Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2024

Consumers who are looking for an offline hobby in books are also looking for an offline shopping experience in bookshops. The rise of book-tok, amongst the popularity of celebrity book clubs as well as film and television adaptations has rekindled the publishing industry.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

million in its first year as a newly consolidated company , Toys ‘R’ Us has released an updated set of figures to the market which paint a less rosy image of its FY21. According to the business’ financial report for the year, the toys, hobby and baby-goods retailer saw revenue of $21.8 million loss it endured in FY20.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

During the years affected by Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, when freedom of movement was restricted, Australian retailers redoubled their efforts to consolidate their position in the local market. The momentum behind the Toys “R” Us brand and its return to key markets including the UK and United States has been phenomenal.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2021

Besides the Toys ‘R’ Us experience centre, the hub in Clayton will also house separate experience centres for Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse, which are all part of Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ Limited, previously known as Funtastic. Hobby Warehouse relaunched Toys ‘R’ Us as an online-only business in 2019. billion baby market.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Earlier this month, Inside FMCG launched the second annual Making it in Marketing report, in collaboration with Adobe, where we detailed a few of our favourite marketing campaigns from the past year and spoke to the people that made them happen. If there’s one brand many marketers could stand to learn a lesson from, it’s Oatly.

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Retail Focus

MAY 11, 2021

Harita Shah, Marketing Director UK and Creative, Media, Events, & Brand – Europe, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield comments: “Whilst the pandemic has been a tough time for many it has also simultaneously presented an opportunity for the nation to turn their hobbies and passions into their very own businesses launching online over the past 12 months.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

They were able to link customer IDs and preference data like hobbies, tastes, and purchase intentions, to make the in-store shopping experience more customised. We will continue to support data marketing that adapts to various B2C markets.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Formerly known as Funtastic, the business rebranded as Toys ‘R’ Us under the ticker TOY in April of 2021, after the former acquired Hobby Warehouse Group last November. Mittoni said that the business is cash self-sufficient, if it chooses the be, and will pursue top-line growth aspirations and market share goals over the next two years.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Since launching in Sydney in 2006, the chain of hobby game stores has grown to 29 locations across the country, as well as two in the United States. And since coming out of Covid that hasn’t dipped, so we’ve really tapped into that market.”. Retail roleplay. We don’t want to compete with other game stores. We’re really not.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2023

The company – which operates the Toys ‘R’ Us store networks across Australia and New Zealand, selling toys, baby and hobby products – also has an online presence in the UK. In the medium term, the company aims to achieve a 5 per cent market penetration in the toys, baby and hobby market in all of its licensed regions.

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2023

It became a job as well as a hobby, so I thought I should become more involved,” Russo said. Bonding over a love for Italian cuisine, the pair started selling fresh gnocchi at local markets. The strong lines and cult following quickly reinforced the fact that there might be something more to build on.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

My vision for the company is that we are truly an authority on toys (and babies and hobbies), and all aspects of development and play. PC: Product innovation and differentiation is crucial in the toy industry, to ensure that we remain relevant and have a unique offering for the market. There’s so much fun to be had in marketing toys.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2022

Put simply, it is about decoupling a retailer’s business from slow-moving legacy IT stacks and replacing them with a modular, responsive open market ecosystem. Or it could be a highly personalised marketing campaign to stop shoppers from deserting. This might, for example, mean a seamless and intuitive omnichannel experience.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2024

Meanwhile, Australians have been turning to nostalgic hobbies to de-stress, resulting in sales of model train accessories shooting up 88.7 Vehicle jump starter sales swelled 162.8 per cent while glass cleaners soared 158.3 Baby and toddler outfits ranked fifth, with a growth of 142.9 Needlecraft kit sales grew 43.1

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2022

The restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people learning new skills or returning to hobbies that had previously fallen by the wayside. Business analysis – You will need to do a thorough analysis of the condition of the market, identifying your competitors and how your company will sit within the industry.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

We have tightened our focus on providing the leading toys, hobbies and baby products as we seek to enrich the lives of children and parents through our e-commerce direct-to-consumer retail operations.”. The new e-store is expected to help scale its operational capabilities, delivering to one of the largest toy markets in Europe.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Foodpanda is approaching the Malaysia and Singapore markets slightly differently. According to Urban, Foodpanda operates Asia’s largest quick commerce network with over 300 owned Pandamart cloud stores, and more than 50,000 retail partners on Foodpanda Shops in 11 markets across the region. Nuances matter. 90 years strong. A good year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2021

By avoiding the broad, vague offerings of sites that sell everything and anything, niche marketplaces focus on a narrow set of products based around a hobby, a community, or a single retail category. Niche sites also know a target market inside and out, making it easier to solve (and evolve) customer needs and meet their demands.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

The brand is now sold globally through retailers and its website and recently celebrated over two decades in the Australian market. For the past 25 years, I have been in the retail beauty industry, starting from sales to marketing and in the last 21 years, in general management with brands such as Lancome, Kerastase, L’Oreal and Ghd.

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

Following my degree, I worked in marketing and banking for a short period, following which I joined DFS as a management trainee in Hong Kong. After my training, I moved to Macau to open Four Seasons DFS Galleria and City of Dreams DFS Galleria as a marketer. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced?

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2024

I work closely with my leadership team, head of marketing and digital Kelly Ulker, head of planning Hepke Poutsma and head of retail Sarah Stokes. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? Next up is lots of meetings, collaborative huddles and somehow trying to stay on top of my emails. AB: In person.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Whilst pursuing my MBA, rural marketing held a special fascination and it was providence that I landed my first job with an FMCG major which was acquired by Gillette. Building brands, exploring and creating markets has been a passion, so when Nike called, I jumped at the chance to grow another iconic West Coast brand in India.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Khalil recently entered the home interiors market in collaboration with Designer Rugs marking the beginning of his journey to follow the trajectory of Vera Wang with Steven Khalil Interieur. When I first started Australia was very big in the bridal market. Steven Khalil: I had that mindset from the beginning. Failure was not an option.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new system will support a new 20,000-square-metre facility which will be built in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton and house immersive experience centres for Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse. “We’re Then later, they also become Hobby Warehouse customers during adulthood or retirement.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new system will support a new 20,000-square-metre facility which will be built in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton and house immersive experience centres for Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse. “We’re Then later, they also become Hobby Warehouse customers during adulthood or retirement.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I was pursuing a business marketing degree and knew from the beginning that I wanted to use my skills for a good purpose. I’ve hence always looked out for opportunities where I could combine my passion for humanitarian work with my marketing and design competencies. GL: For me, meeting up with family and friends keeps me sane.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

I was pursuing a business marketing degree and knew from the beginning that I wanted to use my skills for a good purpose. I’ve hence always looked out for opportunities where I could combine my passion for humanitarian work with my marketing and design competencies. GL: For me, meeting up with family and friends keeps me sane.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

From 2 pm to 4 pm, I meet with the various teams across the afternoon including production, marketing, digital, finance and PR — to see how everything is going. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? RVG: Spending time with family and friends is what I love, and it helps keep me balanced.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

By 2030, Asia Pacific is expected to be the largest music market in the world. Back in 2014, I left my job as president of Ralph Lauren in Japan, which was their second largest market in the world outside of the US, and came to join Fender. No limits The APAC market is now front and centre of Fender’s focus.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Joint loyalty programmes are also another important facet of the overall marketing mix in the grocery sector, creating a new ecosystem of value propositions and ultimately changing consumer behaviour. They also want it to flow seamlessly across all touch-points, combining the convenience of online shopping with the service of offline retail.

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Retailing Insight

JANUARY 22, 2024

I f you’re planning to expand your business into new markets or launch new products, you need to find your target markets to maximize your success. A target market is a group of people, also known as end users, that are identified to be your product or services best potential customers. Do they have any hobbies?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2024

For instance, LuxLexicon can leverage our customer and user base, tech team and marketing team to grow online, as well as leverage our data analytics capabilities to improve sales and CRM to name a few,” he said. The Group has been building a team of in-house authentication experts to combat this issue. billion by 2026.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2024

Aeon Mall, Japan’s pan-Asian mall developer, is slowly but surely engineering a shift in its development focus from Japan to growth markets in China and Southeast Asia. As a result, the contribution of those non-Japan markets to revenue can be expected to increase steadily. Specialty store sales at the company’s six malls rose by 8.8

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Inside Retail

MAY 8, 2024

Today, the US is its largest market. Despite our business continuing to grow robustly in our UK home market, the US is now our largest customer market and is growing rapidly, so we are excited to continue building on that momentum. IR : What is your approach to work/life balance?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I was part of the set-up team that launched Officeworks into the New South Wales market. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? Jim Berndelis: My first role at Officeworks was on the shop floor at Maribyrnong, Melbourne while I was studying at university in 1995. We now have 166. Don’t watch your inbox.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Personal care brands globally have long focused on the needs of the adult population, with few brands bringing to market innovative solutions exclusively for kids. But Australian business Allkinds is here to change that with a “self-care brand that’s fuelled by fun”. Inside Retail : Where did Allkinds’ feel-good philosophy stem from?

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Snap Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

When it comes to social marketing, most people confuse it with social media marketing. Social marketing isn’t social media marketing, such as marketing on Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, etc. There are times where social media platforms will be used to spread social marketing campaigns.

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