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How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market

Inside Retail

GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. It recently opened its first corporate office in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy.

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Premier Retail to close four Sydney stores despite good performance

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Premier Retail says it achieved a modest increase in sales for the half year to January 29, despite losing 42,000 trading days to Covid-related lockdowns and movement restrictions. Due to the growing momentum in preference for online shopping, the company was focused on achieving the profitability of each individual store.

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Retail appointments of the week

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Best and Less, The Reject Shop CEOs depart By Rakshnna Pattabiraman The CEOs of two discount retail chains — The Reject Shop and Best & Less Group — have stepped down with immediate effect today citing personal reasons. Huddle said the company has the “right strategy in place” to deliver long-term growth.

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India set to revamp its retail landscape with policy overhaul

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An analysis by the Boston Consulting Group shows that India’s retail sector is projected to reach a value of US$2 trillion by 2032. Kirana stores, the neighbourhood convenience shops, are a distinctive feature of India’s retail landscape. For instance, about 2.16

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From cradle to grave: Why Pet Lovers Centre is launching cremation services

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Pet Lovers Centre, the largest pet care retail chain in Singapore and Southeast Asia, aims to ease its customers’ pain through a new joint venture with pet crematorium and columbarium, Mandai Pets Sanctuary. The post From cradle to grave: Why Pet Lovers Centre is launching cremation services appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail crime: Why foiling shoplifters takes a team effort

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Beck reviewed the available academic literature for his 2016 article, “Amplifying Risk in Retail Stores: The evidence to date on making shop thieves think twice” and found that most studies are either low quality or outdated. This story first appeared in the August 2023 issue of Inside Retail Australia Magazine.

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Woolworths’ Countdown stores failing Kiwi consumers, says local watchdog

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New Zealand has an effective grocery retailing duopoly that is not serving consumers well, according to a preliminary report from competition regulator the Commerce Commission. Consumer NZ welcomed the preliminary findings and called for legislation to curb the chains’ dominance.

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