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Even Japan’s Takashimaya can’t escape department stores’ woes

Inside Retail

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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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

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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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The lowdown on Central Group – reported new owner of Selfridges

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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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Secrets of selling to the 1 per cent

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The brand does this in two ways: its selective curation of products and personal shopping services. It is on track to drive US$300 million in annual gross merchandise value by 2027. A lot of our consumers are extraordinarily busy, whether it’s with their family, business or traveling, time is never on their side,” Kaminetsky said.

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How Saks Fifth Avenue is tapping into the power of personal shopping

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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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Lane Crawford CEO Jennifer Woo talks how to truly cater to customers

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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. “The Our role as a curator is more important going forward. That’s the future for us.”

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What Nordstrom’s Paul Smith pop-up says about the future of this retail trend

Inside Retail

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