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

Inside Retail

Last week, Amazon -owned grocery chain Whole Foods announced the launch of a new format store, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, to make grocery shopping more convenient for urban consumers. Whole Foods Market Daily Shop is not the grocery retailer’s first foray into smaller storefronts. Amazon’s US$13.7

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

Inside Retail

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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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

Inside Retail

Annalect’s latest Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) analysis 1 took a deep dive into the world of Aussie retail and it’s borne out a lot of the behaviour I describe above. For the year to June 2021, consumer retail spending grew by 9.1 per cent year-on-year growth in retail consumer spending to March 2022 3. per-cent growth 2.

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Eyes on Asia: Why Australian beauty brand The Quick Flick entered Singapore

Inside Retail

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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How #booktok is helping save indie bookstores in the US

Inside Retail

In an age when consumers are becoming more and more immersed in the world of social media and video content, the humble book shouldn’t really stand a chance. So, it’s surprising to learn that the market for books, and bricks-and-mortar bookstores, is actually growing. billion in 2023 to US$21.17 billion by 2027.

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

Inside Retail

To be sure, these department stores don’t pay a lot of rent but their purpose, from the mall owner’s perspective, is to attract pedestrian traffic, a job that in many cases they are falling down on. per cent in 2017. The pandemic made the going even tougher by accelerating the shift by traditional mall shoppers to e-commerce.

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How livestreaming is driving e-commerce sales in China

Inside Retail

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. It is only natural that a live video provides a more immersive experience for the consumer.

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