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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

More recently, the company’s offline efforts have been in the convenience space, with the launch of its cashierless Amazon Go stores, and grocery, following its acquisition of the upscale US grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. This could be a play by Amazon to engage those people,” Flanders said. “I

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Leeds-based sign manufacturer The Sign Group™ takes significant step in net-zero journey to support contractor customers and retailers

Retail Focus

The Sign Group engaged CarbonQuota in July this year to conduct a full carbon footprint assessment of their operation, as part of the next step in their journey towards net-zero. It meant we would know exactly where we stood, could transparently report to our customers, and plan on-going emissions reduction work to make a difference.

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Prada hires former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as new CEO

Inside Retail

Reuters reported last week that the fashion group was set to hire Guerra in a top management role to ease the succession path of the Hong Kong-listed group founded in Milan in 1913 as a leather goods shop by designer Miuccia Prada’s grandfather and his brother. 26 by Prada Holding, which owns 80 per cent of Prada group.

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Telstra fined $50m for unconscionable conduct toward Indigenous Australians

Inside Retail

Telstra has been hit with the second-biggest fine in Australian history, $50 million, for engaging in unconscionable conduct against more than 100 Indigenous customers across Australia between 2016 and 2018.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

He sold a half-share to GPT for $621 million in 2006, then a further 25 per cent, also to GPT, for $680 million in 2017. Rytz Goldman will join the company in the spring of 2024 and report to PVH CEO Stefan Larsson. Rytz Goldman is currently the MD of Cos. Wu reports to Birkenstock Group’s chief sales officer Klaus Baumann.

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Welcome to the new customer experience

Inside Retail

Consumers now expect retailers to engage them whenever and wherever they want, with a shopping experience tailored to their individual needs. Generally, customers and brands engage in a value exchange, whereby the former agrees to share their information for personalised incentives catered to their preferences.

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Meet Starsleep: the startup creating smart furniture for an ageing world

Inside Retail

In a world that’s rapidly greying, one US-based company is taking bold strides to redefine comfort and health management for the silver generation. The story so far Gebing has a special attachment to Hong Kong, as he started the MorriSofa brand there in 2017, which has now become a well-known sofa brand in the local marketplace. “I

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