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Retail expert on China’s department store dilemma and potential growth drivers

Inside Retail

per cent) of surveyed department store operators expect their sales to grow in 2024, a significant decrease from last year’s 85.7 The report revealed that while department stores and convenience stores experienced higher growth rates than total retail sales, supermarkets faced negative growth for the first time.

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

Inside Retail

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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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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After the golden age: Why department stores are no longer glamorous

Inside Retail

When Laura Peden was growing up in the 1970s, department stores were a special place. Decades later, she still vividly remembers how she and her grandmother would travel into Myer’s city store at Christmas to see the “insanely fascinating” windows. The department store was no longer the star attraction.

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Why luxury Aussie retailers are missing a major consumer segment

Inside Retail

According to Bastion Insights, a strategy consultancy specialising in cross-cultural insights, luxury Australian retailers have – by and large – struggled to effectively engage with local consumers of South Asian or Mainland Chinese descent. There’s more work [to be done] by Australian brands to cut through with these groups,” she said.

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Johnnie Walker toasts 200 with global experience centre in Edinburgh

Inside Retail

Spanning eight floors and 71,500 sqft, Johnnie Walker Princes Street is located inside a building, which was formally a traditional department store for almost 100 years. The rooftop bar and dining experience.

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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.