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A-COLD-WALL* Lotte Department Store, Jamsil, Seoul set to launch

Retail Focus

Following the opening of a bold and distinctly industrial space inside the world-renowned Hyundai COEX, the brand unveils yet another site in the Korean capital, this time located in the famed Lotte Department Store, Jamsil.

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David Jones, LSKD reveal how their Black Friday sales are performing so far

Inside Retail

In contrast to LSKD’s FOMO approach and shorter sales period, David Jones expanded its sales period with early-bird access and a longer campaign. In 2021, the business went live with its promotions on November 18, in 2022 on November 15 and last year on November 9. It also provided customers with more time to shop these deals.

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Inside Mosaic’s pivot from specialty fashion to digital department store

Inside Retail

Mosaic Brands is seeing positive results from the implementation of a digital department store strategy across several of its core apparel brands, including Noni B, Rivers, Millers and Katies. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Leveraging loyalty. million names in June 2020.

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Japan’s department stores: What’s left when the tourism tide goes out?

Inside Retail

Japan’s storied department stores are riding a wave of overseas tourists, and although there is no sign yet of a wipeout, the cautious pronouncements of company executives indicate that it’s a wave they can’t ride on indefinitely. On the surface of it, department stores still have their mojo: sales in October rose by 5.3

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After the golden age: Why department stores are no longer glamorous

Inside Retail

When Laura Peden was growing up in the 1970s, department stores were a special place. Decades later, she still vividly remembers how she and her grandmother would travel into Myer’s city store at Christmas to see the “insanely fascinating” windows. The department store was no longer the star attraction.

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Why consumer spending in one retail category is outpacing all others

Inside Retail

As a CommBank iQ spending category, general retail covers more than 10 sub-segments, from pet, discount and department stores to online marketplaces. Stepping even further out by age reveals the contrast. Under 30s have cut back substantially in retail categories like apparel (-8 per cent) and department stores (-15 per cent).

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Why luxury Aussie retailers are missing a major consumer segment

Inside Retail

This is in contrast with the experience of migrants, who might have had exposure to – and awareness of – other retailers, who have successfully pushed the boundaries and better catered to their needs. A lot of Australian brands have had it [relatively] easy with [non-migrants] considering local brands first before going global,” she said.

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