Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. We’ve all encountered those shopping centres that look and feel the same, no matter where you are in the world. Platform is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter shopping centre – indeed, it acts as a platform for independent brands to thrive. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Cinema, tick.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Among the highlights was a successful relaunch of Central Chidlom (popularly known as Central Department Store) in downtown Bangkok, with a new multi-level designer wing called Luxe Galerie. The companys ambition is to be the top retail conglomerate in Southeast Asia and its expansion program is ambitious. per cent, to 262.8

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Shopping is about more than just a transaction, as evidenced by our inaugural global feature on the ‘Most desirable shopping precincts’. Home to Apple’s London Campus, a 2229sqm food hall and a glass chimney lift, Battersea Power Station also has housing and hundreds of shops located in its historic turbine halls.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world’s largest retailer shared expansive plans for the future of retail at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), focusing on adaptive retail strategies that encompass realms of customers, workforce and society. Embracing AI Walmart’s goal is to make shopping experiences effortless, engaging and personalised.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Precision Group, along with its luxury retailers, is investing $125 million in Adelaide Central Plaza over the next three years as it intends to make the shopping centre Australia’s next luxury retail hub. Louis Vuitton will also open a pop-up store at Adelaide Central Plaza from October 13 to December 28.

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Retail Focus

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. We’re really excited to be taking for the first time Charity Super.Mkt and charity retail into Bluewater the UK’s second largest shopping centre.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Macy’s has been stepping up to the plate with a series of new moves, from the expansion of its smaller-footprint stores, to a new digital fashion platform targeting younger shoppers. But while these initiatives sound promising, the question remains: can the department store chain truly adapt to the needs of the modern-day consumer?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Australian fashion brand Aje has committed to further international expansion, potentially including a dedicated bricks-and-mortar presence in the United States, after spending the last year and half focusing heavily on its international retail partners. The US isn’t the only overseas market the business is focusing on.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

While the everyday consumer has become pri c e-sensitive with the growing costs of living in the US, the 1 per cent is still spending – to a point where the luxury shopping market has become more competitive than ever. What are the factors behind the Fifth Avenue Club’s rapid expansion? billion in 2024.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2023

Meanwhile, iconic sleepwear brand Peter Alexander saw sales growth of over 15 per cent compared to last year – and up by over 80 per cent compared to the first half of FY20 on 1H2020 – with the group seeking overseas expansion via a partnership with a global e-commerce platform.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

“As a customer-centric business, we are laser-focused on continuing to evolve and enhance our offering to meet the changing needs of our customers, while also offering a seamless and inspiring one-stop shop.”. When it comes to future expansions, feedback from our customers will help guide new brands and categories, so watch this space.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The ‘secret sauce’ for Sheet Society is bringing the look, feel and shopping experience of clothes fashion to manchester and bedding. Hayley Worley: Sheet Society was, at its core, born of a desire to make shopping for sheets uncomplicated and accessible. HW: Traditionally, we shopped for sheets in department stores.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail opened the doors to its second eat-shop-play lifestyle centre on the Thai island of Phuket on 6 October. The company’s latest business update for the Stock Exchange of Thailand states that The Chalong mall has 17,000sqm of net leasable area, and is anchored by an 8,000sqm Robinson department store.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2023

per cent, with the Plaza format, which accounts for about two-thirds of its shopping centre portfolio, sitting at 81.1 By the standards of world-class shopping centre operation, that’s a bit ordinary, and occupancy in the Vincom+ format is scruffier still, at 73.2 The total portfolio occupancy rate sits at 84.5

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

But for retail stores and shopping centres re-imagining the spaces they provide, just as important is the need to get construction projects right the first time. Retailers, developers, and shopping centre owners can commence their projects with confidence, knowing they have done all they can to mitigate risk.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, is accelerating its expansion in the United Kingdom with the opening of three new stores this autumn to bring the total to almost 50 by 2022, combining its physical presence in shopping centres with standalone stores and corners in department stores.

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Inside Retail

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 Group is one of the ‘big three’ Thai retailers and shopping centre developers/operators.

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Dezeen

MAY 17, 2022

Indoor trees, natural light and a sculptural 12-metre-high waterfall help to create a calming shopping experience inside the Hyundai Seoul department store in Seoul , with interiors designed by Canadian studio Burdifilek. This extends through the core of the building to funnel sun into the expansive floorplan.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2022

Back in 2019, Fortnum & Mason opened in Hong Kong its first fully-owned and operated shop and restaurant in Asia, as a gateway to strengthen customer connections across the region. The post Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans appeared first on Inside Retail. Understanding the Chinese consumer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Amazon.com has posted its fourth straight quarter of record profits, thanks to the global shift to online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic. . The two-day online shopping event occurred in October last year due to uncertainty around the pandemic. “In billion on sales of US$108.5 billion on sales of US$108.5 Amazon’s Achilles’ heel.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2022

“By bringing together Woolworths and Big W in the one location we can improve the local shopping experience for our customers while driving more activity in Sydney’s Town Hall precinct,” said Woolworths Supermarkets MD, Natalie Davis.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2022

It was challenging, because it was a brand new business with a brand new team, and the way people shopped changed almost overnight.”. The post Revealed: Costco Australia’s expansion plans for online, grocery appeared first on Inside Retail. We had been working on it for 18 months or two years beforehand.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week, Macy’s announced plans to shut down 150 “underproductive” stores, more than one-fifth of its department store assemblage, over the next three years. We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved shopping experiences, relevant assortments and compelling value.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there were 210 department stores in Japan at the end of 2019 but attrition in the ensuing three years reduced that number to just 192 by the end of 2022. Both the Takashimaya and Tokyu stores were luxury-focused, and had been a fixture of their neighbourhoods for decades.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Expanding abroad Having established a solid reputation in Mainland China, the brand has just begun to explore expansion abroad. One of those investors, L’Oréal’s venture capital fund, will likely be an invaluable resource in Zhaoran’s overseas expansion ambitions. They don’t push us; they don’t lead us.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The journey of retail formats, as we know them, began with specialty stores, where retailers differentiated themselves through elevated service, expansive inventory, and deep local knowledge. This early phase prioritized a personalized shopping experience, setting the foundation for what was to come.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Dr Vranjes Firenze’s launch in the Australian market last December through a partnership with David Jones could be a sign of further global expansion to come, following L’Occitane Group’s recent acquisition of the luxury Italian home fragrance brand. Its work with premium Australian department store chain David Jones is an example of this.

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2024

AMIRI continues its global retail expansion with a menswear shop-in-shop at Matsuzakaya, one of Nagoya‘s leading department stores. Situated on.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

It felt very real when we got our first major international department store when the business was six months old. In the US, we are ranged in Goop and have also just launched into all 15 Credo Beauty stores, which provides our customers additional places to shop and refill their Emma Lewisham products.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

International expansion Viktoria & Woods has carved out its market share internationally and now graces the racks of prestigious British retailers Selfridges and Harrods, in addition to a few niche boutiques across the US. I thought we were well-known when I opened the [pop-up] store.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

International expansion Viktoria & Woods has carved out its market share internationally and now graces the racks of prestigious British retailers Selfridges and Harrods, in addition to a few niche boutiques across the US. I thought we were well-known when I opened the [pop-up] store.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

With over 200 stores and a slew of international brands, including Celine, Ganni, Levi’s and Reebok, United Arrows is one of the country’s largest select shops, which is a kind of mini department store. And it’s just one of several retailers interested in selling Maison de Sabré products in Japan. “We’re

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2023

US-based apparel chain Old Navy is reportedly exploring a possible expansion to India. Featuring the brand’s NextGen store concept, the space was designed to redefine the Indian shopping experience. The department store will complement the mall’s current offering of young, exciting designer brands across multiple categories.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The new flagship store – the brand’s first in the US – features about 1300sqm of retail space, as well as a recording studio for musical artists, a 23-metre hat wall, a bar, live DJs performing daily, and a Secret Room featuring sought-after items in the streetwear market. I’ve always believed in creating that vibe and atmosphere.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The new flagship store – the brand’s first in the US – features about 1300sqm of retail space, as well as a recording studio for musical artists, a 23-metre hat wall, a bar, live DJs performing daily, and a Secret Room featuring sought-after items in the streetwear market. I’ve always believed in creating that vibe and atmosphere.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

A retail rental index for shopping malls in the APAC region prepared by JLL shows that by the third quarter of last year rents had retreated to roughly the level they were about 10 years ago. On the positive side, Covid restrictions eased and more people shopped in stores for a change, which was a huge fillip to food and beverage retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In a press release, Kardashian stated, “The expansion into the menswear space is a major milestone for the brand and a testament to Skims’ commitment to providing solutions for everybody. In addition to the expansion of the menswear market, there is also a growing demand for innovation within the men’s underwear industry.

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