Scrube
AUGUST 29, 2024
Store fixtures are often commonly overlooked, but these details can pack a punch if done right. The best part? They may offer potential tax benefits! Read more on how S-Cube Fixtures can help you save money and lay out your store in the best-optimizing way for your retail space.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Mosaic Brands ‘ shares and convertible notes will be placed in compulsory trading suspension starting on Monday due to the non-lodgement of its annual financial report. Mosaic expects to lodge its financial report, along with its market update, no later than September 30. Earlier this month, it stated that it would release its FY24 results on August 28.
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Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! IKEA co-workers have achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest gathering of people wearing two-piece pyjamas (single venue). The achievement marks the beginning of the retailer’s year-long focus on improving sleep for the many while further growing its business.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
TreadLightly has launched Sports Ball, a new recycling program aimed at reducing the number of sports balls that end up in landfills each year. Established in 2021, the organisation is run by the Australian Sporting Goods Association (ASGA) with a mission to reduce waste generated by the sports industry. Previously, TreadLightly only focused on recycling footwear.
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Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The pink Christmas tree, part of the ‘Sugar and Spice’ trend available from John Lewis. With just 118 sleeps until the big day, John Lewis launches its online Christmas shop, with trees, baubles and wreaths all available for organised festive shoppers to buy now.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Australian retail sales moderately improved in July, which Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data attributed to the continuation of mid-year sales. July turnover grew 2.3 per cent year over year to $36.16 billion, with the ‘other retailing’ segment, which includes cosmetics, sports, and recreational goods, recording the highest growth, of 5.5 per cent, reaching $5.66 billion.
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Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Leonie Faddy knows that her job as a leader is done when her team is ready to fly the coop, and she firmly believes that having unpopular opinions can be beneficial. As global CMO of the popular Australian beauty brand Go-To Skincare, Faddy compares her leadership approach to conducting an orchestra and believes it’s important to ‘manage up’ and know what’s important to the board members and CEO.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The world’s biggest mall will expand in the future, as the UAE plans to improve tourism after a massive increase in visitors in 2022 after the pandemic. Although the Covid-19 situation made it difficult to return to pre-pandemic rates, the government is optimistic about the progress.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Dion Lee’s Australian business, which entered voluntary administration in May, is set to wind up after no deals were reached with its potential buyers. The creditors of the company have appointed Antony Resnick and Henry Kwok of DVT Group as liquidators. The decisions were made after the second creditors meeting. Although there was interest from potential buyers, no “acceptable offer” was as yet forthcoming, DVT said in a release.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! In today’s competitive marketplace, businesses are constantly seeking ways to differentiate themselves and build lasting relationships with their customers. One of the most effective strategies for achieving this is through customer loyalty programs.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron
2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
During the last 20-plus years as an executive recruiter, I have placed in excess of 2500 senior executives and board directors throughout Australia and overseas. In addition to this, I coach groups of CEOs on a monthly basis, and a regular topic of conversation is how to ensure new employees perform to their full potential. A lot of time, effort and money goes into recruiting new employees, who often are excellent at selling themselves through the recruitment process, but then go on to be underw
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! As the new school year approaches, UK parents are entering back to school season, which means navigating time and financial pressures, to ensure their children are prepared for September. To understand the pressures of this period, Sports Direct has commissioned new research1, revealing how much parents spend per child, as well as how much time […]
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Western Australia-founded fragrance brand Dusk emerged on the retail landscape in 2000; now, the specialty scent and homeware retailer is in an era of reinvention. Dusk became a publicly listed company in 2020. Today, it has 145 stores in Australia and three in New Zealand – alongside a booming e-commerce business. When asked if there was an appetite to expand its bricks-and-mortar footprint beyond Australia and New Zealand, Dusk CMO Jeremy Taylor referenced the pop-star Justin Bieber: “Ne
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Fruugo, the UK’s leading global online marketplace platform, today announced the appointment of Fergal Gara as its new chief operations officer (COO). In this role, Gara will draw on his deep retail and technology experience to lead Fruugo’s business operations and drive the company’s continued growth.
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Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
HMC Capital has acquired Brandon Park Shopping Centre in Melbourne for $107 million, expanding its HomeCo Last Mile Retail Logistics Fund assets. The property comprises 5.81ha of land and a gross lettable area of 23,038sqm, with Coles and Aldi among its major tenants. The centre has five mini-majors and 86 specialty tenancies and kiosks. “The offer attracted keen interest from a wide range of investors given its metropolitan Melbourne location coupled with the opportunity to enhance the re
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has extended its partnership with Primark, a leading international fashion retailer across 17 countries in Europe and the US.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
It’s no secret that self-care has been having a major moment in the skincare sector in recent years, but what about the market for intimate care products? French-founded beauty and cosmetics company, Kiehl’s, which was acquired by beauty conglomerate L’Oréal in 2000, is making a big bet on this market with its latest product launch. In August, Kiehl’s launched an intimate care line, becoming the first L’Oréal-owned brand to do so, staking its claim in the rapidly growing intimate car
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Total retail sales have increased by just +0.7% compared to August last year according to this month’s High Street Sales Tracker from BDO. The tracker reveals another disappointing month for the high street, as in-store sales have fallen once again, this time by -0.7% compared with August 2023.
Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes
Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all retail, and say hello to experiences that keep your customers coming back for more! Customer loyalty isn’t just earned - it’s cultivated through meaningful engagement with the help of data. This webinar will take you behind the scenes of how top retailers turn customer data into personalized experiences that drive engagement and retention.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Euromonitor estimated that single-person households were the fastest-growing household type globally, expanding by 31 per cent from 2010 to 2019, with half of this growth attributable to Asia Pacific. The company also projected that by 2040, one in 10 households globally would be both Asian and single-person. This increasing prevalence of single-person households presents significant opportunities for retailers to adapt their product offerings and services strategically to meet evolving consumer
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! With the Paralympics about to start, Aldi is bringing back its offer to reimburse customers who miss out on watching gold medal moments while shopping in-store. Following the success of the initiative during the Olympics, Aldi, the official supermarket sponsor of ParalympicsGB and Team GB, is now encouraging the nation to get behind the Paralympic [̷
Inside Retail
AUGUST 29, 2024
Victoria’s Secret swung to a net income despite lower sales in the fiscal second quarter, which an analyst attributes to better inventory management discipline and efficient cost control. The lingerie and perfume brand’s net income stood at $32.1 million while net sales fell 0.7 per cent year over year to $1.42 billion. North America store sales decreased 2.1 per cent to $800 million and direct sales slid 0.9 per cent to $430.2 million.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Britain’s strong performance in the cycling events in Paris has seen demand for bikes soar, according to new figures released today from Halfords. Figures from the brand – the UK’s largest bike retailer – show that over the course of the games in Paris, Brits visited the Halfords bike website over half a million times (552,282).
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Design Wanted
AUGUST 29, 2024
In this insightful interview, Sarah Hossli shares her journey from an early fascination with materials and objects to becoming a […] The post How thoughtful design can restore independence and dignity to its users appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Leading British menswear brand, Charles Tyrwhitt, opens its 9th store in 18 months in the city of Belfast, on Thursday 29th August 2024. The Belfast store is the first for the brand in Northern Ireland. Situated in one of Belfast’s oldest and busiest streets, Charles Tyrwhitt’s new location on Arthur Street will showcase the brand’s […] If you want
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 29, 2024
From Confucianism’s belief that “the benevolent man regards all things as one,” to the Tang and Song poetry that finds.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Poached, fried or scrambled; whichever way enjoyed, eggs are one of the nation’s most popular foods with 11 billion consumed annually. As one of Sainsbury’s top 20 selling products, the retailer has announced a brand new development group to support its egg farmers and protect the supply of this popular protein for years to come. […] If you want mo
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker
The era of all-in-one platforms is over. Now, retail success depends on integrating a blend of diverse technologies to thrive. As customers and stakeholders expect agility and innovation, how can you meet these expectations efficiently without stumbling into complexity? Explore a customer-centric approach to navigating digital transformation in retail.
Design Boom
AUGUST 29, 2024
the geometries of the watch are spatially translated by transforming stone into a delicate and airy medium with elegant contours. The post partisans sculpts parametric limestone facade with sinuous arches at toronto rolex boutique appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Aldi Scotland’s popular in-store Scottish Beer Festival is back today (Thursday 29 August), featuring five returning fan favourites alongside the exclusive launch of Innis & Gunn’s brand-new Tequila Cask Blonde beer.
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! With Google Trends reporting a staggering 5000% increase in searches for ‘best beauty advent calendars’ in the last 30 days alone, the beauty obsessed are clearly gearing up for a delightful December. The best beauty advent calendars blend makeup and skincare, new and trending brands with trusted favourites – and that’s the exact balance the BEAUTY
Retail Times
AUGUST 29, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! New FOI data shows that two unscrupulous retailers were caught every day selling vapes to teens last year. Despite this, 3 in 5 confirmed cases received no fine in 2023. Businesses who were caught and fined for selling vapes to minors, were slapped with a fine of around £400 — over six times lower than […] If you want more information Retail Times
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