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Why consumer spending in one retail category is outpacing all others

Inside Retail

At a sub-category level, there are even bigger movers, which present opportunities for some retailers and heightened competition for others. It’s also ahead of other retail areas like household goods (-2 per cent) and apparel (-2.5 Stepping even further out by age reveals the contrast. Here are just some of the trends.

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

Inside Retail

“While Australians continue to face cost-of-living pressures, particularly in a high-interest rate environment, we’ve seen that they’re still willing to spend, particularly on others during key gifting moments like Black Friday,” James Holloman, David Jones’ chief marketing officer, told Inside Retail.

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Halleroed contrasts colour and texture inside Boygar's Tbilisi store

Dezeen

To create a striking visual contrast against the more neutral tones and materials, Halleroed added a velvet green sofa and a matching curved green screen with a high-gloss finish. The post Halleroed contrasts colour and texture inside Boygar's Tbilisi store appeared first on Dezeen. Photography is by Ludovic Balay.

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Woolworths Group’s Australian food, B2B segments lead sales increase

Inside Retail

billion while other segment’s sales stood at $356 million. Woolworths’ profit decline was a contrast with the improvement at archrival Coles, where both sales and profit increased last year. Its Australian food segment sales increased 5.6 per cent to $50.74 billion while Australian B2B sales rose 6.1 per cent to $4.59

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Herzog & de Meuron inserts zigzagged staircase in Toteme Beijing flagship store

Dezeen

A blocky staircase characterises the interior Herzog & de Meuron was informed by traditional Chinese gonshi sculptural and decorative rocks when creating the staircase, which is a regularly occurring motif in other Toteme stores worldwide.

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How Seasonal Shopping Affects Retail Stock Prices

Retail Focus

In contrast, e-commerce companies can operate with lower costs since they do not require physical storefronts or as many employees. While traditional retailers may face stiff competition from other physical shops in their area, e-commerce companies have a much wider reach and can compete globally.

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Why power is a better negotiation tool than force

Inside Retail

Often, these approaches are actually about force low-level tactics aimed at imposing power over others; however, true power is different. When organisations misuse their options to push for one-sided gains leveraging their alternatives to pressure the other party theyve traded power for force.

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