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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. The Woolworths-Lowe’s venture closed in 2016 after five years.

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Here is what’s driving Danish retail giant Bestseller’s success Down Under 

Inside Retail

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

It’s worth remembering that Amazon currently only represents about 1 per cent of the worldwide retail market segment share, and 85 per cent of that worldwide market segment share still resides in physical stores,” Jassy said. “If Australia Post’s head of network technology leaves.

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Why Nike is putting used sneakers back on the shelf

Inside Retail

According to ThredUp, a digital platform in the US that enables consumers to buy and sell secondhand clothing, the resale market grew 21 times faster than the retail market overall in 2016-2019, and is expected to be worth US$51 billion by 2023.

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What does Apple’s Indian expansion plan mean for the mobile landscape?

Inside Retail

After formally filing a request for the retail store in 2016, the global tech giant wanted to open the facility in 2020 but postponed the plans due to Covid-19 disruption. Apple’s flagship stores in Mumbai and New Delhi reported record profits in May, making Apple the largest electronics retailer in India in terms of revenue.

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From Saks to start-up: How this brand founder aims to change women’s health

Inside Retail

Inside Retail : How did you come up with the concept for Elix Healing? Lulu Ge: I stopped taking birth control in 2016 and experienced a roller coaster of hormonal imbalances – from chronic fatigue to migraines, acne, hair loss, irregular cycles, weight fluctuations, and debilitating period pain.

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Meet Missfresh, the Chinese grocery retailer offering 30-minute delivery

Inside Retail

We are able to empower the neighbourhood retail market through our technological capabilities and further seize the market opportunities in the digitalisation of the industry. By the end of June 2021, we had entered into contracts to operate 58 fresh markets in 15 cities in China and have started to operate 34 of them.

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