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Independent lifestyle brand, Fig & Fox, opens permanent Festival Place location following successful Pop-Up

Retail Focus

Sovereign Centros has announced that local homeware and gifts retailer, Fig & Fox, has opened at Festival Place , one of the UK’s top 25 retail and leisure destinations. Founded by couple, James and Helen Mitchell, this opening marks the brand’s second permanent location, joining its sister site in Romsey.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

This fleet of electric bikes that travel around the country gives everyone the chance to experience riding them on location for free,” Andrew Garnsworthy, CEO of 99 Bikes’ parent company Pedal Group, said. I started as general manager of Advance Traders in October 2008,” Garnsworthy added. The company achieved an 82.6,

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How, where and what shoppers are buying in the final week before Christmas

Inside Retail

Chadstone centre manager Daniel Boyle told Inside Retail, “We have a multitude of offerings available to shoppers to make their Christmas shopping experience both full of festivities and seamless. Food for thought Natalie Davis, managing director of Woolworths Supermarkets, shared with Inside Retail that Woolworths expects to sell 2.8

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“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

Inside Retail

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. Customers have missed the experience of shopping in-store, and we’ve seen strong support across our suburban stores, with improvement in CBD locations in recent months.

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How Toys ‘R’ Us aims to bring joy and wonder back to the brand

Inside Retail

Here, she discusses her philosophy for finding and managing good people, the global company’s sprawling plans for expansion, the importance of an exciting customer experience in toy stores, and more. For example, we’re looking at ways that our AI can help gift-givers choose something that’s perfect for their specific loved one.

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“We did not do enough”: Woolworths cans plans for Darwin Dan Murphy’s

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. The post “We did not do enough”: Woolworths cans plans for Darwin Dan Murphy’s appeared first on Inside Retail. Total Group sales reached $16.5 billion, a 0.4 per cent. “I’d

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The future of main streets: Aussies share their essential retailers

Inside Retail

Local governments, planners, place makers, economic development managers, trade associations and retailers work hard to design, improve and revitalise main streets. Across gender, age and location, pharmacies were consistently number one. Hedonic shoppers included a lifestyle/gift store and department store in their top ten.