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Ramadan shopping trends unpacked: What retailers need to know

Inside Retail

Growing demand has led some retailers to operate 24 hours a day to accommodate changing consumption patterns. Understanding these changing patterns has become crucial for businesses looking to capitalise on this significant retail opportunity. This year, Ramadan began on February 28 and ends on March 30.

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Hong Kong retail sales remain grim: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Inside Retail

Hong Kong retail sales continue to experience a recession, reporting a double-digit drop in two consecutive months in May and a 6.1 A government spokesman said the decline in sales was mainly due to the changes in the consumption patterns of visitors and residents, as well as the strength of the Hong Kong dollar.

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When Is the Time Right to Fire Your Retail Sales Agency?

Retail Bound

For product startups, partnering with a retail sales agency often feels like a natural step. These agencies bring expertise, established relationships, and credibility to help your brand penetrate retail markets. Sometimes, the very agency you trusted to drive your retail success may start holding your business back.

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How retailers can thrive amid inflation: Strategies for the holiday season

Inside Retail

Analysts suggest that while a cut seems probable in the first quarter of next year (hopefully before Easter anyway), it’s uncertain how quickly any rate reduction will trickle down to impact retail sales. Online shopping continues to grow, with Australians increasingly planning their purchases earlier than their in-store counterparts.

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Are we entering a bricks-and-mortar renaissance? Here’s what the data says

Inside Retail

In a rollercoaster year for retail sales, a survey of retailers has indicated an optimistic outlook for store network growth. In what the national property agency CBRE described as a ‘flash survey’, 83 per cent of Australian respondents across a snapshot of the Asia Pacific region indicated expansion plans.

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Why the effort to shake up Endeavour’s board is rooted in the past

Inside Retail

Former Woolworths executive Bill Wavish and gaming czar Bruce Mathieson have developed a “fix it” plan for Endeavour Group. The plan involves having Wavish join the board of the liquor and gaming powerhouse, which they argue has lost its way after being divested by Woolworths in 2019. Sales have increased by around $1.5

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“Building for the future”: Inside Endeavour Group’s plan for digital

Inside Retail

The first seven weeks of FY23 have been relatively strong, with a return to a normal pattern of trade in retail and a continued recovery in Endeavour Group’s hotels division. Compared to the beginning of Fy20, before Covid-19 hit, retail sales were up 12.7 What’s in store for FY23? per cent and hotels 13.4

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