Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

The digitalisation of media has seen advertising budgets diverted towards social media campaigns and search engine marketing in Australia, 70 per cent of digital advertising spend goes to Meta and Google. For many retailers, these platforms have grown to consume the whole marketing funnel and their templated options have become the default.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Email marketing has become a cornerstone of delivering this seamless retail customer experience, acting as a direct and personalized communication channel between brands and their customers. It involves connecting the dots between various touchpoints, including online stores, physical locations, customer support, and marketing communications.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

Sydney’s Paddy’s Market is at the centre of a debate over its redevelopment with some traders and members of the public opposing plans to give the venue a significant facelift. With the market occupancy rate down to 60 per cent, Latham says Doltone’s precinct would boost that to “close” to 100 per cent.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2025

Additionally, we host focus groups throughout the year in both existing and new locations to better understand the needs and preferences of each of our communities. The post How LSKD leverages its community as a powerful marketing tool appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. This story is from our 2025 Australian Retail Outlook.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It has been seven years since Amazon acquired the American grocery chain Whole Foods Market, but from its perspective, it is still only scratching the surface of the grocery sector. However, with just 500 physical stores in the US, Whole Foods Market isn’t ready to rival the likes of Walmart, with 4606 US locations, just yet.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2025

Golden Goose aims to gain more market share in Australia by establishing a strong retail presence and building lasting community connections through new retail experiences. Inside Retail spoke with Mauro Maggioni, Golden Gooses Apac CEO, about how the business plans to grow its market share in the global US$39.91

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

some entered the Indonesian market in 2019, citing a gap in diverse retail product offerings. some identified Malaysia as its next key market, driven by the countrys young consumer base and thriving retail environment. For these reasons, we decided to use these two cities as pilot locations for the Malaysian market, the person said.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Numerous conferences and sessions held over the first two days provided a comprehensive overview of market trends, featuring many exclusive international speakers. Retail investment has been especially driven by the strong performance of the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish markets, alongside robust results in the UK.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2024

While walk-ins are important to the business, the emphasis is on customers ordering through the location-based app that directs them to their nearest store. Location is everything. We cater for the mainstream market and with the volume we use, we see no need to change it. The stores serve a bespoke coffee blend. Hayward said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

The arrival of the first Australian location in 40 years will kickstart national expansion. It acquired the license in June 2023, adding 260 locations to its portfolio which now extends to more than 2900 restaurants across seven brands, generating US$5 billion sales. Five Guys hit the Australian market in 2021.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised. Adaptability and Market Responsiveness : Applying a hyper-local strategy enables luxury brands to be more agile and responsive to market trends.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

We plan to expand the model to 1300 locations by the end of 2025. Our innovative measures from menu evolution to the introduction of breakthrough business models like KCoffee Cafes and Pizza Hut Wow have expanded our addressable market and increased our market share, Wat said. Ding noted that China is still a very big market.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The new retailer will market itself as “Your walk-in jewellery box” and open a store at Sunshine Plaza, among other planned locations. Former Lovisa CEO Shane Fallscheer is launching his jewellery business, Harli + Harpa, which plans to roll out several stores by Christmas.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Instead of manually searching for items, employees can send digital requests for merchandise, ensuring that products are located and delivered to customers quickly. They want to check product availability at nearby locations or have items delivered, all while trusting that the information they see is accurate and up to date.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2025

The first store is located at the Castle Towers shopping centre in Sydney, in a space formerly occupied by Priceline shop. Wesfarmers Health has opened the pilot of a new beauty and wellness concept store called Atomica, which it plans to roll out in major cities this year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2024

. “With over 300 stores in eight countries across the globe, it will be no surprise that we have been wanting to make our entrance to the English market for a while,” said Lachlan Roach, MD of Harvey Norman UK. ” The store occupies a significant portion of the space previously leased by Debenhams.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The design-led variety retailer is looking to offer Australian consumers an entirely new shopping experience and fill a gap in the market with its sustainable, affordable and playful designs. A unique proposition There is little to compare Flying Tiger Copenhagens one-of-a-kind shopping experience in the Australian retail landscape.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2025

” As a national brand, Mitre 10 may go to market with a particular message around Boxing Day or Black Friday, but when a customer walks into a store, they have a unique experience with that store. “It’s not just about you as a customer and your purchasing history, it’s your location.

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MAY 15, 2024

dover street market announces the unveiling of its eighth location in paris, slated to open its doors on may 24th, 2024. The post step inside the new dover street market in paris, entirely designed by rei kawakubo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This partnership is about more than just shoes,” said Dave Stangle, VP of brand marketing at Bark. Dog owners can also purchase shoes for themselves that match the Crocs for dogs from select Crocs retail locations while supplies last.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

. “The new Emporium flagship marks a significant milestone in our strategic expansion, allowing us to bring our unique retail experience to a prime Melbourne location that serves a broader guest base,” said Paul Tinkler, VP of Lululemon ANZ. ” The new store is Lululemon’s ninth Australian project for the year.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Makeup artist turned brand founder Hilary Holmes is challenging traditional beauty marketing tactics that leverage and profit from consumer insecurity through her cosmetics company Holme Beauty. The first 20 customers to board the bus at each location received a Holme Beauty goodie bag with the complete Holme Beauty collection inside.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

Beyond that, it speaks to the size of the market for add-on products and services, from specialised brushes and cleaning products for status water bottles to covers to protect fancy luggage from scuffs and scratches, The chic Béis Wash pop-up on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles last month is a polished example of how this looks.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

” Last year, the company launched its first bridal line, First Impressions, in Australia via its website and select retail locations. “However, the 25 per cent growth in City Chic branded products through our websites and partners at materially higher gross margins highlights the opportunity for our brand in the market.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Located at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, the 250sqm flagship offers Gentle Monster’s full range of product and experience to Australian consumers. South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has opened its first flagship boutique in Australia, in collaboration with omnichannel brand distributor Bluebell Group.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The on-market campaign presents a rare opportunity to acquire a 100 per cent interest in a strong performing neighbourhood shopping centre, anchored by a highly productive and recently upgraded Woolworths supermarket, said Douglas.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Tall order Tailoring clothes for taller females and catering for a gap in the market alongside the average female consumer demographic has further solidified the brands place in a competitive clothing market. We felt Bondi was the hub for the most diverse group of people within Australia or the Eastern suburbs, Robinson said.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

“Mosaic Brands continues to be an exciting opportunity to reshape a business with a clearly defined market proposition for its target customers, and employees, that we can be proud of,” Berchtold said in a statement. Today, a physical presence is a brand’s most manageable, tangible, and measurable marketing tool,” Gray reaffirmed.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The downfall of the almost 40-year-old business raises the question of whether this is a sign of things to come as retailers struggle to compete with the increasing e-commerce capabilities and convenience of retail goliaths on the global market, or whether it is a case of Harrolds facing a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges on multiple fronts.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Emporium Melbourne presented the ideal location for us to host ANZ’s largest Lululemon store – it’s a premium destination with high foot traffic, allowing us to reach a large audience at a one-stop shopping hub. Is this a pilot for the concept to be rolled out to other locations and online?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Wirth’s leadership has focused on in-store enhancements, customer loyalty, and curated brand partnerships, helping Myer adapt to and anticipate market shifts,” she added. In his view, successful brands are those that answer the customer’s question, or in other words, meet the customer’s demand. “If If Myer is the answer, what’s the question?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2024

Parade was founded by Columbia University dropout Cami Téllez in 2019, with a purpose to disrupt the market and champion inclusivity, body positivity and sustainable manufacturing. It has five locations across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne and offers on-trend styles of intimate apparel that aren’t typically designed for bigger busts.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I worked alongside my sister Hannah for years at the Salamanca markets and learned the tricks of the trade from the age of 12. The concept of selling and marketing a product, and brand became second nature and a part of my identity. When I finished school I turned down a law degree to continue alongside Hannah in the business.

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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. We’re very much about value and being accessible to all.”

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Located on the outskirts of the KSA capital, Riyadh, Diriyah will be a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s transformation. At this leading global retail property event, Diriyah Company will present the latest developments of its flagship project, with a focus on Diriyah Square—the dynamic centrepiece of the 14-square-kilometer masterplan.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2024

His eponymous boutique is located on Glenmore Road in the Sydney suburb of Paddington, where customers can shop his jewellery, fragrance and accessories alongside the gowns. The next step for the fragrance and the shoes; that are coming, would be retailing to a bigger market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Ultra-fast fashion brands like Shein and Temu have leveraged advanced analytics and agile supply chains to dominate the market. The role of supply chain efficiency Supply chain efficiency has become crucial in todays market. This fast-moving cycle pressures brands to accelerate production and delivery. Make it a step worth taking.

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