Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

We recently spoke with CEO Craig King about his strategies for navigating economic challenges, the role of physical stores and tips for driving international growth in 2025. How did the macroeconomic environment affect Ksubi in 2024, and what strategies did you deploy in response? Are you looking to grow, solidify, invest or cash up?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As it becomes harder to navigate uncertain markets and the ever-evolving consumer sentiment, Burberrys recent turnaround offers valuable lessons for those seeking good sustainable success in 2025 and beyond. At first, this strategy appeared super promising. But cracks soon appeared.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 8, 2025

Fewer orders, bigger baskets Although total orders were down by 15% compared to 2023, the higher AOV demonstrated consumers willingness to spend more strategically and free shipping thresholds, loyalty programmes, and bundle offers encouraged shoppers to increase basket sizes.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Australian retail is evolving at pace, and consumer expectations are higher than ever. Wunderkind s 2025 Australia Consumer Insights Report provides a deep dive into whats shaping online retail this year, based on responses from 500 Australian consumers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Under Wirth, Myer has hopefully redefined its strategy, streamlining operations for a balanced omnichannel approach,” Nick Gray, the founder of I Got You Consultancy, told Inside Retail. But it’s not all about size, Premier’s Apparel Brands’ omnichannel strategy and customer connection align with Myer’s approach to loyalty.

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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

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 5, 2024

While sales might be up for brands that adopt a high/low pricing strategy like JB HiFi, their bottom line isn’t looking so rosy. Consistency is key With all those rate hikes now well and truly taking their toll on the wallets of many and the piles of Covid cash long depleted, EDLP will continue to resonate with consumers.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry is no stranger to challenges. AI image recognition FMCG is a technology that transforms how brands manage shelves, track inventory, and understand their consumer behavior. Real-Time Shelf Monitoring Manual shelf checks are time-consuming and prone to errors.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Today, the Salomon customer includes Pilates princesses whose ‘fit checks’ on social media have contributed to the virality of the shoe styles, whilst the brand still caters to its core original consumer of adventure seekers. The unique set of Salomon partner trail events is an expansion of its global strategy.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2024

Let’s dive into the shifts expected to alter shopping for this year’s holiday season and explore additional winning strategies for retailers. These innovations make it easier for consumers to purchase what they need, when they need it, enhancing the overall shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While retailers have had their heads down trying to decipher which Generative AI technology will increase operational efficiency, it has become apparent that consumers, too, have an appetite for AI. Since the launch of Alexa in 2014 consumers have warmed up to the idea of interacting with smart appliances.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

The Reject Shop’s low-cost operations combined with the ongoing success of its merchandise strategy are intended to set the retailer up for success despite macroeconomic conditions. This is done through our consumables business where we offer best in market prices on nationally branded products,” shared Eshuys.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2024

Understanding consumer behaviour is critical to creating a relevant retail offer and marketing message, but what happens when consumers behave in contradictory ways? Many retailers will recognise the reality that despite consumers saying they care about sustainability , their spending tells a different story.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Woolworths organisational restructure and consolidation of its retail divisions could in fact hint towards a more nuanced strategy at play. Private-label products are a core pillar of any grocery retailer’s strategy, in particular in times where value is heightened for the shopper, explained Sperti.

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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

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. IR: How does Mattel plan to tailor its retail strategy to the diverse markets within Asia Pacific?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent year over year to $434.2

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The company is targeting the opening of more than 25 stores as part of its three-year strategy, which was announced at its annual meeting in Melbourne. The beauty retailer will also grow its owned brand portfolio through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, as well as wholesale partnerships in new geographic regions.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Inventor versus corporation Dreamfarm has now brought over 60 products to market each designed to transform consumers’ experience in their kitchen but it was after product four that Gransbury changed his patent strategy. We’re not in the business of going to court, Gransbury said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. This stands to create more headwinds for China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Hoey says that if a brand wants to become more mature in its digital strategy, the more first-party data it can collect around an individual, the better it can target its communications. That’s where we are seeing more growth in first-party data strategies, where marketers are looking at how they can replace cookies.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent and 21.5

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

It will help offset the electricity consumed by Amazons local operations while benefitting other energy users, including local businesses, community services and households. The post Amazons Michael Cooley on how a wind farm is meeting the needs of the consumer appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The ACCC’s lawsuit against Coles and Woolworths for allegedly misleading consumers about the price of essential products has now been spun into a class action lawsuit by the Gerard Malouf and Partners law firm. The unspoken pact is clear: Give consumers what they want at a fair price, and we’ll tolerate the massive profits you rake in.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

“The strike is yet another symptom of big supermarkets myopically pursuing profit,” Jim Ritchie, strategy director and partner at brand agency US+US, told Inside Retail. While the UWU’s strike is advocating for workers’ rights, it could give consumers another reason to question if a supermarket duopoly is benefitting them.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

The evolution of once seemingly functional items, such as luggage, shoes and the humble water bottle, into status symbols, has led particular brands to develop cult followings and created opportunities for new products and services that cater to these consumer obsessions. The #airportoutfit has amassed over 690.3 I know what I want.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Flying Tigers expansion strategy is rapid; it plans to have a footprint of 50 stores across Australia in the next five years. The design-led variety retailer is looking to offer Australian consumers an entirely new shopping experience and fill a gap in the market with its sustainable, affordable and playful designs.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There is also subdued consumer sentiment and the rising cost of doing business. It aims to entrench itself as a lifestyle brand renowned for delivering affordable discretionary luxury to its consumers year-round. That comes down to our strategy, it’s multifaceted, not a one-dimensional approach.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The saying goes, “Any publicity is good publicity,” but more importantly what is the strategy driving such an investment? Their [Prada Group] goal is to have a presence where shoppers are, and for younger consumers, this might be Snapchat,” Mansfield said.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

Despite all the stereotypes about Gen Z, this cohort of consumers can not be oversimplified into a cliche, and Pelot drove home the point that “they are anything but a homogenous group”. The post Why retail needs a whole new strategy to target Gen Z appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The brand has aptly named its environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy in accordance: We are citizens. Recently the brand announced as part of its ESG strategy and its broader preferred fibre program that it would be expanding its use of recycled polyester and nylon by integrating them into its active essential range.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Two dedicated sessions delved into analyses from international investors, highlighting their views and strategies in an evolving environment. Investors are returning to the market with growing volumes, particularly in Southeast Europe and the UK, adopting an opportunistic strategy centred around winning concepts.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Rising operational costs, increased global competition, and shifting consumer behaviours are among the contributing factors. Shein uses advanced data analytics to predict trends and manufacture new designs with speed, while Temu’s aggressive pricing strategies have captured cost-conscious consumers.

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