Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2021

New Zealand has an effective grocery retailing duopoly that is not serving consumers well, according to a preliminary report from competition regulator the Commerce Commission. Consumer NZ welcomed the preliminary findings and called for legislation to curb the chains’ dominance.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Using its proprietary technology that matches a consumer’s 3D foot scan and personal preferences with the world’s largest database of 3D-scanned shoes, SafeSize offers highly accurate and personalised shoe recommendations for adults and children – a solution now embraced by more than 20 million consumers worldwide.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

Premier Retail says it achieved a modest increase in sales for the half year to January 29, despite losing 42,000 trading days to Covid-related lockdowns and movement restrictions. However, store closures are necessary and inevitable when landlords do not accept this shift in consumer behaviour.”

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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

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.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Thailand’s Big C, the retailing arm of Berli Jucker (a vertically integrated company that also has its nose in manufacturing and distribution of consumer products and packaging) talked up its bottom line rather than its top one when it presented its third-quarter results to investors on November 18. It’s getting to be a habit.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

However, the merger plan faces a likely regulatory hurdle after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated a number of competition concerns. The Myer takeover of Premier Retail’s apparel brands seems certain to succeed as part of Solomon Lew’s restructure of his retail investments.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2023

Meanwhile, in Australia, retail chains including 7/11, Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse , and BWS have recently explored the drive-thru concept. Unlike fashion, he believes Grill’d is immune to the consumer spending downturn. per cent to 2030.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

Retailers and consumers have been urged — or forced — to take their transactions into the digital marketplace. Statista, 2021) According to a digital retail survey conducted by KPMG and YouGov in 2019, 77 per cent of mainland respondents described themselves as “tech savvy.” New consumers. New brands . New operations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. This move also enhances the company’s ability to serve Southeast Asian consumers.

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Beyond simply convincing potential customers, positive reviews can elevate a brand’s reputation in the eyes of retailers too. When major retail chains like Best Buy or Target consider stocking a new product, they often glance at online reviews to gauge consumer sentiment.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2022

The ASX-listed parent of retail chains including Noni-B, Katies, Rivers and Rockmans, says online sales hit $119 million, up 21 per cent year on year and accounting for about 40 per cent of total group sales of $298 million.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Globally, a different retail customer has emerged with new behaviours and decision-making criteria. In KPMG’s Responding to consumer trends in the new reality report, our research details findings from 75,000 consumer survey responses taken over four months, from May to September 2020, across 12 countries. Erosion of trust.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Since filing for bankruptcy last week, pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid has received interim approval to access up to US$3.45 The fall of the pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid isn’t the only pharmaceutical retailer in the US that is facing financial challenges.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 17, 2022

The company’s The Good Guys appliance retail chain recorded a minor 0.8-per-cent Despite modest sales, customer demand for consumer electronics and home appliance products have increased, according to the company. In New Zealand, sales fell by 4.5 per cent to NZ$138.4 million but were 4.2

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2022

The fashion and footwear retailer plans to open a handful of “small flagship” Reebok stores, invest in the brand’s online presence and boost its distribution through retail partners, such as Rebel, to capitalise on what CEO Eric Morris says is a “huge opportunity”. We believe there’s a huge opportunity in the market.”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2024

From collaborations with beauty brands to tongue-in-cheek hashtags like #MurderYourThirst, Liquid Death has captured consumer attention in a way that few other brands, let alone those in the beverage category, have been able to. However, as unique as the brand name is, the company has taken an even more “metal” approach to marketing.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2021

As consumers, we’ve all experienced times when things have gone wrong with a purchase or service. I found a pair in my size from a major retail chain, and their website listed that there were six in stock, with delivery in three to five days. I experienced this recently.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

We understand that organising training can be time consuming… But, delivering training online can take the hassle out of planning staff training. Case Study: How this Fashion Retail Chain Improved Mystery Shopper Results with RedSeed Training. Arranging for a trainer and training sessions becoming a logistical nightmare?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It means consumers don’t have to wait for the seller to receive the returned product and approve the refund before they get their cash — a process that can take weeks or more. We’ve seen the emergence and huge growth of platforms like Afterpay, Zip and Klarna, offering alternative ways for consumers to manage their payments.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

Kirana stores, the neighbourhood convenience shops, are a distinctive feature of India’s retail landscape. These small-scale retailers are deeply embedded in local communities, offering personalised service, credit facilities, and familiarity with consumers’ preferences.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The pandemic simply didn’t last long enough and consumer behaviours didn’t change enough for that to happen. There was a temporary panic, which enabled large retail chains to exert pressure on their landlords to drop rents or face store closures. That window opened and snapped shut quickly. Wrong again.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As the final interaction between consumer and retailer, the payment process is often overlooked under the misguided belief that “it’s good enough”. Yet, in an industry where transactions occur rapidly, the efficiency of a retailer’s business’s payment flow can significantly impact success and revenue.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

The funding also includes an acquisition of a small retail chain and supports a four-year capital plan to roll out more retail stores, pet spas and Veterinary centres.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2021

I thought it would be a good opportunity to try a different type of retail. You’ve been in the business of selling consumer goods, TVs, computers, phones, and other electronics for such a long time. They’re] the basics of any good retail chain and they stand the test of time. So I’m really excited.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

General Pants’ CEO Sacha Laing has confirmed reports that the privately owned retail chain is in talks to sell, telling Inside Retail , “There’s been a lot of interest in the brand”. At the same time, General Pants is investing in its bricks-and-mortar business.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

Many shopkeepers and larger retail chains are saying the market feels like we’re already in the throes of a recession , despite Australia’s official retail sales numbers for May showing a respectable 0.7 For Kiwi consumers, it looks as if the cash rate will stay put for now. per cent increase on May last year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2022

“The only people complaining are other retailers in the area concerned it will create more traffic – everyone else knows that greasing the wheels for a more seamless shopping transaction is a win for the consumer,” Flanders said. Good on Woolies for finding a site to trial this. I reckon it will be a roaring success.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In addition to footwear, the solo operation slowly but surely expanded into other retail categories including beauty, apparel and accessories as it grew into an internationally recognised retail chain. Today it is valued at just US$3.7

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With over a dozen boutiques across Sydney and Melbourne, Gregory Jewellers has firmly established itself as a leading fine jewellery retailer. Here, we speak with the co-CEOs about the rise of online shopping during Covid-19 and where they’re looking to take the retail chain next.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In November last year, big-box chain store Walmart implemented sensory-friendly hours at all stores in the US and Puerto Rico. It could be there is no accessible dressing room for them [the consumer], they experience sensory overload from the sounds, smells and lights of the environment,” she said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2023

According to Brittain Ladd, a business leader at BCL Consulting, he feels that these Amazon Go stores have not resonated with consumers, that they are incredibly expensive to build and operate, and that the technology has failed to increase sales. Panera made a wise choice,” he told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Restaurant Brands is a corporate franchisee and specialises in managing multi-site branded food retail chains. He said “Restaurant Brands has been a big part of my life for the past 25 years and it has been a privilege to contribute to its growth and success over that time.”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

Four out of every five new stores are now being opened outside metro Manila, following the pattern right across ASEAN in which provincial cities and towns are attracting a greater focus from retail chains and mall developers. The economy is in good shape and consumers are dipping into their pockets.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Lexicon has also welcomed growing Danish retail chain Søstrene Grene and well-known home store Robert Dyas. Five Guys, the iconic American burger chain, has also opened a 3,500 sq ft outlet on Braccan Walk. Both are occupying units on Braccan Walk with Søstrene Grene taking 6,000 sq ft of space.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2023

Improved sales flowing through to rents In recent years, with retail chains aggressively pruning their real-estate portfolios, sometimes withdrawing completely from national markets, it has become increasingly important for shopping-centre operators to ensure that they are not overly dependent on revenues from one or a small number of tenants.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 15, 2024

Supreme PLC, a leading manufacturer, supplier, and brand owner 88vape, has partnered with global vape brand ELFBAR and leading nationwide discounter chain B&M to provide over 700 in-store vape recycling bins arriving in January. Retail Times - Retail news, reports, analysis & comment

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