Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

AI image recognition FMCG is a technology that transforms how brands manage shelves, track inventory, and understand their consumer behavior. Enhancing Shelf Management with AI Shelf management is critical for retail success. Poorly managed shelves lead to lost sales, frustrated customers, and damaged brand reputations.

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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2024

The Reject Shop says its new merchandise strategy is showing positive results. FY24 is the first full year the strategy has been “meaningfully” deployed and the discount retailer achieved annual comp-store sales growth of 2.7 per cent and overall sales growth of 4.2 During the second half, comparable store sales rose 3.3

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We get that running a business is a constant juggle, and managing cash flow can be tricky. U nderstanding your cash flow: The key to control Before diving into specific strategies,lets take a quick detour to Cash Flow 101.Cash Inventory management software or a simple forecasting system can be a valuable tool to manage this.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The store openings are part of the strategies to improve sales and gross profit margin in FY25, said CEO Clinton Cahn. The company is investing in other initiatives across the business, including in supply chain, technology, infrastructure and warehouse management, he added. million in cash and no drawn debt as of June 30.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Adore Beautys earnings more than doubled in the fiscal first half, which management says reflects the early phase of the companys growth strategy. The companys earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended December 31 jumped 118 per cent to $2.7

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While sales might be up for brands that adopt a high/low pricing strategy like JB HiFi, their bottom line isn’t looking so rosy. Going all-in on EDLP In its purest form, prices don’t fluctuate within an EDLP strategy. If you’re a small retailer, this likely isn’t going to be the strategy for you. EDLP not for you?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Under Wirth, Myer has hopefully redefined its strategy, streamlining operations for a balanced omnichannel approach,” Nick Gray, the founder of I Got You Consultancy, told Inside Retail. 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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As the Black Friday 2024 shopping frenzy approaches, Australian retailers are gearing up for their biggest challenge yet – managing skyrocketing demand while staying efficient. By adopting automation in areas like supply chain management and customer service, Australian retailers can meet rising global demand and secure long-term growth.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Divisions that were previously run separately, including Woolworths Supermarkets, Metro Greenstock and Woolworths Food Company Retail, have been united under a new banner, Woolworths Retail, led by managing director Annette Karantoni.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

James Guerin, strategic partnerships manager at Klaviyo, says that post-purchase, personalised emails have an open rate considerably higher than for regular email communications, underlying the importance of maintaining communication throughout the customer journey. queries, saving retailers time. Start your free trial today!

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

The Reject Shop’s low-cost operations combined with the ongoing success of its merchandise strategy are intended to set the retailer up for success despite macroeconomic conditions. Our positive sales and customer trends suggest the strategy is resonating well with both our existing and new customers,” she added.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Inside Retail spoke to Fenske to unpack her view on managers versus leaders, how her leadership style has evolved with time and experience and why she continues to reinvest in her professional development. IR : Being a manager and a leader are two entirely different roles. But our store managers lead larger teams than most people.

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Retail Focus

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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

. “We remain focused on continued expansion of gross margins through growth of our owned brands, further growth of retail media, refined promotional cadence and disciplined inventory management,” said Sacha Laing, Adore Beauty CEO.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 7, 2025

Inside Retail Australia ‘s managing editor Heather McIlvaine and features and premium editor Tamera Francis, and Inside Retail Asia ‘s features and premium editor Tong Van will also serve as judges in the event. “The quality of entries this year was phenomenal.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Having worked in the public relations and digital strategy space for several years, Kaye already had a well-developed understanding of how to connect with customers and build authentic relationships between the brand and the consumer. In addition to thriving DTC operations, there are now 26 physical Parachute stores located across the US.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Jamie Hoey, country manager, Australia, with Wunderkind, says the importance of first-party data cannot be overstated. “If Hoey says that if a brand wants to become more mature in its digital strategy, the more first-party data it can collect around an individual, the better it can target its communications.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

But many brands are simply copying and pasting their millennial marketing playbook for the next generation, according to Ypulse senior content marketing manager Anastasia Pelot. The post Why retail needs a whole new strategy to target Gen Z appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Fashion retailer H&M has launched its refurbished flagship store at Pitt Street in Sydney, coinciding with the appointment of Anna Baldwin as the new country sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. The post H&M names new ANZ country manager, opens refurbished Sydney flagship appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

And some seven years on, much to the dismay of retailers, it is now starting to shake the tree and become a real force in the market , as Australian shoppers increasingly turn to alternatives to manage the cost-of-living crisis. Amazon announced it posted over $3.1 billion in 2022.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

For Phoebe Netto, managing director of Pure Public Relations, this speaks to the new type of retail consumer that is changing how brands show up in the marketplace. The post What brands can learn from the Béis Wash marketing strategy appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Brand fans are one level above a regular customer. “The

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Tough times “We’ve poured everything into it, given it every opportunity and it got to the point where it just couldn’t work,” Ross Poulakis, Harrolds Group’s managing director, told Inside Retail. The luxury retailers that are thriving have managed to find that sweet spot between their digital and physical offerings,” Gray said.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As part of the rejuvenation strategy, the NewRiver capital partnerships asset management team has diversified and elevated the occupier mix, introducing more than 10 new occupiers including popular Spanish fashion anchor Mango which is due to open in Spring/Summer 2025, with a number of new brands and concepts due to open later this year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The winners of this years Retailer Awards run the gamut from large chains with hundreds of stores to family-owned businesses and e-commerce start-ups punching well above their weight to deliver incredible customer experiences, said Heather McIlvaine, Inside Retail’s managing editor of features and premium.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The strike is yet another symptom of big supermarkets myopically pursuing profit,” Jim Ritchie, strategy director and partner at brand agency US+US, told Inside Retail. According to Ritchie, Woolworths has found itself in a “toxic trifecta” if the aforementioned events are viewed from a reputation management perspective.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2025

One problem she has been working on since joining IHG in 2022 is how to manage the backend systems and processes for a business, Mitre 10, with over 500 stores that are all individually owned and operated. As head of digital at Metcash’s Independent Hardware Group (IHG), the $2.1 “Range is another one.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 29, 2025

Railpen, one of the largest pension managers in the UK, has announced Caledonia Park, its premium designer outlet village in Scotland, has experienced a record-breaking year for sales and performance. Black Friday weekend was particularly successful for the scheme, with a 19.1%

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 2, 2025

Three strategies for success, will be offering Sensorial #IRL Escapism, creating Disruptive Spatial Narratives and strengthening brand loyalty through Connected Experience. Brands have had to change their strategies when it comes to disruptive retail and reset the way in which they segment spend to in how they show up on high streets.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The brand also plans to open a “shop-in-shop” in the iconic department store in May this year, affirming that wholesale remains a key pillar of Levi’s DTC-first strategy. Lucia Marcuzzo, Managing Director of Europe at Levi Strauss & Co says : At Levi’s, DTC-first doesn’t mean DTC-only.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Business model and strategy The company offers products across 15 categories, including trendy toys, beauty products, stationery and snacks, with exclusive regional distribution rights for some items. some manages a supply chain spanning global sourcing, inventory management, and logistics. On the operational side, Oh!some

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“This year it feels like Australian retailers have opted for a longer sales period starting their Black Friday promotions weeks before the day,” Locke Fitzpatrick, digital marketing manager at LSKD, told Inside Retail. “We We have seen the trend for a few years now and have definitely joined the party in previous years.”

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Shein uses advanced data analytics to predict trends and manufacture new designs with speed, while Temu’s aggressive pricing strategies have captured cost-conscious consumers. Fast fashions dominance and its impact Fast fashion has transformed retail dynamics. Improves space utilisation in-store.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

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. The food emporium has earned a reputation for its hospitality-first approach in the grocery sector and its strategy for the holiday season will follow the same playbook.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For Jim Ritchie, founder and strategy partner at branding agency US+US, the price drop class action and ACCC legal action against the Australian supermarket points to something much larger. “As

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