Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2024

Keeping track of all the seasonal events can be overwhelming, and missing just one or two key marketing moments may mean passing up an opportunity to inspire your customers to shop with your brand. These dates can inspire marketers to think outside the box and create opportunities they might not have considered. “You

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

“As a result, some are visiting less often and I think today’s results tell that same story,” he said in an announcement, adding the company needs to fundamentally change its recent strategy to be able to improve its performance. We are developing a plan to turn around our business, but it will take time.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons has entered Malaysia’s booming coffee market, opening its first two stores in the country in partnership with Marubeni. However, the chain has even bigger ambitions in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing coffee markets.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 19, 2024

However, Temple & Webster plans to join the club by investing in technology to scale and gain a competitive advantage. By commercialising AI, he said, “there could be advantages that we deploy to win in other adjacent categories or markets ourselves”. “If million in FY23 to $1.8

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2024

With sales expected to skyrocket, it’s crucial for businesses to start planning early to maximise this lucrative period. Let’s dive into the shifts expected to alter shopping for this year’s holiday season and explore additional winning strategies for retailers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The brand’s lackluster merchandising combined with its lack of technological updates made keeping up in an increasingly competitive handbag and accessories market that much harder. We are prudently planning the second half through a more conservative lens, as we expect the trends we’ve seen in both brands to continue.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Lukumades plans overseas growth Doug Downer of Franchise Ready is handling franchise recruitment. “We We have targeted 50 stores in Australia but have signed much larger development agreements in international markets,” he said. “We These potential partners have grand plans to open hundreds of stores, he said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

“There’s been a lot of curiosity from customers who are familiar with H&M in different markets and are eager to visit this innovative store,” she said. “We We have plans to roll out these features and customer experiences in different Asian countries.” The influence of Korea on other Asian markets is particularly significant.”

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

This expansion marks the beginning of a significant 10-year investment plan, with the US fast-food chain committing US$75 million to the venture. Inside Retail spoke with Hugh Park, head of Asia Pacific operations at Chick-fil-A, about the brand’s vision for the Asian market. Which countries might be next?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Retail billionaire Solomon Lew has announced plans to spin off two major brands Peter Alexander and Smiggle from his public company Premier Investments next year, as part of a global expansion strategy. The brand has announced its plans to expand into the UK, with the first two stores and dedicated website launched before Christmas.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

This year, however, as of September 11, shares of Under Armour have fallen 23 per cent over the past year and are down 87 per cent from their high in 2015, erasing US$18 billion of the company’s market value. This has led the team to dive deep into a costly comeback plan, which has become increasingly expensive. billion, respectively.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. “It is definitely a price decrease or low inflation environment now.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2024

To successfully make the transition into global markets, the best brands understand that no matter how far and wide they grow, maintaining a local feel will foster deeper connections with customers and better resonate with their cultural identities. Building new systems for each new market will quickly bring your plans to a grinding halt.

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Inside Retail

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? That’s ok if you do world-class developments and your timing is not too far ahead of the market, but otherwise, it can be a well-aimed shot in the foot. What can Vincom do?

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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. This is how Amazon plans to deliver choice and convenience to consumers without compromising on speed or value.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Bacha Coffee, managed by TWG Tea’s parent company V3 Gourmet, is betting big on its global strategy, injecting €20 million (US$22.2 The store “is one of a few strategic destinations planned for Europe in the next three years,” Maranda Barnes, chief commercial officer of V3 Gourmet, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Research from Nielsen IQ, cited by Centric Software, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software market leader, shows that 99 per cent of Australian households continue to buy private-label products. Centric’s e-book details five core strategies retailers can adopt to boost their private-label business.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 26, 2023

Online businesses will live or die depending on their SEO strategy as the ruthless toll of the cost of living crisis means almost a third of businesses went to the wall, reveals the latest government statistics. A good SEO strategy should get you to the top without blowing all your marketing budget. How long will it take?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Australian luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty launched into the US market this week and is now stocked in over 1,800 Kroger Co stores. Inside Retail: How did MCoBeauty approach entering into the US market? Shelley Sullivan: We are following the same strategy in the US. SS: Not at this stage. SS: Six per cent. SS: Absolutely.

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Inside Retail

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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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

Retailers have also been hit with rising input costs eroding margins, leaving many merchandise, marketing and commerce functions wondering how they are going to achieve more with less. The post Retention and loyalty – how to grow when the market is down appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. She can instruct marketers on leading by example and practicing what they advocate for.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Inside Retail spoke to Ting to learn more about Beyond The Vines’ Thai venture and its larger ambition for overseas markets. IR : How does the Thailand expansion fit into Beyond The Vines’ overall global growth strategy? RT: Thailand is a key part of our broader global expansion strategy, which extends beyond Southeast Asia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Australian athleisure brand LSKD has appointed its first chief retail officer, the former director of retail for Lululemon ANZ Alex Shaughnessy, as part of its strategy to become a world-class retailer. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand. “We

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The expansion reflects the brand’s efforts to solidify its position within the local market, with additional store openings on the horizon to close out 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.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The FMCG subscription box market in Australia has shown strong growth over the past few years, driven by increasing consumer demand for convenience and personalisation, the continued rise of e-commerce, and sustainable practices. FMCG subscription box offers encompass a variety of sectors. What’s behind the growth?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The deals were all impressive in scale with a common factor: a clear succession plan that allowed the company to react quickly when a sale opportunity came along. Despite the obvious soundness of succession planning, there remains a deep disinclination to create such plans among many middle-market business leaders.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2023

As Aussie shoppers’ expectations grow, your BFCM (Black Friday Cyber Monday) planning needs to start earlier every year. SMS competitions and personalised offers to VIP groups are a great place to start and let you create and nurture a captive audience – perfect for when you start rolling out those Black Friday marketing promos and updates.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Melbourne-based business has announced plans to expand its fledgling vegan pizza chain further across its home city and into Sydney, Brisbane and Byron Bay. Earlier this year, Red Sparrow Pizza partnered with DC Strategy to bring their franchise goals to life. million Australians subscribe to vegetarian diets.

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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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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2024

With a wealth of experience in driving revenue growth in both mid-market and large-scale technology organisations, including Linnworks and Oracle, Collins previously played a pivotal role in transforming the sales process and significantly increasing revenue at BNPL brand, Hokodo.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2024

The bad news was that company CFO Mat Friend admitted that Nike fell short of its plan, telling investors on its June 27 conference call: “We experienced meaningful shifts in consumer traffic in key markets – particularly in Greater China, where brick-and-mortar traffic declined as much as double-digits versus prior year.”

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Tara Daly, senior director of product marketing at Loop Returns , shares with Inside Retail advice on getting started in the US market, some tips on cross-border shipping and logistics – including managing returns in a way that builds customer loyalty – and how to drive repeat business. The post Planning to sell online in the US?

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A good video marketing strategy will help you engage with your audience and help make your brand known across digital and social media platforms. If you want to be a successful digital marketer, it is imperative that you understand the power of video as a tool for your social media and marketing strategy.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The most successful retailers know that with smart planning, the real rewards can run on long past the end of November. A 2023 BFCM Aftermath Report by Klaviyo – an intelligent marketing automation platform – found that 25 per cent of all consumers and 32 per cent of Gen Z consumers are still holiday shopping post-BFCM.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Mexican restaurant chain, Mad Mex, has acquired back the 50 per cent ownership from its Singapore-based venture partner, 4Fingers International, shifting focus to its home market. Despite the disruption in the Asian market, Mad Mex has been able to open 11 new restaurants across Australia in the past 12 months.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

Significant market trends are impacting retail businesses today – the migration of consumers online, supply-chain challenges and the cost-of-living crisis to name just a few – but there is a more obvious reason many retailers are struggling. If you only look at the stock turn, you may be too late to determine the root cause.”

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