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Coles brings “Local” concept to Queensland

Inside Retail

Supermarket giant Coles has expanded its Coles Local store concept into Queensland with the reopening of its Ascot supermarket in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. Speaking from the opening today, Australian retail expert and QUT professor of marketing Gary Mortimer told Inside Retail about the “highly curated range”. Backing local.

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“Acai is the new bacon and egg roll” says Oakberry CEO Renan Fretes Pinto

Inside Retail

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. Renan Fretes Pinto: We opened the first international store in Bondi in December 2018. I thought that this concept would go so well in Australia.

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How US start-up Subtl Beauty stacks up in a hypercompetitive beauty market

Inside Retail

Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. RR: Trust your gut.

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MAPIC Awards 2022 winners announced in Cannes

Retail Focus

The 2022 MAPIC Awards winners are: Best New Retail Concept: Situ Live (Unibail-Rodamco Westfield). Best New F&B Concept. Manifesto Market. Best Leisure Concept. Best Leisure Concept (Special Mention for culture). EmotionHall (Ingka Centres). Best Omnichannel Strategy. Carré d’Artistes.

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Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries

Inside Retail

Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. It has plans to investigate larger format non-food shops, open a fashion concept, and continue its drive-in grocery.

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How lifestyle brand Zulu & Zephyr found prime Byron and Bondi retail real estate

Inside Retail

This follows the opening of its first brick-and-mortar store in 2020 when it “effortlessly” came upon an opportunity to open its Byron Bay concept flagship. Rose-O’Rourke lived in Bondi with her sister, Karla Rose in the early 2000s, and they started retailing Zulu & Zephyr at the infamous Bondi Beach Markets in 2013.

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What is an ‘everything app’ and why does Elon Musk want to make one?

Inside Retail

” The concept of an everything app, often referred to as a “super app,” is massively popular in Asia and tech companies across the world have tried to replicate it. Yes, Snapchat parent Snap Inc previously introduced peer-to-peer payments called Snapcash, but ended the feature in 2018. What is a super app?