Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

At the end of last year, the company became the only health and beauty chain to survive the pandemic, after its main competitors, Lalavla (previously Watsons) and Lohb’s shuttered most of their bricks-and-mortar locations. Expansion outside of Asia Olive Young’s next big mission is to bring K-beauty to the forefront of the world.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The expansion also comes at a pivotal moment for malls across the United States, with many storied retail names having succumbed to the scything downturn in sales that swiftly followed the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. “What concerns consumers is whether they can buy good value products with the least amount of money.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

The company expects to open three to four new drive-thrus in the Gloria Jean’s network in Australia this year, following a shift in consumer preferences during Covid-19. There are currently 12 drive-thru Gloria Jean’s locations in Australia. Focus on supporting franchisees.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2017, FamilyMart’s president Koji Takayanagi conceded the company was losing money in Vietnam (as well as in Indonesia and Thailand). By nature, the convenience store industry is highly profitable, with fatter margins than supermarkets driven by location and being a ‘quick fix’ for daily needs.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

Tiffani Gibson: Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, Lime is the world’s leading provider of shared electric vehicles, operating bikes, scooters and mopeds for short-term rentals, at an affordable price, in more than 200 cities in 30 countries on five continents. IR: What are Lime’s expansion plans in the pipeline?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

On January 24, Target announced that it is introducing over 1,000 new wellness-related products, from apparel to supplements to snacks and beverages, to its physical and virtual shelves to support consumers on their budget-conscious health journey. Functional beverage brand Blume’s further expansion into the U.S. and Canada.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Today, the franchise partnership boasts 46 stores located in Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. Not only did M&S fail to adapt the fit of its clothing range to local consumers, it failed to win over the hearts and minds of the target market.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Here, we speak with CEO Craig King about the business’ revitalisation under General Pants, its in-store experience, plans for expansion in Australia, the UK and US, and the magic behind the number 23. We also opened stand-alone stores in Los Angeles and New York in 2016 and 2017. Can you share what that looks like today?

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Retail Prophet

JULY 18, 2022

A shock to the system of western merchants and consumers who had largely operated with an assumption of unconstrained access to whatever they’ve wanted, whenever they’ve wanted it. But in the process also opened global consumer markets to risks that would make the cotton collapse of 1861 look like a picnic. Rebuild for Transparency.

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