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The Body Shop Australia facing ‘cashflow crisis’

Inside Retail

Credible reports suggest The Body Shop Australian business is facing a cashflow crisis as a result of the collapse of the UK parent company. The Body Shop operates about 100 stores in Australia and is said to be the most profitable international arm of the stricken business.

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Natura & Co sells The Body Shop to Aurelius for US$259 million

Inside Retail

Beauty brand The Body Shop has been acquired by pan-European alternative investment firm Aurelius from Natura & Co for £207 million (US$258.69 The Body Shop has over 900 company-owned stores across 20 countries and has partnerships with franchisees operating 1600 stores in additional 69 geographies.

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TK Maxx opens first WA store, at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre

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Discount retail store TK Maxx has opened a store at Ocean Keys Shopping Centre in Clarkson, marking its entry into the WA market. This is TK Maxx’s 78th store in Australia since it started its operations in the country in 2017.

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As Millennials grow up, their toddlers and tweens present a new target market

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Millennials were both the target market and, in some cases, the founders of this new breed of retail business, so it’s no surprise that many of them focused on fashion and other discretionary purchases relevant to consumers in their mid-20s. The brand’s target market is parents of young children between three and 10 years aold.

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What the rise of real over aspirational marketing means for lingerie retail

Inside Retail

Parade was founded by Columbia University dropout Cami Téllez in 2019, with a purpose to disrupt the market and champion inclusivity, body positivity and sustainable manufacturing. Businesses like Brava are championing change through inclusivity and representation for formerly marginalised individuals represented in the market.

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From China to India, how the world’s retail markets stack up: report

Inside Retail

Kearney, a renowned global consultancy firm, recently unveiled its latest findings in the 2023 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) report , shedding light on emerging market potentials and strategic pathways for retail expansion. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions.

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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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