Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

IR : What is the retail plan for Clarins ANZ and how has this changed from the previous retailer-led approach? By establishing our own retail presence, we can offer a curated experience that brings Clarins’ unique heritage and ethos to life.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. In the campaign’s first week, it received over 1,000 expressions of interest (EOIs).

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

A year after the French luxury department store originally announced it would be launching its first US location, Printemps is officially opening a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of New York Citys financial district on March 21. Unlike its other locations, the Printemps New York store will not have shop-in-shops.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The offerings range from store architecture, design and planning to displays, sales counters and shopping carts. EuroShop’s Store Design Stage, located in Hall 13, will host a series of engaging lectures on topics related to retail design and planning, offering insights and inspirations to retail professionals.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Customers have missed the experience of shopping in-store, and we’ve seen strong support across our suburban stores, with improvement in CBD locations in recent months. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

This latest acquisition further demonstrates Evolves’ expertise in identifying opportunities to buy, manage, and curate landmark mixed-use developments in attractive regional locations. The area has seen significant residential development over the last few years, with further investment planned.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The temporary nature of the pop-up has allowed us to focus on curating an experience, we could replicate in other locations as we scale. IR : What considerations went into curating the brands customer experience, and how has this manifested in-store? IR : How do you plan to approach overseas expansion?

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The new store location at Liverpool ONE is slated to open in Spring 2025 and will be the 8th store in Sephora UK’s growing physical retail portfolio, which includes stores in Westfield London, Westfield Stratford City, Manchester’s Trafford Centre, Newcastle’s Eldon Square and Gateshead Metrocentre.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

After opening its first global duty-free popup at Singapore’s Changi Airport last month, Decathlon has recently unveiled its strategic plan to expand to 37 “2-hour Click & Collect” locations islandwide by 2026. Two new Click & Collect stores are slated to open at Lot 1 next month and Jurong Point in October.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Founded by couple, James and Helen Mitchell, this opening marks the brand’s second permanent location, joining its sister site in Romsey. The Festival Place location also features a takeaway counter serving barista-crafted hot drinks from local coffee roasters, Moonroast Coffee.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Following two successful H Beauty store openings across England, the latest H beauty, will be located at St James Quarter, in the heart of Edinburgh’s shopping district. Harrods has launched its first stand-alone H beauty destination in Scotland, in the heart of Edinburgh. © Sandy Young Photography Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Takuya Saito, managing director of Muji Australia, spoke to Inside Retail about the company’s plans to grow its bricks-and-mortar presence in Australia and the strategy behind it. We now have four stores across Sydney and Melbourne, and by the end of the year we plan to have six. What are the key drivers behind this significant growth?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The brand does this in two ways: its selective curation of products and personal shopping services. The brand plans to increase the number of locations from four to 24 by the end of next year. That’s where we make shopping easy for them.” This story first appeared in the September 2024 issue of Inside Retail US magazine.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Curated range. It expanded offline in 2017, with the opening of its first bricks-and-mortar showroom in Melbourne, followed by another location in Sydney in 2020. We’ve always taken a curated approach. Technology for us is not having an e-commerce website.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In October 2021, Thirteen Lune opened 10 pilot doors within JCPenney stores and by the end of spring 2023, the platform had 608 shops-in-shop in JCPenney locations scattered across the US. This is where Thirteen Lunes next plan of action comes in. However, as many a veteran retailer are aware, there can be too much of a good thing.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2024

While pharmacies have traditionally retailed preconception products like pregnancy tests and prenatal vitamins, The Memo has positioned itself as an alternative destination that is dedicated to supporting parents from family planning to raising children. But what about before all that? It starts with preconception,” Casey asked and answered.

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Retail Focus

JULY 9, 2021

Located on Westbourne Grove, this will be the third little dobbies to open in the UK, following the success of its first two format stores in Edinburgh and Bristol. With plants at the heart of the Dobbies brand, the core offering of little dobbies Westbourne Grove is horticulturally focused with a carefully curated range of houseplants.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2021

Arabella Richards: It’s luxury retail meets curated dining experience. We’ve got flagship stores for Saint Laurent, Feit, Golden Goose, so it’s that next-level retail that’s really beautifully curated. IR: The part of Melbourne where 80 Collins is located is called the Paris End. AR: Not really.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Influential collaborations will also be a key focus for the brand, with the launch of a curated Home range with media personality Deborah Hutton and a collaboration with style aficionado and TV personality Neale Whitaker to launch in July. The brand will also have an online presence, sitting within the House website. “We’re

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

The store features interactive experiences and curated activation spaces, including a golf putting green, running gait analysis, Jordan basketball performance challenge, and a dedicated bra studio. Manchester is a significant location for the Group, and we’re excited to be opening our next flagship in the city.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2024

It will join the new Fitzroy store that opened earlier this month and the original Armadale High Street location, which opened in September 2022. The Memo has more store openings on the East Coast scheduled with 10 locations in the pipeline within the next six to 18 months. In fact, it started out as an online-only business. “E-commerce

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the future. “We

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Selling a curated edit of MINISO’s best-selling products, with a focus on TikTok favourite Blind Boxes and a selection of affordable lifestyle products, plushies and accessories. Not only does it mark the 22nd store opening in the UK, but it is also the 2nd high street stand-alone location.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The new store design, developed by UK-based brand innovation studio Dalziel & Pow , promises a unique eye-candy environment, centered on an edited selection of Indigo’s curated assortment of books, with a new heightened focus on lifestyle products and in-store experiences. About Indigo Books & Music Inc.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Its hybrid consignment model and curated in-store shopping experience have made it a go-to destination for economic and environmental shoppers who still want to be fashion-forward. We have so much demand for Sydney, but we’ve got to get the location right. IR : Are there any major projects or initiatives in the works?


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Retail Focus

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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Retail Focus

AUGUST 31, 2022

River Studios will make its debut in the UK in Derby at the end of August before subsequently being rolled out to other key locations as part of River Island’s ambitious plans to reinvigorate retail. An exciting new interior scheme takes cues from the eccentricity and curation of boutique stores. Kernan comments.

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Retail Focus

JULY 19, 2022

The Frenchgate Partnership has announced the signing of premium fashion store, Tessuti as part of its regional expansion plans. Chris Rowan, Director of Brand & Customer Connection at Tessuti added: “We value the importance of regional locations and as a group we already have experience of Doncaster as popular destination.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

The experience will allow customers to visualise and plan their dream kitchens in 3D. The pilot will kick off at Lowe’s hometown location in Central Charlotte, North Carolina, from June 8 through June 12, before moving to Lowe’s stores in North Bergen, New Jersey, and Sunnyvale, California, from June 22 through June 25.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Tell me about what Camper is doing in that space and its plans for direct-to-consumer e-commerce. IR: Tell me about Camper’s physical store network plans. The partnerships with architects are very collaborative and combine the designer’s background, the store location, and Camper’s vision.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2023

The brand also revealed its plans to open additional stores in major cities in Australia over the next two years while also focusing on enhancing its online presence. To celebrate the launch of the Canberra store, Godiva has planned an array of events throughout the year, including seasonal product launches and exclusive promotions.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The luxury retailer continues with the commitment to investing in new physical locations throughout the UK. With the latest opening, FLANNELS brings a world-class luxury shopping experience to the retail park, with further plans from the group happening across the estate, which will come into effect in early 2022.”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

She explained that US technology company Mavi has partnered with a car dashboard manufacturer to create a new, e-commerce touchpoint – called On My Way Commerce – which will bring curated shopping experiences to customers’ vehicles. As such, she said that brands need to be especially careful when formulating and executing these plans.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The transformation of the family-run jewellers’ existing boutique at St David’s forms an integral part of Laings’ UK-wide expansion plan, with a £3 million investment into its presence in Cardiff. This follows the celebration of the brand’s 180 th year of trading in 2020.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

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. Here are some of the most exciting international retail environments setting new industry standards.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The Portman Estate and Derwent London have unveiled plans for the launch of Loxton Walk, the West End’s latest retail and leisure destination in the heart of Marylebone. With public space, sustainable design and a new retail offering, Loxton Walk will be an entirely new and carefully curated street for the area.

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