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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

Inside Retail

India’s beauty and personal care market is projected to reach US$21 billion in 2025, and the rising adoption of online shopping and greater product penetration in secondary cities are also contributing to the market’s enlargement. Consumers are at the heart of all we do. Celebrating uniqueness.

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Here is what’s driving Danish retail giant Bestseller’s success Down Under 

Inside Retail

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives. Since launching the brand in 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve seen over 200 per cent increase in sales. [It]

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Watch titans unite: Rolex acquires Bucherer and aims at pre-owned market

Inside Retail

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I This robust performance persisted even during pandemic-induced market slumps, dwarfing the S&P 500 index’s annual growth of eight per cent.

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The retail contest between CBDs, malls and online is set to reshape our cities

Inside Retail

The range of physical and virtual retail spaces, retailers, products and prices leaves consumers spoilt for choice. Retailing is more than just about consumption. Retail helps define a city’s identity and brand and thus attract visitors. Retailing matters. billion in 2018 – a 28.2 per cent increase.

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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.

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. Like many local retailers, the foreign entrants have not understood the multicultural market dynamic and lifestyle differences from their home markets, let alone the structure of the retail industry.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

billion in 2018-19 – gained a foothold in the sector by snapping up rival retail groups including 23 Fivimart supermarkets, 87 Shop&Go convenience stores and the smaller Queenland convenience-store chain, rationalising and rebranding the network under the VinMart banner.

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