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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

How Showfields veered off course Showfields was co-founded in 2017 by Katie Hunt, Tal Zvi Nathanel , and Amir Zwickel. Showfields made the mistake of over-paying for real estate and then expanding a concept that had rather limited appeal. Can Showfields make a comeback?

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US mall giant Simon’s latest results reveal four issues facing the sector

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Real estate investment trusts like Simon usually prefer to emphasise not net income, but rather a non-GAAP concept, funds from operations (FFO), which grew by a more anaemic 1.1 per cent in 2017. Base rent per square metre was up 3.1 per cent, year on year, and net income increased by a healthy 5.9 per cent, to US$451.8

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“Transformation agenda”: MFG CEO on Bobux acquisition and growth plans

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We obviously knew of the brand and – from a product and consumer perspective – we felt that it would fit in well with our business,” he said. “We Seamless channel movement In 2017, MFG finalised the acquisition of Fusion Retail Brands, which saw labels such as Williams, Mathers, Diana Ferrari and Colorado join its existing brands.

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Can a smaller-format Whole Foods help Amazon win in the grocery market?

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billion acquisition of the company in August 2017 was another reason the 365 by Whole Foods Market chain shut down. To put that in perspective, Walmart has a 19 per cent share of the market whereas Krogers owns 9 per cent. Amazon’s US$13.7

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There’s no such thing as a perfect leader: Zalora’s Simone Cortini

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We recently sat down with Cortini to learn what he loves about e-commerce, his perspective on leadership and how he manages to get things done. Later in 2017, I had the chance to collaborate more closely with other departments, such as the marketing and commercial teams. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey.

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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

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If you work in retail you may be familiar with MMM as a concept, but chances are the finer points are still a bit murky. With data that covers the extent of the pandemic and back to 2017, our MMM is a deep dive into how Australian retail has evolved in recent years. So let’s dig a little deeper. What is Marketing Mix Modelling anyway?

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How livestreaming is driving e-commerce sales in China

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The concept is not new. The first time that I ever livestreamed was in 2017, when I was accompanying a Chinese rap star, Jackson Wang, to LA to attend the American Music Awards. In 2017, it was mostly a show, used as entertainment, for brand building. But livestreaming was not always used for selling items. You will never know.

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