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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Wirth’s leadership has focused on in-store enhancements, customer loyalty, and curated brand partnerships, helping Myer adapt to and anticipate market shifts,” she added. In his view, successful brands are those that answer the customer’s question, or in other words, meet the customer’s demand.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Lotte enlisted London luxury retail designers Shed , known for a distinctly contemporary and progressive international design style, to reimagine a ‘different kind’ of department store, Lotte’s first major project in 7 years. Dedicated to women’s contemporary fashion and hosting local, premium brands curated for the Lotte customer.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Australias department stores are at a crossroads. Competition has never been more fierce and while data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed an uptick in department-store sales in November, this is likely temporary with earlier months showing stagnation or decline. So how did we get here?

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APRIL 6, 2022

We have ‘iconic’ shopping centres, ‘iconic’ retail stores, ‘iconic’ restaurants, ‘iconic’ hotels, ‘iconic’ rock groups. But Takashimaya, a retailer of 1831 vintage and still the largest department store chain in Japan, is surely genuinely deserving of the word. The amount of department store floorspace declined by 6.1

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This year, David Jones has expanded its Black Friday offering in a number of ways, upping the number of offers from last year to over 400 and going beyond discounting alone to promote exclusive offerings from brands only available at the department store. It also provided customers with more time to shop these deals.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Australian department store David Jones has become the latest retailer to sell pre-owned clothing following the announcement of its partnership with Sydney-based luxury reseller Blue Spinach last week. It also offers second-hand items in its London flagship store through a partnership with online resale platform Vestiaire Collective.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2023

An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities. We believe in the circular economy and the good pound.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

“If approved by shareholders, it will create a leading retail group with more than 780 stores across Australia and New Zealand, with a large and highly engaged customer base and capital to fund future investment and growth,” she added.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

For smaller companies like Pop Up Grocer, which opened its first permanent bricks-and-mortar store in March in New York City’s West Village, that includes curating a well-rounded selection of independently owned food, beverage and lifestyle products for consumers to explore through in-store shopping and events and via a monthly subscription box.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

The brand does this in two ways: its selective curation of products and personal shopping services. It’s all about experience Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, the managing director of the International Association of Department Stores, said there are three main types of retailers that cater to the 1 per cent.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Located alongside the Rodd & Gunn concession at the department store, The Lodge Bar deliver a multi-functional retail experience, where customers can browse the brand’s latest collection and enjoy wine and food at the same place. The Lodge Bar Myer Chadstone spans 90sqm, housing a terrazzo bar with lavish seating zones.

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DECEMBER 18, 2022

A spokesperson for Anchorage called the deal a “landmark transaction”, and said the firm was thrilled to take on the 183-year-old department store. The Anchorage team will work closely with CEO Scott Fyfe and the talented David Jones management team on the next phase of its transformation,” the spokesperson said.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Charity Super.Mkt, the ‘department store for second-hand style’ launched earlier this year by Maria Chenoweth and Wayne Hemingway, will open at Bluewater this week. The Charity Super.Mkt concept has proved hugely popular with shoppers thanks to its curated collections of second-hand fashion.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

“Battersea Power Station sets the standard for exceptional customer experience and what sets it apart is the seamless integration of digital and physical touchpoints – smart wayfinding, personalised services, and curated experiences. And last year, it added The Social Quarter, a 6400sqm dining and entertainment precinct.

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JUNE 9, 2021

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Some of the brands have a history with Robinsons, while others are new to the department store. .

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APRIL 12, 2023

In November last year, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) entered into a strategic partnership with French department store chain Galeries Lafayette to open luxury department stores and a dedicated e-commerce platform in India. And Apple is far from the only premium brand eyeing the opportunity.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Pinterest uses a combination of machine learning and human curation to offer tailored recommendations and search results based on the interests of users. She noted that the platform’s trends data and predictive insights were a particular point of attraction. Our job is to make the ideas that they are creating shoppable.”

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Westons are said to be seeking £4 billion for their European department store assets, including Selfridges’ four stores in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Central’s superregional malls and department stores are ubiquitous in Thailand. Build on loyalty.

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JUNE 22, 2021

“We had already started the process of pivoting our traditional clothing brand websites towards true online department stores before Covid 19 hit, but we accelerated along with our customers,” Scott Evans, the CEO of Mosaic Brands, told Inside Retail.

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APRIL 5, 2021

Discount department store Kmart is celebrating the 52 ‘K Hub’ stores it has launched in the last eight months, particularly across remote areas of the country. The stores were first conceived as way to turn underperforming Target sites into more profitable Kmart locations.

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APRIL 11, 2023

The cafe’s curation of its food and drink menu, including iconic Afternoon Tea and classic all-day brunch selections, crafted patisserie from its in-house pastry team, has attracted customers worldwide, making it an exciting addition to the Birmingham food scene. .”

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the advent of readily available glass plates, the retail landscape underwent a transformative shift, paving the way for elaborate store window displays that served as captivating showcases for a myriad of products. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Grand Central serves the Toowoomba community by offering a “curated blend” of fashion, food and entertainment. The town’s Myer store initially opened in 1962, and moved to Grand Central in 1996. The post Inside Myer’s newest store upgrade, in Toowoomba appeared first on Inside Retail. Image source: Supplied.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

Chris Sheppard, CEO, said the company has recognised an ‘unprecedented demand’ for high-quality shoes for men and will now include a curation of sneakers, loafers and oxford shoes imported from Europe. The collection encompasses niche footwear styles that simply cannot be found in a department store.”

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Set to launch in July 2023 – after the opening of the new luxury precinct at terminal one (T1) – Heinemann is pioneering the department store concept inside domestic terminal two (T2) and three (T3), with the retail mix curated to reflect each terminal’s passenger base.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

“I’m always thinking about how to add value, connect with customers and understand how to curate and build full outfits. When you go into a store and there’s one person working, or you go to [department stores], and you can shoot a cannon and [not find] staff. I’ve always believed in creating that vibe and atmosphere.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

“I’m always thinking about how to add value, connect with customers and understand how to curate and build full outfits. When you go into a store and there’s one person working, or you go to [department stores], and you can shoot a cannon and [not find] staff. I’ve always believed in creating that vibe and atmosphere.

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JULY 2, 2024

We look forward to continued expansion of the highly personalised service and the expertly curated luxury assortment that Saks is known for to even more clients across the US.” In the same release, the high-end department store announced plans to end the year with 20 new standalone shops across Texas, Florida, and California.

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MARCH 7, 2024

The 4,000 sq ft store will launch at the outlet on March 14 th , introducing its popular ‘second-hand department store’ concept to a key entrance off High Orchard Street. Charity Super.Mkt will bring together a curated collection of pre-loved fashion and accessories, including vintage denim, sports- and streetwear.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. The innovative concept named ‘HN NFT Vault’, invites customers to browse and purchase digital art NFTs from a curated selection of globally recognised projects.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Spontaneous 11pm store openings for VIP customers, curating the customer journey and the growing middle-class. Luxury department store Lane Crawford was launched in 1850, and has stores across Hong Kong and mainland China. Our role as a curator is more important going forward. We’re still working on that.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The Ralph Pucci showroom, curated with exquisite luxury furniture, fine art and cutting-edge designs, was the venue for the event. It was somehow appropriate that the celebration at the Pucci showroom that night was in the shadows of the early department stores that dramatically altered the course of retail.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith. The founder of the eponymous brand highlighted another similarity between his business and the department store chain. “I

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AUGUST 7, 2023

It creates the ability to curate a marketing plan and reach a target audience, and can be much more effective at driving awareness, consideration or conversion,” Holloman told Inside Retail. Key to David Jones’ newly launched retail media network, Amplify, is the department store’s customer base, Holloman explained.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2023, Selfridges launched “Yellow Pages”, a zine that positions the luxury department store at the epicentre of a new season and cultural conversation. High-end multi-brand fashion retailers, such as Selfridges, Net-a-Porter and David Jones, all include catalogues in their marketing mix.

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