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.

Art 264

Art Shopping Architecture Outdoor 264

Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2023

Department store Kmart Australia is set to close its Port Adelaide store in the coming months, resulting in 100 job losses. A Kmart spokesperson told Inside Retail that affected employees would be redirected to opportunities within the “wider Wesfarmers business” when the store closes.

Department Stores 263

Department Stores Line Other Shopping 263

Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

Embracing AI Walmart’s goal is to make shopping experiences effortless, engaging and personalised. There is also a new AR feature called ‘Shop With Friends’. With that information, a customer’s online shopping cart is filled with the right items at the appropriate time.

Shopping 262

Shopping Consumer Electronics Expansion Apparel 262

VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Originally scheduled for an October 2020 opening, the seventh location for this family-run department store was caught in the middle of the global predicament – to build or not to build, to cancel or push on? In January of 2021, we thought we were on our final four-month march to the new finish line of May 31.

Department Stores 106

Department Stores Space Visual Merchandising Merchandising 106

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Global high-performance wellness brand, Hyperice , opens its first pop-up shop at luxury department store, Harrods. Today, the company is a holistic high-performance wellness brand with numerous product lines and categories. Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice says: “Harrods’ is the world’s most iconic department store.

Department Stores 245

Department Stores Line Promotion Location 245

Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

Australian property group Mirvac is displaying Indigenous art in its shopping centres and office buildings across Australia this NAIDOC Week (July 4 to July 11) as part of a partnership with Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative. The store has a weighted average lease expiry of 10.5 The department store saw sales fall 13.1

Department Stores 221

Department Stores Artistic Art Display 221

Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

From a practical standpoint, even from a marketing standpoint, I can’t see a logic behind the rationale for a department store with, essentially, 50 stores or 60 stores across Australia to buy another 600 or 700 smaller stores, Gary Mortimer, a Professor of Retail Marketing and Consumer Behaviour at the QUT Business School, told Inside Retail.

Apparel 262

Apparel Department Stores Fashion Marketing 262

Inside Retail

MAY 24, 2021

Korean department stores diversify into food delivery services. South Korea department stores are introducing near-distance delivery services to get food and beverage from food courts and restaurants into the hands of consumers. Google to open first physical store in New York. E-mart to quit Vietnam.

Department Stores 246

Department Stores Boutique Planning Consumer 246

Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

With 2024s peak shopping season in the rearview mirror, consumer spending behaviours and responses to major retail sales events are coming into focus. Examining where and when people shopped reveals valuable insights for retailers as they hone their strategies ahead.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Retail Sales Perspective Pattern 130

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In late 2023, Salesforce reported that 59 per cent of consumers had shopped on social media, a massive jump from 15 per cent in 2021. In the US alone, TikTok shop garnered 1.1 We think the bottom line is that Australian shoppers are remarkably adaptable and channel-agnostic. trillion in 2023 to US$8.5 trillion in 2030.

Social Media 130

Social Media Department Stores Consumer Shopping 130

Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

Department Stores 262

Department Stores Boutique Layout Art 262

Retail Design Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Yohji Yamamoto‘s women’s line Y’s has had a shop-in-shop on the premises of Tokyo‘s Isetan Shinjuku department store for quite.

Shopping 98

Shopping Department Stores Line Fashion 98

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Myer currently operates 56 department stores across Australia, as well as its online business and in-house brands including Sass and Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence. per cent increase is a case of under-promising and over-delivering, the department store CEO is taking the win as a sign of more growth to come. “We

Department Stores 264

Department Stores Planning Engagement Strategy 264

Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Parisian fashion brand Coperni has collaborated with Swiss furniture company USM Haller to create its first-ever boutique, a shop-in-shop at French department store Printemps Haussmann. This typically lines the corners and edges of its storage systems and furniture. The photography is courtesy of Coperni.

Retail Space 124

Retail Space Shopping Space Display 124

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Phnom Penh’s reputation as an up-and-coming retail hub took another stride forward on Thursday, 15 December, when Japanese retail and shopping centre giant Aeon staged a soft opening for its third mall in the Cambodian capital , in the southern district of Meanchey. The mall, on a 1.74 The edutainment mall.

Outdoor 245

Outdoor Beauty and Health Department Stores Concept 245

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.

Shopping 130

Shopping Department Stores Beauty and Health Accessories 130

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.”. The Iconic has got well established style credentials and one of the best online shopping experiences in the market.

Fashion 246

Fashion Department Stores Space Gifts 246

Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

The approach has helped to achieve some sales momentum but at a cost to the bottom line which is likely to be evident in the forthcoming financial reporting period for retailers listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Clothing and footwear stores started the half well bettering 2023 sales with a 2.4 per cent and May 0.7

Department Stores 261

Department Stores Promotion Retail Sales Consumer 261

Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

As the driving force behind a new era of hyper-personalisation, efficiency and sustainable retail experiences, its impact on the way we shop cannot be understated. And how will it shape the way we shop? Today’s consumers are craving a truly unique shopping experience.

Consumer 266

Consumer Harmony Shopping Department Stores 266

Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Housed in the world’s most famous department store, the space will provide an immersive customer experience, as retailers reopen their doors following months in lockdown. Within Selfridges , Roper and Diagon have created a captivating space to reflect the ethos and core values of Pangaia.

Light 215

Light Department Stores Concept Location 215

Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2022

per cent in March compared with the same month last year as the impact of Omicron on consumer shopping behaviour wore off. billion in stores and online in March, eclipsing the previous record of $33.3 By category, department stores led the growth, up 4.1 Australian retail sales surged 9.4 Month on month, sales were up 1.6

Retail Sales 246

Retail Sales Department Stores Apparel Consumer 246

Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

people should feel comfortable to shop for any item of clothing, regardless of their gender. “As As a gender diverse person, shopping can be really, really confronting and scary,” they revealed during the discussion. And that one incident means that I’m never gonna go into that store again.”. According to Todorovi?,

Line 130

Line Fashion Department Stores Marketing 130

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. The post Burdifilek creates "zen-like ambience" in Seoul shopping mall appeared first on Dezeen.

Shopping 109

Shopping Department Stores Interior Light 109

Dezeen

AUGUST 4, 2022

Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato 's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. The Axel Arigato shop-in-shop is located in Selfridges. Metal lines the walls of the shop-in-shop.

Shopping 104

Shopping Display Department Stores Contrast 104

Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

Peel has announced that Charity Super.Mkt, the UK’s first-ever multi-charity shop, is set to open its next pop-up at premier southwest urban outlet Gloucester Quays. The 4,000 sq ft store will launch at the outlet on March 14 th , introducing its popular ‘second-hand department store’ concept to a key entrance off High Orchard Street.

Fashion 163

Fashion Concept Department Stores Shopping 163

Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

At the time, it was a unique and unparalleled shopping destination in a city that was a retail backwater, nowhere near as sophisticated in terms of its retail offer as it is today. The department store huffed and puffed, but its status was clearly under threat. The bottom line: net profit was up a healthy 14 per cent, to 2.5

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Fashion Shopping Reimagine 130

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 detail: While top-line sales in the food segment rose by 12 per cent in the fourth quarter, same-store sales were down by 2 per cent.

Expansion 130

Expansion Department Stores Fashion Line 130

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creating a Memorable Shopping Experience In an era dominated by online shopping, the physical retail space must offer an experience that transcends the transactional. Christmas windows, acting as the gateway to the store, set the stage for a memorable shopping journey. Christmas Windows Around the World!

Art 265

Art Display Light Curate 265

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.

Expansion 264

Expansion Location Line Shopping 264

Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

Since the pandemic hit last year and shopping patterns shifted, historical data in retail businesses has been pushed to the side, as analysts have had to quickly understand new information to cater to customers. UK department store John Lewis is famous for its moving Christmas advertisements, which it first launched in 2013.

Reimagine 211

Reimagine Fashion Department Stores Consumer 211

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the key trends that defined retail in 2023 was pop-up shops and how these experiential shopping experiences have taken hold over millennial and Gen Z consumers. Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Shopping Fashion Engagement 130

Dezeen

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Dutch studio AMO has used pillows to form the display stands and line the walls in this tactile womenswear boutique by fashion brand Jacquemus in Paris, France. AMO has lined a Jacquemus store with large cream-coloured pillows. AMO has lined a Jacquemus store with large cream-coloured pillows.

Interior 104

Interior Boutique Department Stores Shopping 104

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The psychologist and author of the bestseller Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping , will shed light on the evolution of consumer habits in our post- pandemic world. This will be followed by a keynote given by Paco Underhill, Strategic Advisor at Envirosell Global.

Department Stores 183

Department Stores Concept Marketing Light 183

Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2023

“[For] pureplay [businesses], you can only shop online with those customers. If you’re spending $3000 on a coffee machine, you want to inspect it and talk to someone about it in-store,” he said. King added that almost two-thirds of its customers visit the website before shopping in-store, or vice versa.

Department Stores 147

Department Stores Management Other Location 147

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. Thus, the brand and location were a perfect fit.

Artistic 246

Artistic Department Stores Location Curate 246

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. Thus, the brand and location were a perfect fit.

Artistic 246

Artistic Department Stores Location Curate 246

VMS

JULY 28, 2021

As the physical retail climate has tightened across Europe (due in large measure to Covid, it makes online shopping seem a whole lot more attractive), moves appear to be afoot to counter reduced footfall. One of the foremost of these is the idea of teaming up with others, creating destinations.

Department Stores 98

Department Stores Home Furnishings Visual Merchandising Boutique 98