Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Best and Less, The Reject Shop CEOs depart By Rakshnna Pattabiraman The CEOs of two discount retail chains — The Reject Shop and Best & Less Group — have stepped down with immediate effect today citing personal reasons. Huddle said the company has the “right strategy in place” to deliver long-term growth.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

With shoppers using apps to buy groceries and videos to buy clothes, it’s more essential than ever that businesses make technological adaptation a core pillar of their strategies. According to a recent white paper on the state of AI in Hong Kong, many retailers are still at the early stages of their digital journeys.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

SM Investments, the holding company for separate business units involved in retail, property and banking, has given investors an encouraging update on its business performance and strategy, along with its annual report released on April 8. per cent, led by fashion apparel and accessories, and health and beauty.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2023

Beck reviewed the available academic literature for his 2016 article, “Amplifying Risk in Retail Stores: The evidence to date on making shop thieves think twice” and found that most studies are either low quality or outdated. What deters shoplifters? None of the participants were detected by store employees.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

With over a dozen boutiques across Sydney and Melbourne, Gregory Jewellers has firmly established itself as a leading fine jewellery retailer. Here, we speak with the co-CEOs about the rise of online shopping during Covid-19 and where they’re looking to take the retail chain next.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Pet Lovers Centre (Singapore) Pet Lovers Centre is collectively the only pet care retail chain in Southeast Asia, with more than 170 stores and an online shopping portal. The KPMG 2024 CEO Outlook Report found that while ESG strategies remain core to business strategies, CEOs acknowledged that there is work to be done.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2022

FASHION AND DEALS. After a difficult start when it almost went bust, the company started making its own glasses a decade later and expanded rapidly in the 1980s when Del Vecchio spotted the value of making spectacles as a fashion accessory rather than a necessity. Acquisitions were also part of the Del Vecchio strategy.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

For an all too brief period, the Alceon investment house achieved its ambition to be the largest womens fashion specialty retailer in Australia. The only problem was the nine retail brands trading from around 1350 stores were a house of cards with a flawed investment play without retail smarts.

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