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Three trends shaping the luxury retails sector in 2025

Inside Retail

Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped. According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion. billion market in 2023.

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Here comes the Gen Z bride

Inside Retail

For some, that will include getting married, and the wedding retail industry is already experiencing a few notable shifts. Social media shapes wedding retail Christina Wettstein is the co-founder of bridal retail companies Melange de Blanc and Coterie White and has been in the wedding apparel industry for over 17 years.

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Decoding the global trends shaping the future of retail

Inside Retail

Statista has reported that the global value of social commerce will grow from US$1.3 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. Furthermore, it reported that half of shoppers are now using social media as their primary discovery channel.

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H&M East Asia boss Aneta Pokucinska on the company’s localised growth strategy

Inside Retail

In one of our stores, we also have social fitting rooms where you can explore six different themes and take photos for social media with these themes – in this case, from Korea, including Jeju and K-pop. It’s not just an Asian phenomenon; it’s scaling up and spreading to other markets.

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Introducing Asia’s answer to slow fashion: Supermint

Inside Retail

Asia’s answer to slow fashion, Supermint, has just unveiled its first Hong Kong store at mixed-use retail destination PMQ. We believe we can open up more possibilities for slow fashion and make the fashion journey sustainable. “We Modern women are independent and have unique fashion tastes.

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Ksubi CEO Craig King talks store expansion and retail growth strategy

Inside Retail

Streetwear brand Ksubi is making a splash in the Australian retail market, with new stores in Sydney and Melbourne, and a high-profile creative director in Pip Edwards. This story first appeared in Inside Retail’s 2025 Australian Retail Outlook, powered by KPMG.

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G’day USA: What’s driving the wave of Aussie brands taking on American retail

Inside Retail

They join a host of Aussie-born apparel and lifestyle brands, including July, Princess Polly, Culture Kings, Bared Footwear, Papinelle and Frankie4, that have been expanding their omnichannel presence in the American retail landscape over the past few years. However, it hasn’t been all smooth sailing, especially in recent years.