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OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Australian government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce laws that would empower the central bank to regulate digital wallet providers including Apple Pay and Alphabet’s Google Pay. million in 2018. billion in 2022, from 29.2

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The downfall derived from months of lowered consumer demand, lowered average selling prices, and increased expenses. It wasn’t until the late 1980s that gem-quality, lab-grown diamonds became available on a commercial level to consumers. De Beers’ half-year 2023 report showed that the total rough diamond sales volume of 15.3

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the British luxury brand to the levels of its European rivals. Leather goods account for around 20 per cent of Burberry’s sales versus 70 per cent at Bottega Veneta.

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JUNE 14, 2023

He said content on its platform was becoming more diversified as it adds more users and expands beyond advertising into e-commerce, allowing consumers to purchase goods through links on the app during livestreaming. The app has not faced major bans on government devices in Southeast Asia, but it has been under scrutiny over its content.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The coffee company acquired Seattle’s Best nearly two decades ago as a secondary brand that targeted areas where its more “premium coffee” core business would not get the same support, with plans to expand the concept through retail, franchising and licensing. Starbucks expects the transaction to close by the end of the year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 4, 2021

An untold number of coffee shops across the globe have temporarily or permanently closed at the height of the pandemic but Vietnam’s TNI King Coffee has bucked the trend, opening its first store in the US early this year and pushing forward with expansion plans. After all consumers still need to eat and drink,” Thao said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

In 1999, the Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica acquired the firm with plans to expand its sunglasses line. Later on, in 2013, the American consumer product goods conglomerate Sequential Brands Group acquired Revo. Robinson Optical Inc, a family-run eyewear company that has been running since 1926, in 2018.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The plan, according to Oroton’s chief executive Jenny Child is to inspire customers to come in-store to check out the technology, as well as invite passersby to engage with the mirrors. The AR displays, which come from fashion tech company Zero10, give customers the opportunity to virtually try on items from Oroton’s new collection.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

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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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2023

Also on Thursday, Walmart announced plans to open 28 new health centres in Texas, Arizona and Missouri, bringing the national total to more than 75 locations. The growing interest in health care among some of the country’s largest retailers comes as American consumers pull back on discretionary purchases in the face of persistent inflation.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

More than ever, consumers are aware and conscious of these topics. Key events such as the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal back in 2018, have been pivotal in opening the public’s eyes to the shady practices used by big tech to collect our private data.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

Azura Fashion Group was born out of the uproar caused by Burberry’s revelation in 2018 that it had destroyed millions of dollars worth of excess stock, rather than sell it at a discounted price, to protect its brand image. However, Wood saw an opportunity. It keeps them loyal to the brand,” he said. “It

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JANUARY 3, 2024

The range of physical and virtual retail spaces, retailers, products and prices leaves consumers spoilt for choice. But the retail landscape and consumer behaviour are changing, and changing fast! Aussie consumers spent a whopping A$353 billion on retail goods in 2022 compared with $275.3 billion in 2018 – a 28.2

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thousands of beauty-lovers descended on New York City recently to enjoy the return of Sephoria, a consumer beauty event that Sephora first launched in 2018. Jessica Stacey, Sephora’s senior vice-president of external communications, events and experiential marketing, said there are plans to take the festival to more locations in 2024.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2021

After a year of disrupted ski seasons in both the northern and southern hemispheres due to Covid-19, snow gear brands are bracing for a big winter in Australia and New Zealand, as consumers hit the slopes in the largely Covid-free countries. We see kids picking up the practice and they will be the consumers of tomorrow,” Pompilio said.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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. IR : In December 2023, Subtl Beauty raised $8.4

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

However, confidence levels among shoppers were at record lows even before the government’s, now reversed, new economic plan sent mortgage rates surging and sparked fears of a sharp drop in house prices to compound the cost-of-living crisis. That means combined spending is likely to be less than if the two events were months apart.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2021

Despite launching an e-commerce site and new look stores in mid-2018, the Healthy Life franchise struggled to make an impact on consumers. The health brand will be ingrained into the wider Woolworths business, with plans for a select range of HealthyLife products to be offered on the highly anticipated Woolworths marketplace.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Life partners and Youswim co-founders Elise Wallbank and Julian Tali launched the UK-based brand Youswim in 2018 to forever change size inclusivity and modernise sustainability in the swimwear market. Julian and I then head to our office, have a coffee together, and talk through our day’s plans.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Discount retailer Aldi may be a novice when it comes to in-store technology in Australia, but it has plans afoot in the UK to launch an advanced system that will replace checkout entirely. Woolworths introduced it in supermarkets in 2018, as a trial at its store in Sydney’s Double Bay. Shoppers love it or hate it.

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Analyst Springboard said that the decrease in footfall and spending activity this year was likely to be effected by increasing economic pressures including high levels of consumer debt and a general rise in living costs, compounded by the fact that Black Friday was a week earlier this month, before most people had received their monthly salary.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Eve’s Adam Founded in 2018, Sydney-based Arms of Eve has largely focused on making locally designed and ethically sourced jewellery for women, but recently it added a men’s range to its offering, which is available across Australia and the United States. In saying that, the younger [male] consumer is a bit more bold and adventurous.”

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Compagnie Financière Richemont said that the European Union was the last regulatory authority that was required to provide clearance, and Richemont is planning to complete the deal later during the fourth quarter of 2023. Then in 2018, Richemont bought back the combined entity for about US$3.4

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In addition to the five sto r es in Australia and the recently opened Soho location, July plans to open at least three additional stores in the US — in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Los Angeles — as well as six more stores across Australia, and two stores in Southeast Asia by the end of 2024.

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APRIL 2, 2024

This includes plans for a Manly store and an international pop-up experience. Since 2018 we have been on a professional and personal journey to learn more about our production, materials, manufacturing and the people that bring Zulu & Zephyr to life,” she continued. “We Keep it coming”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

“Other than playing an active role in reducing our environmental footprint, sustainable store design will increase the brand’s credibility in the eyes of the modern, mindful consumer and also saves money in the long-term with lesser consumption of energy and waste,” a Takashimaya spokesperson said. The #ShopGreener campaign.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

The company expects to open three to four new drive-thrus in the Gloria Jean’s network in Australia this year, following a shift in consumer preferences during Covid-19. We’d always had plans for drive-thru to be a big part of our future growth, but following Covid, that programme will be accelerated.”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Global trade unions IndustriALL and UNI Global have announced plans to pull out of the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC), the organisation that is responsible for key aspects of the Accord, such as factory inspections and worker safety training, because its policies won’t be legally binding after the Accord expires on May 31. .

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JUNE 21, 2023

In 2017, we had a store in Singapore, then by 2018, one more in Sydney and by 2021, one more in Shanghai,” he told Inside Retail. He added that the company is intently focused on brand building, and plans to build more stores in the region’s major cities going forward.

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MAY 26, 2022

For Bek Lasky, deputy executive officer of Ngarrimili, one of the key ways non-Indigenous consumers and retailers can do this is by supporting First Nations brands and businesses – not just for one week, but all year round. Amber Days is an ethical children’s clothing brand founded by Corina Muir in 2018. Boosting their confidence.

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MARCH 19, 2023

How does what was once an incredibly successful beauty business see its share price fall from $7 in 2018 to just 20 cents today? To that end, in 2018, Humble, backed by financial director Aaron Finlay and Bain Capital, offered to purchase 100 per cent of BWX’s shares in a management buyout. The consumer wants the product.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

Sporting events can also lead to greater consumer spending, with the success of local sporting teams acting as a mood enhancer, with people celebrating or sharing moments over food, or while travelling. In planning for this, retailers should generate a keen understanding of the enthusiasm and interest of the sport or club at hand.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

When Hannon Comazzetto started Australian re-commerce platform AirRobe in 2018, resale was still quite niche locally – pursued by a small but passionate group. Today, 66 per cent of consumers plan to shift their spend to more sustainable brands.”.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It found pre-consumer garment waste including fabric, plastic, rubber, and other materials from the brands was being burned at seven factories. LPP said it plans an awareness day in early 2024 for its agents and factories in Cambodia with a particular focus on waste management. The UNDP declined to comment on the report.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In other instances, the ventures’ failures had more to do with retail store concepts that simply didn’t work in Australia, poor market research and an attitude that Aussie consumers will buy ‘what we want to sell’ rather than asking what they would want to buy. The Woolworths-Lowe’s venture closed in 2016 after five years.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This year, Starbucks plans to open over 600 new store locations, including licensed locations, to increase its US footprint by 4 per cent. It could be there is no accessible dressing room for them [the consumer], they experience sensory overload from the sounds, smells and lights of the environment,” she said.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

As it turns out, the world had different plans for me! A comfortable, everyday commuter bike was a totally new concept for the Australian consumer, the majority of whom were more familiar with mountain and racing bikes. When I arrived in Bondi, I soon realised that there was something missing – my Dutch bike.

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