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As millennials embrace natural skincare, Jurlique sees an opportunity to grow

Inside Retail

Born in France, his first job after university was as a product manager for L’Oréal in Tokyo, where he became fluent in Japanese. It sells both direct-to-consumer through a mix of online and stand-alone stores and via retail partners, including department stores and pharmacies. It goes beyond industry standards in many ways.

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Why the Kmart-Target back end merger has been a decade in the making

Inside Retail

For now, the businesses will remain separate in the eyes of the consumer, though they will share systems in the back end, such as having a single tech-stack. But while Target initially seemed to be in a strong position, there was a lack of stability and understanding of what made the business tick within its management ranks.

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Proudly made in China: How Chinese consumers are reclaiming domestic brands

Inside Retail

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). While this seemed like an easy and sure-fire strategy, such linkages no longer appeal to millennials today. CASE STUDY : Neiwai.

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Buckle Up, Retailers: Strategies For Growth During The Most Frugal Holiday Season Ever

RetailMinded

Facing a Christmas that some economists predict could be ‘called off’ in the eyes of consumers, retailers are braced to do all they can to help shoppers spread the cost; and in turn, keeping profits stable and business afloat. The old school marketing strategies for customer acquisition still work, but costs have exploded in recent years.

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Dick Smith, Burger King, David Jones: Is it third time lucky for Anchorage?

Inside Retail

Anchorage struck gold with the $20 million acquisition of the Dick Smith consumer electronics chain from Woolworths Group in November 2012. Woolworths had written off more than $420 million restructuring the business, which was Australia’s largest consumer electronics chain by store count.

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Tumi, Zalora execs share the skills retailers need in a post-Covid world

Inside Retail

With the coronavirus outbreak forcing retailers to shift their companies’ operations, fast-track digital transformations, and reimagine strategies and business models, it is important for employees to have excellent digital skills, talent in storytelling, and the savviness to easily adapt. “I Creativity and talent for storytelling.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

7-Eleven names new general manager of channel. Fiona Hayes (pictured) has been appointed 7-Eleven’s general manager of channel, following almost three decades at Telstra. In 2019 Drennan returned to The Iconic as marketing director of growth and strategy. L’Oreal Korea names Samuel de Retail as its new CEO.

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