Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letters will only be delivered every second business day for 98 per cent of locations, although parcel delivery would continue daily. A trial found the proposed reforms let workers carry up to 20 per cent more parcels and deliver to 10 per cent more locations. Australia Post will also have an extra day to deliver regular mail.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

We plan on using local ingredients sourced in Australia wherever possible. Where will Wendy’s look to locate restaurants as it expands across the eastern seaboard and beyond? Wendy’s plans to enter the Australian market on the east coast, and the company is exploring major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 CEO Scott Evans said the company’s improved performance stems from management recognising that retail has “forever changed” with customer expectations shifting dramatically. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. 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.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

According to general manager Rachel Digby, Black Pepper is set to open a number of new stores in 2023, and is already investing in making its existing stores more “luxurious”. The post “Feels like a fresh start”: Inside Black Pepper’s growth plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

The brand serves more than 65 million customers daily across nearly 40,000 locations worldwide. Owned by sports and entertainment company Endeavor, IMG manages licensing programs for many global brands and trademarks.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you manage or influence customer deliveries, if you haven’t done so, implementing optimised transport route planning is a game-changer for your bottom line. Handle peaks : Efficiently manage seasonal surges like Christmas peaks. Automate planning : Reduce planning time with automated route planning.

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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.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

She told Inside Retail that the brand would likely look and feel completely different, if not for the location. I think we can look at more locations in Sydney before going beyond that. The post Bondi Active on its new flagship store and international expansion plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

Working with retailers across Australia and New Zealand, Quantiful CEO Jamie Cormack has identified poor planning outcomes as one of the significant causes forcing retailers to contract and even close stores today. The innovation is a demand planning tool that delivers accurate forecasts and illustrates what is driving demand.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2024

Australian retail businesses have been warned they are missing out on sales by reacting too slowly to customer trends – and that poor retail demand planning is resulting in unnecessarily high levels of capital tied up unproductively in unsold inventory in warehouses and stores. How AI can manage 15.6 Spoiler alert: It’s not.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

The service is currently available from 10am to 6pm daily, but the company says that as it expands opening hours and locations will expand. The brand said it plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year. Geezy Go operates its own network of drivers to ensure its on-demand delivery service.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Founded by couple, James and Helen Mitchell, this opening marks the brand’s second permanent location, joining its sister site in Romsey. The Festival Place location also features a takeaway counter serving barista-crafted hot drinks from local coffee roasters, Moonroast Coffee.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Collins Foods has opened 16 Taco Bell locations in Australia to date: 12 in Queensland and four in Victoria. Collins’ KFC Europe division, which is far more invested in food court and dine-in locations than in Australia, saw substantial impact during the year, while Sizzler Asia managed to remain profitable despite the virus.

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Inside Retail

JULY 8, 2024

The reported closure of Microsoft’s brick-and-mortar stores managed by authorised retail partners in China has raised questions about the tech giant’s strategy in the world’s second-largest economy and whether the move is counterintuitive when the market’s consumer electronics sector has seen a sign of recovery.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Featuring FitPink’s five-star rated high waisted leggings, t-shirts, sports bras and hoodies, the store will launch in September in a 1,354 sq ft unit on the Ann Street Mall, located on the upper ground level, close to Superdry, at Victoria Square. The debut store will also continue the brand’s partnership with NGO, Plan International.

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APRIL 21, 2021

Amazon said there are there are “no current plans” to expand the concept to other locations. John Boumphrey, UK country manager at Amazon, said: “We have designed this salon for customers to come and experience some of the best technology, hair care products and stylists in the industry. Amazon Salon (Amazon/PA).

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

Retailers are grappling with ever-multiplying channels, and managing disparate touchpoints while trying to create a seamless, excellent omnichannel experience. This is a comprehensive approach that extends beyond online sales to encompass various critical aspects of retail operations, with inventory management and pricing at its core.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

featured speakers such as Beatrice de Quinsonas Drouas, Director of Research at BPCE Solutions Immobilires; Mathieu de Mallman, Global Head of Retail and Healthcare at AXA IM ALTS; Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations at CBRE Investors Management; and Romain Muller, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

A second store is scheduled for the Sunshine Coast later this month, and there are plans to extend the footprint to Sydney. Newford QSR also operates Cinnabon in a number of Queensland locations. Danny Cheung, managing director of Newford QSR Group, said “Jamba is a brand that’s adored worldwide.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

With real-time task management and peer-to-peer communication solutions, you can deliver the speed, power and ease your workforce needs to lift productivity and service. AI also helps share labour resources across locations, departments and roles within the organisation. “By

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Located about 9km north of the Sydney CBD, Chatswood Chase is a major regional shopping centre with an average household income 32 per cent above the city average. The asset is expected to be fully leased before settlement in March next year and continues to be managed by Vicinity Centres.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Takuya Saito, managing director of Muji Australia, spoke to Inside Retail about the company’s plans to grow its bricks-and-mortar presence in Australia and the strategy behind it. We now have four stores across Sydney and Melbourne, and by the end of the year we plan to have six. IR: What is the timeline for this?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2024

Worldwide Chatime has more than 1,500 locations and in his new role Antonius will oversee the bubble tea brand’s development, with a target of nearly-doubling the footprint with 1000 more outlets within three years. Global plans for Chatime “I’m appreciative the team has set a good foundation with a runway ahead.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Located in the northern suburbs of the Gold Coast, Homeworld Helensvale spans 36,000sqm of lettable area and has a diverse mix of health and medical, retail, lifestyle, dining and daily needs tenants. Adjacent to the centre lies 7.34

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

Wendy’s Burgers is ramping up its expansion in Australia , after announcing plans to enter the market last year. We plan on using local ingredients sourced in Australia wherever possible. IR: Where will Wendy’s look to locate restaurants as it expands across the eastern seaboard and beyond?

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Despite the numerous obstacles the retailer faced in 2020, Jeanswest managed to retain the trust and loyalty of consumers, recently taking the title of Clothing Store of the Year 2020 in the Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards. Yeung said there will be store growth in all states.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion. Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Around 90 per cent of surveyed restaurateurs in Australia say they plan to expand their businesses in the next 12 months by offering new products or opening additional locations, and 80 per cent report feeling more optimistic about the future of their restaurants.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Now, Mosaic’s presumably ‘core brands’, Millers, Noni B, Rivers and Katies, are also on the chopping block as the retail group looks to accelerate its rationalisation plan and attract new customers across metropolitan and regional Australia through the administration process. We all grew up with a shop on every corner.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

Longchamp manages 325 direct-to-consumer stores through 25 distribution subsidiaries around the world. We have also made sure to incorporate artwork from the brand’s vibrant history with historical advertisements, art and posters,” said Julie Therond, general manager of Longchamp Australia & New Zealand.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Global architecture, planning and design firm CallisonRTKL has released its Forecast 2022 report – looking at the accelerators, disruptors, and constants shaping the built retail environment in the year to come. With small-format stores dedicated to fulfilment, higher-profile stores can act as showrooms or experiential locations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In conjunction with National Recycling Week this week, the pharmacy chain is putting new, co-branded recycling stations in over 100 Blooms locations, so customers can drop off used blister packs instead of sending them to landfill. Scaling up, sustainably.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2023

Chris Collimore, country manager of SaveBoard, added that the materials used were made from previously unrecyclable packaging waste that would otherwise end up in landfill, such as milk and juice cartons, soft plastics, and coffee pods. Customers dining in will also have the option of placing their order via three self-service kiosks.

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MAY 30, 2022

Alicia Thompson, CEO of Kick Game, commented, “Liverpool is increasingly becoming an urban hub for streetwear fashion and hype sneakers, which made it a key location for us to extend the reach of our brand. This signing, combined with the upsizing of Kenji, reiterates Liverpool ONE as a long-term destination for brands to put down roots.

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