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LaManna’s CEO on curating a personalised supermarket experience for the holidays

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Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception. We have over 150 different Panettone on sale this year which always sells well, and from a fresh food perspective, our Pacific Oysters fly out the door on December 24.

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How the CEO of Fiskars Group keeps one of the world’s oldest companies relevant

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From this gifting perspective, [we are always thinking] how we can help fans of our brands and talk more about lifestyle so that we can expand. If I jump to China, for example, we open a new store every month. We just opened in September a Georg Jensen jewellery store in Shenzhen. We have a very clear channel strategy by brand.

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

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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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US mall giant Simon’s latest results reveal four issues facing the sector

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One of the key issues facing Simon and other mall operators is that they are still joined at the hip to department store anchors. Seven of Simon’s top 10 anchors are mainstream department store chains, headed by Macy’s (97 stores) and JCPenney (53 stores).

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

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On the supply or tenant side, from an emerging retailer perspective, as we’ve seen with many successful digital-native brands, once critical mass is achieved, it’s far better to operate your own larger, more prominent, stand-alone or shopping centre-based locations.”

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Unwrapping retail spending over the Christmas sales season

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To put that into perspective, online spending leapt 13 per cent during Christmas week while in-store spending grew just 3 per cent. Only general retail, discount department store and leisure spending maintained their growth rate through the Christmas and Boxing Day weeks.

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Why beauty brand Fluff turns on its website just four times a year

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But the question of partnering with big beauty retailers and expanding into department stores remains open-ended. We’ve been contacted by every retailer, from the big department stores to the indie retailers.