Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Customers have missed the experience of shopping in-store, and we’ve seen strong support across our suburban stores, with improvement in CBD locations in recent months. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The brand has steadily expanded from a direct-to-consumer model to global operations, with several bricks-and-mortar locations and a wide range of online and physical retail partners including Ssense, Farfetch, Luisa Via Roma and Revolve. Once we’ve achieved that, we’d love to explore other locations in the US.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. The post “We did not do enough”: Woolworths cans plans for Darwin Dan Murphy’s appeared first on Inside Retail. Total Group sales reached $16.5 billion, a 0.4 per cent. “I’d

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sovereign Centros has announced that local homeware and gifts retailer, Fig & Fox, has opened at Festival Place , one of the UK’s top 25 retail and leisure destinations. Founded by couple, James and Helen Mitchell, this opening marks the brand’s second permanent location, joining its sister site in Romsey.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Thailands mashup of Smiggle, Daiso and Miniso now has a foothold in 158 locations in 59 of Thailands 76 provinces plus Greater Bangkok. Indeed, 2025s business plan includes piloting large-format stores in such locations. For 2025, the companys business plan is to end the year with about 200 stores. million baht ($3.5

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

It was a natural decision to open in Japan, as we also plan to launch in all other major capital cities by 2030. Over the years, we have also consistently observed a strong appreciation for Bacha Coffee from Japanese customers across our global locations and online boutique. IR : What are your long-term goals for Bacha Coffee in Japan?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The upcoming peak holiday retail season will place critical pressure on retailers’ back-end systems and networks as shoppers rush to snap up bargains and buy gifts for friends and families. The platform allows you to effectively plan, execute, and continuously and incrementally optimise supply, demand, and logistics.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Beauty retailer Mecca is creating new opportunities to connect with Christmas shoppers by introducing gift card vending machines in high foot traffic areas of Australia’s major cities. The technology combines PayWave and credit card payment with dispensing capabilities for gift cards between $25 – $100.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

APG is also planning on providing additional support to the distressed community based on requirements. Furthermore, pop up hubs will be set up in three locations across Lismore next week, Indooroopilly and Milton for the next six months.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Visitors can even join in the fun and join the daily search for Chadstone’s very own 3m tall Elf On The Shelf who has been popping up in a new location daily from December 1 [to] Christmas Eve.” Because its jewellery is modular, gifts can range in size – and cost – from very small to substantial,” Zanner said.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Deliveroos Consumer Survey further complements this, revealing that 53 per cent of respondents are expanding their usage beyond food to grocery, retail, and gifting. Traditional e-commerce requires advance planning and can take days for orders to arrive, making it impractical for urgent essentials like fresh produce and household items.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

What started in 2019 as a six-month pop-up shop that welcomed 3000 visitors on opening day has quickly turned into a full-blown retail operation with multiple bricks-and-mortar locations, a wide range of SKUs, and several intriguing collaborations. It was also during this quiet period that they were able to raise US$5.8

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Pop Mart’s Hacipupu character also gained significant popularity due to endorsement from K-pop star Chanyeol, though Liu was quick to clarify neither celebrity’s post was part of a planned strategy. “It The inherent unpredictability of these items replicates the thrill of receiving an unanticipated gift. Pop Mart posted 478.3

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Quoting the organisation’s Consumer Sentiment Report, interim NRA CEO Lindsay Carroll said buyers are preparing for the holiday shopping season by modifying their spending habits in order to afford Christmas events and gifts. Meanwhile, the Australia Retail Association (ARA) says Australian retail sales increased 12.9

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Moshi Moshi is currently the category growth retailer in Thailand and is edging closer to saturating the high-quality mall locations. It has 158 locations in 59 provinces and the Bangkok metro and now from a quality standpoint, its ideal target locations are getting a bit threadbare.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Here, she discusses her philosophy for finding and managing good people, the global company’s sprawling plans for expansion, the importance of an exciting customer experience in toy stores, and more. For example, we’re looking at ways that our AI can help gift-givers choose something that’s perfect for their specific loved one.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Despite the efforts that go into planning, maintaining and marketing local shopping areas, the people who use these places are often not consulted about what they actually want and need on their main street. Across gender, age and location, pharmacies were consistently number one. Louise Grimmer But there were some differences.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Understanding these patterns helps anticipate future demand and plan better for upcoming events like Easter or mid-year sales. Segmentation allows you to group customers based on shared characteristics or behaviours, such as demographics, purchase history, or geographic location. The more information you have, the better you can plan.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

We plan to refresh the range with more styles and colours while ensuring the core of the business is strengthened. With increased bricks-and-mortar locations, a rebuild of the brand, additional ranges, fresh stock and enhanced designs, we can replicate the enormous success of Colette [as] aligned to the TDE Customer. “I

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

The House – Bed & Bath brand will offer bedding essentials including bedlinen, sheeting, quilts and pillows, bathroom items such as scales, robes and towels, as well as lifestyle, gifting and decor pieces. We have [selected] around 35 new locations and quite a lot of those will open in the second half of this year as well.”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This provides a great foundation to strengthen the brand online, the expansion of bricks-and-mortar into selected flagship locations and exclusive partnerships. The combination of personalisation, with a premium range of fashionable leather goods, is a unique proposition and continues to be sought after by customers,” he said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Armed with fresh knowledge of the beauty industry, he quit the role in 2014 and created his first business, a tiny design agency that created floral designs for corporate clients, specialising in events and gifts. Each time we design a store, we look at the location and the neighbours. The first goal is to differentiate from them.

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

When the high-end retailer charged TPG Architecture (New York) with a collaborative effort with their in-house design team to redesign its existing store in the Perisur Mall, located in the southern suburbs of Mexico City, the mandate presented was clear and consistent. It’s the neighborhood strategy or city planning strategy.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Australian luggage brand Nere is anticipating strong sales this holiday season, thanks to the ongoing travel boom, growing appeal of practical gifts like suitcases, and high-profile location of its first stand-alone store, which opened in November. It takes a year to produce luggage, it’s highly engineered,” she explained.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This fleet of electric bikes that travel around the country gives everyone the chance to experience riding them on location for free,” Andrew Garnsworthy, CEO of 99 Bikes’ parent company Pedal Group, said. This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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Retail Focus

JULY 9, 2021

Located on Westbourne Grove, this will be the third little dobbies to open in the UK, following the success of its first two format stores in Edinburgh and Bristol. Convenience and sustainable gardening products are also available, complemented by a range of selected gifts and seasonal products.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2024

The growth is largely due to expansion in multiple markets, especially in Asia where the ‘blind box toy’ specialist’s next expansion plan is into Vietnam with the opening of its first two stores.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This will be the brand’s fourth franchise in the UK and the 12th store overall, and will open at Metrocentre on Friday 7 October at 12pm, with a number of activities planned to mark the launch, including a surprise character appearance and gifts with purchase (worth over £25) for the first 200 customers.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 10, 2022

Irish homeware brand, Murmur has today announced plans to open its first-ever standalone store as part of longer-term ambitions to roll out more stores across the UK and Ireland. . Murmur will sell lines across bedding, soft furnishings, gifting and home fragrance at The Boulevard.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

Impressively, Amazon has managed to hold onto the accelerated gains it made in the last two years when consumers were in lockdown, and the research finds that e-commerce shoppers have no plans to slow their spending on the marketplace in 2022. 44 per cent of e-commerce consumers are planning to spend more on marketplaces in 2022.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

Galeries Lafayette is renowned globally for its flagship location at Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. This can range from religious festivals to gifting occasions throughout the year, as well as significant purchases that happen during lavish celebrations and weddings.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Reed told Inside Retail that Rolla Bottle is on track for a strong sales period in the lead-up to Christmas, as gift-giving is not weather dependent, and travel is back on the cards. However, she said that if the weather isn’t warm over the January and February summer months, it might negatively affect demand.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Lego launched its first dedicated store in Australia and New Zealand four years ago, and with the new store, located on Pitt Street Mall, it now has more than 20 sites across the country. Rather, the brand was looking for a suitable flagship location, and when the Pitt Street Mall site came up, it ticked both boxes. “It

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Havaianas store, which is the only outlet branch in Essex, is located near Nike on the centre’s South Mall and replaces the seasonal Happy Socks store which began selling the Swedish brand’s selection of hosiery in October last year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Despite the fact that there is no tradition of Christmas gift-giving in countries like Thailand and Cambodia, where Buddhism is overwhelmingly the religion of the majority , mall operators and retailers spend big bucks there on Christmas decorations, displays, Santas and other seasonal paraphernalia.

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