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Japan’s department stores: What’s left when the tourism tide goes out?

Inside Retail

Japan’s storied department stores are riding a wave of overseas tourists, and although there is no sign yet of a wipeout, the cautious pronouncements of company executives indicate that it’s a wave they can’t ride on indefinitely. On the surface of it, department stores still have their mojo: sales in October rose by 5.3

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Inside Shinsegae: The Korean department store with a golden boot

Inside Retail

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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Retail sales surge 9.4 per cent – but good times ‘could be short lived’

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales surged 9.4 per cent in March compared with the same month last year as the impact of Omicron on consumer shopping behaviour wore off. Month on month, sales were up 1.6 And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6 And the volume of retail sales reached a record $33.6

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Can Singapore’s CapitaLand maintain its momentum as the economy slows?

Inside Retail

For some time now, the growth of e-commerce in the Lion City has been falling back in line with the growth rate of retail sales as a whole. 2023: the year of normalisation Retail sales per square foot (or per square metre according to your taste) for CapitaLand’s malls increased 10.2 per cent versus 4.1

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Luxe for less: Best & Less enters beauty category with cult brand MCoBeauty

Inside Retail

Discount department store Best & Less has made its debut in the lucrative beauty category, unveiling a pink pop-up store from MCoBeauty this week. . Now also available online at Best & Less, MCoBeauty is the first beauty brand stocked at the value chain, in 120 of its stores across the country.

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What Is Visual Merchandising?

Creative Displays Now

It’s a crucial strategy to make your products stand out in a competitive retail space. Effective visual merchandising can have a significant impact on your bottom line. This practice took off in the 19th century after department store window displays became popular. In-Store Shopping Experience.