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Can a smaller-format Whole Foods help Amazon win in the grocery market?

Inside Retail

Last week, Amazon -owned grocery chain Whole Foods announced the launch of a new format store, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, to make grocery shopping more convenient for urban consumers. The first location is expected to open in New York City later this year. Can Whole Foods successfully launch a small-scale grocery store chain?

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Adelaide plans $250m retail hub on city fringe

Inside Retail

A $250 million development plan is set to transform a 3.6ha Adelaide plot into a modern food and retail-oriented mixed-use centre featuring apartments and a piazza-style market square. The project, dubbed ‘Locale’, will be built on the former site of furniture store Le Cornu which ended operations in 2016.

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Analysis: Will the market pay 7-Eleven’s $2 billion asking price?

Inside Retail

The 7-Eleven Holdings board’s decision to seek a buyer for its network of about 750 retail outlets continues a seismic restructuring of the convenience retail market in Australia. 7-Eleven has indicated a $2 billion price tag for its 9 per cent market share in fuel sales and market-leading national convenience store network.

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers.

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Roark Capital to buy sandwich chain Subway for up to US$9.55 billion

Inside Retail

Earn-out structures, while uncommon in the consumer and retail sector, are increasing in frequency in a challenging market for mergers and acquisitions as a way to reconcile price differences. Roark took the view that the restaurant market is too fragmented for the deal to raise competition concerns, the sources added.

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Freshly Cosmetics announces launch of its first flagship beauty store in the UK

Retail Focus

Consumers will be immersed into a bright, light, open-plan shopping environment with products clearly visible to make the shopping experience effortless and enjoyable. . Not only will this bring us great footfall and visibility, but presents us with huge opportunity to bring the Freshly revolution alive to a new market and customer base.

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Can fun drive footfall in shopping centres?

Inside Retail

Australasia’s largest fun company Funlab is planning to double its footprint nationally and internationally as it aims to capitalise on demand for experiences over products. Since 2016, the company has more than tripled revenue thanks to the popularity of Holey Moley and Archie Brothers with corporates, families and millennials.

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