Myer.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2025

They demand little from viewers, each episode lasts a minute or two, easily consumed between subway stops or during lunch breaks. Consumers are tired of obvious ads being shoved in their faces or having their feed interrupted by commercials. Micro-dramas are a perfect match for todays fragmented attention spans. With more than 9.6

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Australian consumers are becoming more conscious of the social, environmental, and economic implications of their purchasing choices. A recent report by Baptist World Aid, based on responses from over 2000 Australians surveyed by research firm McCrindle in September, revealed an increased awareness of the impact of consumer choices.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The energy, the passion, the excitement for sports, is so prevalent in Australia that we think it’s a market that we can really grow and speak to consumers in and then in terms of the kind of the presence and the product full portfolio that we have as a brand,” said Cai. “In That will be another area of focus for us.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

Consumer interest in retail third spaces American apparel and accessories brand Coach recently opened a Coach Coffee Shop within the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets. However, as Gray pointed out, there has been growing interest in unique third spaces where consumers can chat with one another while browsing for unique concept-related merchandise.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

For the CEO of Lorna Jane, Anna Fowler, this is a demonstration that large-scale sustainability initiatives can be effectively integrated into a major product line for the benefit of brand, consumer and the planet.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Privately held French luxury skincare brand Clarins has opened its first direct-to-consumer (DTC) store in Australia and New Zealand after 70 years in the game. This complements, rather than replaces, our retailer partnerships, ensuring we meet customers wherever they choose to engage with us.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2025

The newly furbished QVB store aims to enhance the traditional shopping experience by inviting customers to engage with the aromas, flavours, and textures of T2s extensive tea collection. To visually see those ingredients is a really important part of the consumer journey.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2025

Apparel business Hard Rock has been caught engaging in resale price maintenance as well as making misleading representations about consumers rights. Consumers are entitled to a repair or replacement if a product is faulty and can choose to receive a refund if the fault is major.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Ramadan continues to be a crucial shopping period across Southeast Asia, with evolving consumer behaviours and market dynamics shaping the retail landscape. However, Indonesia experienced an 11 per cent decline in online sales, pointing to shifting consumer preferences and the need for brands to refine their Ramadan strategies.

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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.” For Gray, bricks-and-mortar stores continue to be an asset, especially for apparel retailers, where sensory engagement enhances the experience, but brands need to be clear on their positioning.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 20, 2025

Over the years, the festival has evolved to prioritise artistic accessibility and community-driven engagement, ensuring its relevance and impact for audiences across generations. Experiential retail is the future As Asia’s retail landscape evolves, consumers are seeking meaningful experiences beyond just products.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 2, 2025

With brands having to work harder than ever to maintain attention, loyalty and consumer spend, powering authenticity with imagination – have driven impressive commercial results through dynamic retail design. So, what can we expect in 2025 and how can Checkland Kindleysides help retailers?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

After a tough year of reduced consumer confidence and spending, Australian retailers and consumer brands needed Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BF/CM) to be a success. As the global leader in customer communications technology, Sinch has a privileged window into how businesses engage with customers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

To craft remarkable physical retail spaces, forward-thinking retailers can focus on what we call the SUPER approach: Surprising, Unique, Personalised, Engaging, and Repeatable. Surprising experiences elicit joy and excitement, emotions that make customers feel more positive and engaged. This plays a role in memory recall.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With consumer sentiment and discretionary spend down, many retailers are already facing reduced profit margins and a higher cost of doing business, making hefty discounting for prolonged periods a particularly costly exercise. LSKD’s approach has also garnered the attention of consumers and its community. “We

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Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2025

Growth initiatives for the market include product and service innovation, engaging consumers digitally, enhancing operational execution and focusing on cost management to support profit growth. Collins Foods has successfully operated KFC restaurants for over 50 years, said Xavier Simonet, MD and CEO.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2025

With malls, e-commerce giants, and niche retailers vying for consumer attention, these legacy institutions must reimagine their purpose in an increasingly digital and experience-driven retail environment. Gen Z consumers and affluent female shoppers are especially drawn to curated selections that reflect their values and aesthetics.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Stores that combine e-commerce efficiency with physical engagement such as AR-assisted shopping or experiential pop-ups will thrive. Monitor emerging platforms to stay ahead of shifts in consumer behaviour. Engage in meaningful dialogues with consumers to foster loyalty and trust.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2025

The new deal with Nordstrom will allow Grown Alchemist to provide its products to a consumer market that prioritises holistic self-care and wellness. According to the 2025 Global Wellness Trend report, 82 per cent of US consumers were found to consider wellness a priority in their daily lives.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

We Wear Australians first international showroom is designed to not only expose Australian brands to consumers abroad but also international retail and wholesale accounts. When you look at the data the most engaged imagery is not runway imagery, in fact, the least engaged photos are models on catwalks, revealed Atkinson.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

We go direct to consumer because we would rather give our customers a really high-quality product, and if that means that there’s less margin in there, we don’t mind. Bartel and Ring leveraged the engaged community and customer base they had garnered with The Connection to launch Henne with a limited range of base collections.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2025

According to Green, Hoka is focused on zigging when the competition is zagging by spending a lot of time with consumers to deep dive into what runners look for in high-performance footwear. When we launch a shoe, we don’t just put a shoe on the shelf and expect people to just love it, we engage with the community, Green explained.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This approach, rooted in emotional engagement, proved worthwhile, confirming the importance of designing for positive customer experiences. The Retail Gallery within the exhibition and the brand pitch sessions allowed participants to engage with emerging brands that will shape the future of retail in the coming months.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We are transforming our brand experience to deepen our engagement with kids and kidults in Asia,” Leo Tsoi, CEO at Toys ‘R’ Us Asia, told Inside Retail. Customers appreciate the interactive and engaging environments, enjoying hands-on experiences that go beyond traditional retail. billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 10.1

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