Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

With 2024s peak shopping season in the rearview mirror, consumer spending behaviours and responses to major retail sales events are coming into focus. Examining where and when people shopped reveals valuable insights for retailers as they hone their strategies ahead. per cent to $51 billion.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

According to data provided by Adobe Analytics, online Black Friday shopping in the US hit new heights in 2024, with consumers spending a record US$10.8 To put these numbers into perspective, that is more than double what US consumers spent online on Black Friday 2017, which drove US$5.03 billion online on Friday,​ up 10.2

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Vincom Retail is Vietnam’s biggest mall operator by dint of opening malls here, there and everywhere, but is this the right strategy? Its continuing stagnation in key operating metrics on a year-over-year basis, despite rising retail sales and a sound economy, is concerning. per cent in the first nine months of the year.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

In a rollercoaster year for retail sales, a survey of retailers has indicated an optimistic outlook for store network growth. CBRE said events and the return of international students and tourists as well as a return of office workers would be positive drivers for CBD retail sales in the year ahead. per cent to 13.9

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Queensland’s large format retail centre Homeworld Helensvale has sold for $265 million to a private investor, marking Australia’s second largest and Queensland’s largest transaction on record for such a centre.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 29, 2025

Caledonia Park achieved record-breaking performance in 2024, with total sales surpassing 2023 levels and footfall up 8%, underlining the impact of its targeted leasing strategy tailored to evolving consumer demands.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We are witnessing rapid growth in direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales by brands. Prominent examples include PepsiCo, which has launched two direct-to-consumer websites selling pantry staples and snacks, and Heinz, which now sells bundles of products from its “Heinz to Home” websites in several countries including Australia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The retailer also expanded its vision centres and pharmacies with private screening rooms, and placed digital touchpoints throughout the store to provide information of products and services. And it added new “dollar shops” for consumers to pick through seasonal, more affordably priced items. billion in 2017.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Australian retailers generally fared well over the last 18 months during the Covid-19 pandemic, despite temporary store closures as part of government-imposed lockdowns, although headwinds may be on the horizon. A look at consumer sentiment and spending . Consumer sentiment fell by 3 per cent to 81.2 Retail sales increased by 1.3

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2023

Cost of living, combined with rising interest rates, have hit back-pockets, with consumers looking to restrict spending where possible. All of this has had a damaging effect on retail sales, which have been subdued in recent months. Small business has been particularly hard-hit. She stressed that this was not a factor for Biome.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“It is quite the milestone, it does mean we’ve officially taken the designer crown of being the longest-running consumer fashion event in Australia,” Matthew Flinn, MFW senior manager, told Inside Retail. In that time, more than 10 million people have engaged with the capsules and enjoyed them,” revealed Flinn. “I

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Department stores have been particularly impacted, with consumers forced online during the pandemic now choosing to buy direct from brands or from more price-competitive online marketplaces. Australian digital sales reached record levels during Covid-19, with lockdowns driving consumers online in greater volumes than ever before.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How will consumers be spending their dollars in the week leading up to Christmas, what are retailers doing to entice consumers in-store and which retailers will benefit from this? per cent higher than last year, with ultra-luxury brands expected to be most disappointed in sales this year.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

Dan Murphy’s is investing in both the online and offline consumer experience. Pfeiffer-Smith did not directly address the decline in beer sales and its effect on Dan Murphy’s; however, she did note there is a great opportunity for all drinks categories, including beer, to innovate to meet changing customer needs. per cent in 2020.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2023

Mulholland reiterated that Coles is committed to understanding and meeting the preferences and tastes of Malaysian consumers. He explained that Coles aims to unlock the full range of its own-brand products through the partnership, offering a wider variety and higher quality selection for Malaysian consumers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

The retail industry in Malaysia has struggled during Covid, but shopping centre Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has continued to find a way to reach consumers. Here, we chat with CEO of retail, Dato’ Joyce Yap, about the future of malls and how sector have evolved in the past year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 20, 2021

We are witnessing rapid growth in direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales by FMCG brands. Prominent examples include PepsiCo, which has launched two direct-to-consumer websites selling pantry staples and snacks, and Heinz, which now sells bundles of products from its “Heinz to Home” websites in several countries.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

The struggles of the UK high street and the acceleration of retail sales from ‘bricks to clicks’ have never been more apparent than during the Covid-19 pandemic. With e-commerce sales reaching 21.8% Retail distribution has complex needs varying according to the type of product being handled.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

What does travel retail mean? Travel retail refers to the sale of goods and services to domestic and international travelers in airports, train stations, border shops, cruise terminals, and other locations. The airport locations should be an extension of the city the airport is in,” said Heubel. “I

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2023

per cent and retailer sales per square metre for the trailing 12 months were US$8,166, up 3.3 To some degree this is correct, but re-leasing that much space can be painstaking, difficult and time-consuming, and if the location is second- or third-tier then it can be a devil of a challenge.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Now, for retailers from the 10 other countries that signed on to a trade agreement called the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) five years ago, things just got easier. Another end-run around the ENT is to acquire an existing retailer. On January 14, the ENT for them was dropped. per cent in 2023.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

Pattern Australia has released its fourth annual report on consumer considerations and e-commerce. Impressively, Amazon has managed to hold onto the accelerated gains it made in the last two years when consumers were in lockdown, and the research finds that e-commerce shoppers have no plans to slow their spending on the marketplace in 2022.

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VMS

MAY 18, 2021

Increased traffic for our open-air and suburban centers has been very encouraging, and retail sales continue to improve across the portfolio with higher sales volumes in March compared to 2019 levels,” president and CEO David Simon. Shopper visits to malls was down 18.7

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

billion in global retail sales in 2023 , US Polo Assn, the official brand of the United States Polo Association, is reaping the rewards of its strategic expansion across continents, robust digital presence and investment in forging key partnerships. With a resounding $2.4 Prince said the trend is to be ‘everywhere your customers are’.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

It also operates a smaller format called Vincom+ to address the needs of consumers in secondary locations (15 malls), and Vincom Center (7 malls), another CBD concept with a GFA of 40-60,000 square metres. Consumer prices were up 4.3 per cent occupancy) and Vincom Plaza (79.5 per cent) are a drag on portfolio occupancy.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

A second factor in the coming year is retailer caution: sales might be recovering satisfactorily, but investment in new stores looks set to remain muted, even as consumers start wanting to come out in greater numbers as Covid-19 restrictions ease. But with consumers going out again and tourists arriving, there’s hope.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2023

With Hi-Trans in our corner, we gain access to a handful of strategically located warehouses around Australia from which we can expand our reach. These locations include Townsville and Broken Hill, as well as Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. My experience tells me this trend is set to increase over the coming years.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

Modern consumers, especially those within the Gen Z age bracket, are becoming increasingly interested in shopping methods that differ from the traditional e-commerce model of a direct-to-consumer website or shopping online via big-box retailers. billion in 2027.

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Parcel Pending

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Other retailers such as Walmart, Target, and Wayfair offered their deals in September and early October as well. Inflationary Pressure — Consumers today feel tension from rising prices, geopolitical conflicts, and an unpredictable job market. retail growth in Q1 2024. retail growth in Q1 2024.

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Inside Retail

JULY 1, 2024

From a retailer’s perspective, retail brands are optimising their existing locations instead of acquiring new stores. Historically, they’ve done extremely well, and they want to optimise these locations,” he said. VICs contributed around 80 per cent of the company’s luxury retail sales in the region. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2023

For once, department stores are leading a retail sales recovery instead of lagging it. In Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) reports that retail sales in the first quarter amounted to 39,781 billion yen (about $434 billion at current exchange rates), up 6.5 per cent from a year ago.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

Snuggled in a forest at the foot of Japan’s Mt Fuji, Gotemba Premium Outlets is in a location that is picturesque, to say the least. It takes a great centre to do justice to the location alone, and Gotemba qualifies. Prior to Gotemba, Japan’s retail market was tightly regulated and the industry in bad shape. High-end brands.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2022

In an era when more and more consumers are actively shopping across multiple channels, retailers across Australia are leaving millions of dollars of potential income on the table by not pursuing an omnichannel media management solution.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

(Philadelphia) says while sales are growing at its Anthropologie and Free People chains, they have been falling at its flagship brand. The retailer made those disclosures in its third-quarter sales results for the period ending Oct. In addition, the retailer reported net sales for the period increased 3.9

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

It’s promising delivery within 15 minutes and is aiming to establish 30 locations by the turn of the year. Voly aims to “build the future of retail and redefine speed” by “teleporting the grocery store” to customers. Mortimer said it’s “an opportune time” for online grocery retailers to enter the market. Market innovation.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

Alex Anton, co-founder and chief marketing officer at 2-Times, an invite-only luxury online retailer and event-based private shopping service, said the market is shaping up to be “a perfect storm for those luxury brands who have the means to be more bullish this year”. per cent from 2023 to 2030, reaching HK$125.8 billion by 2030.

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Retailing Insight

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and Samsung pay can all be used through the phone and consumers will return to location where there is compatible equipment that will make the transactions easier for them. FASTER & FREE SHIPPING Consumers will pay more! Consumers will pay more for a product if they get free shipping.

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