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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

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It’s a trend that’s also playing out close to home with Roy Morgan’s Future of Australian Retail address highlighting the dichotomy between the $8 billion in sales cheap offshore marketplaces are sucking out of the market versus the increase in people wanting to shop more ethically and sustainably while still looking for quality.

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The Iconic culls 69 roles as it morphs from marketplace to platform

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The Sydney-headquartered pureplay online retailer was launched in 2011 and boasts more than 1500 brands, including local Australian labels. It is part of the Global Fashion Group, in turn a subsidiary of German multinational e-commerce giant Rocket Internet.

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Coles brings “Local” concept to Queensland

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Speaking from the opening today, Australian retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer told Inside Retail about the “highly curated range”. Coles Local Ascot features a curated range of gourmet produce. The big thing I’m seeing here is a massive amount of collaborative marketing.

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Barnes & Noble CEO: “The big guys should be doing better”

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In conversation with reporter Lauren Thomas of The Wall Street Journal, Daunt discussed the realities of keeping up the bookstore chain’s legacy in a rapidly shifting market. In addition to these shops, a new player has just entered New York’s competitive indie bookstore market and is already garnering buzz.

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How online retailer Style Story is riding the K-beauty wave

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Style Story founder Lauren Lee discovered her love of Korean beauty products as an exchange student in 2011, which inspired her to launch her own e-commerce business back home in Brisbane, Australia. “On According to a study by Research and Markets, the K-beauty market is projected to reach $21.8 Creating community.

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Why Book Depository’s closure could be a “net benefit” for Australian booksellers

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Following the closure of Book Depository, Egan believes that the time is right for Australian bookstores to develop curated spaces and experiences, as a means of competing with online booksellers. Amazon is already very aggressive on price, they match whoever is cheapest in the market. So it’s unlikely to have an effect.”

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How luxury travel brand Scott Dunn caters to ultra-high-net-worth customers

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Inside Retail : Can you discuss the revenge travel trend, and how it has impacted the luxury travel sector, especially in the Asian market? We’ve done an exclusive after-hours private tour of the Louvre with an expert curator. MH: For the Asian luxury market, food is an especially important and integral aspect of travel experiences.

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