Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. In some cases, the failed Australian ventures were part of a flawed strategy to breathe growth into struggling home market operations.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

Manufacturing and consumer goods company BWX is branching out beyond natural beauty into vegan and cruelty-free products with its acquisition of leading eco-friendly online retailer Flora & Fauna. It comes as younger consumers increasingly consider the environmental and ethical impacts of their purchasing decisions. .

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

While the subject of cannabis legalisation still divides countries around the world, there is no denying the influence that legal cannabis products are having on retail and consumer goods. According to Grand View Research, the global cannabidiol (CBD) market size was valued at US$2.8 per cent from 2021 to 2028. Hemp goes mainstream.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As national retail manager at Godiva Australia, Haley Koo is involved in almost every touchpoint of the business, including new store openings, product development and packaging transformation. Haley Koo: In my six-year tenure at Godiva, I have moved from retail operations and store launch management to national retail manager.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. Once MFG identified that the brand was in receivership, it sought to learn more about the business. “We

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Consumers now expect retailers to engage them whenever and wherever they want, with a shopping experience tailored to their individual needs. To do so, marketers are leveraging more data, technologies, and channels to create this type of relevant and customised customer journey. And consumers can feel it.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Since 2017, Dollar General has faced over US$21 million in reported fines from over 240 inspection s. In Australia, the Reject Shop and Dusk were fined A$240,000 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (ACCC) for selling potentially lethal button batteries. French sporting chain Decathlon was fined A$1.5

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Italian denim brand Replay is gearing up to enter the New Zealand market, as it looks to capitalise on the brand awareness it has built from sponsoring the All Blacks rugby team for the past two years. In Australia alone, the luxury fashion market is estimated to be worth US$2.6 Leveraging high-profile sponsorships.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Brosa attracted $5 million in Series B funding in 2017. It expanded from e-commerce – opening stores in Melbourne and Sydney in 2017 an d 2020 – invested in its technology capabilities, and strengthened its supply chain over the last few years.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

7-Eleven names new general manager of channel. Fiona Hayes (pictured) has been appointed 7-Eleven’s general manager of channel, following almost three decades at Telstra. In 2019 Drennan returned to The Iconic as marketing director of growth and strategy. L’Oreal Korea names Samuel de Retail as its new CEO.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2022

In recent years, consumer awareness around sustainability has continued to grow, as shoppers are now demanding to know the origin of the products that they purchase. There are also other supply chain benefits for businesses including improved inventory management, recall readiness, sustainability, ethical sourcing and product authentication.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Having a better understanding of what your customers want to buy and when could take the guesswork out of sales forecasting, inventory management or staff rostering. And gaining unique insights into consumers’ likely purchasing behaviour is now possible through the CommBank Household Spending Intentions (HSI) Index.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, noted, “Wish has been acquired for a fraction of its original valuation which shows that this is a company in deep trouble, not one that is on the front foot. Why did Wish agree to the buyout? Wish was founded in 2010 and rose to prominence over the next decade.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A few years ago, it seemed like every new brand making noise in the market was adopting a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model. The history and growth of DTC In the 2010s, early digital-native vertical brands (DNVB) such as Warby Parker and Glossier gained a lot of attention for their use of technology to reach consumers online.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Having dominated the local beauty market, Olive Young is now setting its eyes on an overseas expansion and a new potential product category that could bring in over US$60.5 The brand was established in 2017, but began selling its products at Olive Young only in March of 2022 and quickly became a bestseller in just eight months.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Finding a way to cut out handwork in China and Bangladesh would allow more clothing manufacturing to move back to Western consumer markets, including the United States. The global apparel market is estimated to be worth US$1.52 But that’s a sensitive topic. trillion, according to independent data platform Statista.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I came down to Hong Kong for a one-year fellowship at LingNan Uni, and ended up going to work for a local wine company, first as a salesman, then as a sales manager. I ran the Hong Kong and Macau markets and in 1994 I was actually the first foreign hire made by Budweiser China. Most of my senior management team have the same juggle.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Two years after stepping down from his role as executive general manager of national salon chain Hairhouse, Steve Terry is back with a new wellness venture that is part online retailer, part digital magazine and part events business. McKinsey recently estimated the global wellness market at more than US$1.5

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

On Friday, JB Hi-Fi Group CEO Richard Murray officially left the consumer electronics company, where he has held various roles for the past 18 years, to lead Solomon Lew’s Premier Retail business; Terry Smart, previously managing director of The Good Guys and CEO of JB Hi-Fi, took over the top position.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Following BWX’s recent acquisition of eco-conscious retailer Flora & Fauna, Julie Mathers, Flora & Fauna’s CEO, has been appointed to lead BWX’s direct-to-consumer division, which includes the Nourished Life business. San Churro has announced Kerri Wane, former Gelatissimo general manager of international and USA, as its new CEO.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

However, A&F’s recent financial figures and strategy actually show a brand that is firmly in recovery mode, with a focus on more on-point marketing messaging and fewer stores, as sales are shifted to its digital channels. . Abandonment of sexualised marketing. International expansion driven through flagships.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2022

It acquired upscale US grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017, and now operates multiple bricks-and-mortar bookstores, 4-star stores (which stock a range of highly rated products) and Amazon Go convenience stores. Here is everything you need to know about Amazon Style – from how it works to what it means for the competition.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

billion beauty market. The Southeast Asian country is Australia’s largest trade and investment partner in the region, making it a strong base market for Australian businesses to expand their reach in Southeast Asia or even broader Asia. Challenges to capturing the market. But it wasn’t easy for the Australian entrepreneur.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Discounts were the order of the day, and consumers with any cash left in their wallets got a pre-Christmas treat at the shops. According to Google Trends, Black Friday sales didn’t become an Aussie thing until 2017. The alternative is a white-knuckle ride and a few calls from your bank manager.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

According to Ibisworld, Australia’s online food delivery market has grown 23.5 per cent per year, on average, between 2017 and 2022. Geezy Foods helps restaurants get their virtual brand up and running on food-delivery platforms, with marketing and branding support and customer relationship management. per cent this year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Two weeks later, Telstra was hit by a similar attack, which exposed the names and email addresses of its employees dating back to 2017. Optus’ CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said that no passwords or financial details were compromised. A Telstra spokesperson didn’t clarify how many staff were affected. million customers’ data had been accessed.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Consumers are paying more attention to sustainable fashion now than ever before. Buying sustainable fashion doesn’t mean consumers should go hell-bent into the shops, because there’s still huge [environmental] impact that comes with that piece of clothing,” she tells Inside Retail. It’s such a boring word.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

Since the pandemic hit, people all around the globe are focusing on leading a more sustainable lifestyle, which has seen a rise in micromobility, according to Alison Angus, head of consumer lifestyles at Euromonitor. The pandemic has shaken consumers to their core. A new go-to solution.

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VMS

JANUARY 17, 2022

The company, which is the world’s first store-hailing service, is revolutionizing the retail industry by delivering the fastest and most convenient shopping experience to consumers through its fleet of on-demand mobile stores. The average time from a consumer hailing a Robomart to completion of sale is nine minutes. times a week.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Collins Foods operates KFC and Taco Bell restaurants in Australia, and entered Europe in 2017 via the Netherlands and Germany. Managing director and CEO Drew O’Malley described the Netherlands as the company’s “gateway to Europe”. “We’ve Brands to develop, operate and market KFC in the country for an initial five-year term.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2023

With the return of tourism to New York after pandemic-related declines, luxury retailers are again betting on refreshed flagships to drive consumer interest and traffic. Beginning in 2017, brands including Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Gap said they would shut their flagship stores on Fifth Avenue.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By developing products that feel more skincare — without the stickiness and smell commonly associated with sunscreen — and keeping its marketing upbeat and educational, Supergoop aims to get more people using SPF on a daily basis. We are a cruelty-free brand, so we’re only able to enter China through the cross-border market. .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Mawuse Ziegbe: Camper has been in the Australian market for over 20 years. Our iconic styles are silhouettes that are unique in the market, from Pelotas, which features a cushioning system of mini balls on the outsole, to Peu Cami, which is shaped like a foot and has an elastic lacing system. MZ: Full of opportunity.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2022

Six months after leaving the eco-friendly online retail business she sold to manufacturing and consumer goods company BWX for $27.9 I’ll be looking to expand into other markets, but we need all the systems to be able to do that, and at the moment, we don’t have them,” she said. But less than six months later, she resigned.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2021

You joined the business in 2017. But in truth, he was a retail pharmacist working for Boots, and it was at a time when the company thought it was important to move their management every three years so they could bring fresh thinking into the stores and the regions. Paul Zahra: Let’s talk about your career. Where did it all begin?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Makro, the biggest cash-and-carry operator in Southeast Asia, was already something of a beast in wholesale and retail terms: it operated 154 warehouse-style units with an average size of just under 5,400sqm, selling to both retailers and end consumers in major cities and secondary locations, mostly in Thailand and Malaysia.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2023

We’re experiencing a lot of growth offshore, the United States is our biggest market, and we’re moving into more natural retailers there, such as Sprouts. It’s good to see that the shampoo and conditioner bar segment as a whole is growing quite dramatically, it’s really showing that consumer demand.

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