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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. And it would come at a time when some long-running department stores are closing up shop.

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Analysis: How Australian department stores can thrive in a post-Covid world

Inside Retail

Those brands that have avoided bankruptcy have often been forced to undertake aggressive cost reduction and store closures. Department stores have been particularly impacted, with consumers forced online during the pandemic now choosing to buy direct from brands or from more price-competitive online marketplaces.

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Department Stores – what does the future hold?

Retail Focus

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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SIR’s co-founders on bringing ‘everlasting summer to women all over the world’

Inside Retail

This means a more curated tone that speaks to a brand piece, mixed back with a lo-fi behind-the-scenes, less curated moments,” she added. SIR’s bricks-and-mortar stores are an extension of their world – they aim to bring their customers into the feeling of SIR in a physical sense with every store tailored to its specific neighbourhood.

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Myer’s strategic moves suggest the future of retail is consolidation and loyalty

Inside Retail

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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How brands can capitalise on Pinterest’s push to make everything shoppable

Inside Retail

With over 460 million people using social media platform Pinterest each month, there are countless opportunities for savvy retailers to capitalise on this engagement, and convert traffic into sales. Through these campaigns, Big W drove 34 per cent higher engagement, and 77 per cent lower cost per acquisition, compared to retail benchmarks.

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Secrets of selling to the 1 per cent

Inside Retail

The brand does this in two ways: its selective curation of products and personal shopping services. If a brand is not performing, then it is replaced by a brand with which consumers are more likely to engage. That’s where we make shopping easy for them.”

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