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AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 The group’s shift towards big-box retailing – and away from higher-rent, smaller-format stores had aided the turnaround and was the basis of what the retailer calls its ‘Big strategy’. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. In the campaign’s first week, it received over 1,000 expressions of interest (EOIs).

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AUGUST 20, 2022

Coco Republic is to launch two flagship stores in California ahead of a progressive rollout in selected US markets and other global locations, the company has announced. Underpinning the strategy is Coco Republic’s acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of California home furniture retailer HD Buttercup in October last year.

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JULY 17, 2024

There are another five Sol Bowl sites planned for New South Wales and ACT before FABE takes the brand interstate. She has since refined the branding and added locations in Baulkham Hills and Rosehill. The post Piccolo Me parent plans 100 stores for Sol Bowl acquisition appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

After only six months of operations, Aje Collective’s beauty brand, Ikkari, launched its first physical location, with the promise of more to come. New opportunities While Ikkari is still young, it already has big plans. The post Inside Ikkari’s first physical store – and its plans for more appeared first on Inside Retail.

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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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AUGUST 23, 2021

And it doesn’t plan to stop there. This will begin with Woolworths’ existing online retail operation in Brisbane and Toowoomba before rolling out to further locations. Groeneveld said it’s all part of Uber’s ‘Go get’ strategy, which aims to connect the transport side of the business with delivery. “It’s

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

The gelato chain has another six stores in the pipeline to open across the country in 2024, and plans to maintain this trajectory for the next five years. Gelatissimo’s strategic growth plan includes expanding into Perth and regional Australia, as well as other cities and coastal towns.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2022

Frasers Group plc today announced plans for three more FLANNELS flagship stores. The plans will see FLANNELS flagships open in Leeds, Cardiff, and Gateshead, all upwards of 80,000 sq. ft in size, and bringing with them the best in luxury fashion, beauty, and experience to each location. The 120,000 sq.

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MAY 9, 2021

During the pandemic, the Australian womenswear brand Witchery turned 50, but rather than kicking back to party, the retailer revved its omnichannel strategy and worked on a new physical store concept. IR: What are your plans for Witchery going into the next financial year?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The South Korean coffee chain aims to reach 200 locations in the country by 2030. Localise strategy The regional CEO said the company dedicated significant time to establishing a robust local supply chain and customising its products to meet local tastes. Meanwhile, Luckin Coffee is also preparing to open its first Malaysian outlet. “In

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2021

Fashion label General Pants is set to expand to 65 stores across Australia and New Zealand as part of its growth strategy to focus on Gen Z and millennial consumers. General Plants said it will accelerate its store opening plan together with store refurbishments in Queensland, WA and Victoria in the next few months.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

The temporary nature of the pop-up has allowed us to focus on curating an experience, we could replicate in other locations as we scale. For example, the Potts Point location is a destination in itself, so customers are visiting us with intention. IR : How do you plan to approach overseas expansion?

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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. In 2022, 57.8

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AUGUST 15, 2021

“The big supermarket brands want you to spend more time in store, we want you to spend more time at home doing the things you love and we’ll deliver the groceries to your door,” said Dhruv Kohli, VP of growth and strategy at Geezy Go. The brand said it plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year.

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

But once the dust settles, the real work begins: analysing the data generated during this period to inform strategies that can drive growth for the year ahead. Understanding these patterns helps anticipate future demand and plan better for upcoming events like Easter or mid-year sales. Was it a specific promotion, product, or referral?

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

However, as AI-powered platform Blue Yonder’s Brett Egglestone, senior director – retail industry strategy, advises, it does not matter what time of the year it is: your customers always expect the same level of service. Blue Yonder has identified five common challenges to cover in your peak season strategy… 1.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Centric’s e-book details five core strategies retailers can adopt to boost their private-label business. In summary: Strategy 1 – Optimise costing for high-profit margins: A crucial point in the highly competitive retail landscape, cost optimisation ensures profit margins and sustainable growth.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer’s acquisition of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands appears to be the next step in Olivia Wirth’s plan for the department store’s loyalty program, Myer One. But it’s not all about size, Premier’s Apparel Brands’ omnichannel strategy and customer connection align with Myer’s approach to loyalty.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Inside Retail: Can you elaborate on Mattel’s plans to expand its retail presence in Asia Pacific? IR: How does Mattel plan to tailor its retail strategy to the diverse markets within Asia Pacific? IR: How is Mattel leveraging its manufacturing presence in Asia Pacific to enhance its retail strategy in the region?

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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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DECEMBER 12, 2024

Two dedicated sessions delved into analyses from international investors, highlighting their views and strategies in an evolving environment. Investors are returning to the market with growing volumes, particularly in Southeast Europe and the UK, adopting an opportunistic strategy centred around winning concepts.

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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. million SKU locations the company is forecasting simultaneously.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Platypus has already launched nine new locations this year, with plans to establish an additional 30 by the end of June. Sneaker retailer Platypus has opened its 200th store, marking a “significant” milestone in the company’s history. Then other flagship stores will be refitted to sit within this model, such as Pacific Fair.”

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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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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Vincom Retail is Vietnam’s biggest mall operator by dint of opening malls here, there and everywhere, but is this the right strategy? The post Vietnam malls: Was Vincom’s saturation strategy the right move? Also worrying is the increased vacancy in the Mega Mall format upon which Vincom pins a lot of its hopes for the future.

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JUNE 7, 2024

According to the brand, the opening is part of its expansion strategy to deliver high-quality outdoor products to Australians. We have plans to open three additional locations this year”. The launch follows the brand’s Australian website, introduced in 2017, and its success in New Zealand, where it now has 24 locations.

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JULY 12, 2021

” Australian retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer believes that while local stores have shown promise throughout the pandemic, location is critical to success. Last month, Woolworths announced a $50 million write-down on the value of its smaller-format Metro supermarkets, flagging 13 struggling locations.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Highpoint Shopping Centre and Westfield Chermside locations expand on Ralph Lauren Corporation’s focused development across Asia, Europe, and North America, as part of its Next Great Chapter: accelerate growth strategy to create sustainable, long-term growth and value creation.

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JULY 22, 2024

Inside Retail spoke to Balázs Krizsanyik, GM of Desigual Asia Pacific, and Tim O’Rourke, national sales and managing director at O’Rourke Showroom, to learn more about the brand’s local strategy for the Australian market and its expansion strategy globally. IR: Could you elaborate more on the expansion strategies in this market?

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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

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. Peter Huddle, Vicinity’s CEO and MD, described the venue as an “iconic asset with strong growth potential” and a key pillar of the group’s strategy.

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DECEMBER 5, 2024

Flying Tigers expansion strategy is rapid; it plans to have a footprint of 50 stores across Australia in the next five years. The first two stores will open in Sydneys Stockland Shopping Centres before adding three further stores in New South Wales to its bricks-and-mortar network in 2025.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Recently, we had the opportunity to delve into the intriguing story behind its meteoric rise and its ambitious regional expansion plans, courtesy of an exclusive interview with Kelvin Sia, the regional CEO of Gopizza. Under Sia’s leadership, the company’s presence in Singapore has grown to an impressive 27 stores since its inception in 2020.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

After opening its first global duty-free popup at Singapore’s Changi Airport last month, Decathlon has recently unveiled its strategic plan to expand to 37 “2-hour Click & Collect” locations islandwide by 2026. Two new Click & Collect stores are slated to open at Lot 1 next month and Jurong Point in October.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

The outcome of its strategy will determine whether it can outmanoeuvre a US$47 billion Canadian takeover bid. Seven & I plans to split off its supermarket operation and some 30 other “non-core” units into a holding company, York Holdings. convenience store operations. per cent last year.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The new store, which joins more than 1350 Victoria’s Secret locations worldwide, offers beauty products including modern, fashion-inspired collections, fine fragrances, body care and loungewear. The design reflects the brand’s new Store of the Future retail strategy.

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