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Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans

Inside Retail

Understanding the Chinese consumer. Back in 2019, Fortnum & Mason opened in Hong Kong its first fully-owned and operated shop and restaurant in Asia, as a gateway to strengthen customer connections across the region. As a British lifestyle brand, we want to be authentic but more importantly, relevant to Chinese consumers.

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Coffee and home delivery: How food-service spending is changing in Apac

Inside Retail

According to a recent Euromonitor report, while consumer food-service value nears pre-pandemic levels in 2024, dining-in at restaurants will not return to pre-pandemic level until 2028 in Asia Pacific. The report predicts that regular dining out will be off the menu for cost-conscious consumers until 2028. trillion in 2023.

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What Bunnings FY23 results mean for the home improvement sector

Inside Retail

Wesfarmers chief financial officer Anthony Gianotti said that Bunnings had seen consumer demand continue for necessity products – such as recurring home repairs and maintenance – as well as smaller-scale DIY projects. billion in earnings for the year reflected a “remarkable period of growth” for the brand, up 42 per cent since 2019.

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Mad Mex exits Asia. Here’s the new growth strategy for Australia

Inside Retail

The move marks the end of the company’s ambitious expansion plan in Asia, shifting focus to the Australian market for the foreseeable future. CY: We opened a restaurant in Singapore in September of 2019, and we opened the second restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, KLCC Centre, in February of 2020.

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Raising the bar: How Ethique is leading the way on plasticless hygiene

Inside Retail

Here, we speak with founder Brianne West about the business’ growing expansion opportunities, the surge in ‘values-led’ brands, and what other brands get wrong about being green. It’s good to see that the shampoo and conditioner bar segment as a whole is growing quite dramatically, it’s really showing that consumer demand.

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Innovative Retailer: Lick

Retail Insider

If you say so: Back in July of 2019 to be exact two colleagues (both formerly of Airtasker and with hedge fund backgrounds) by the names of Lucas London and Sam Bradley decided that the DIY market was cumbersome, complicated and user-unfriendly. Generally very high levels of engagement leads to happy consumers.

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Arise Dr Robert Esser: Havaianas’ Apac boss and his surprise next role

Inside Retail

If you look at the stock price of a lot of retail companies and direct-to-consumer businesses that had their beginnings during the past three, four or five years with IPOs, they are at very low valuations.” The program teaches you to take a look at a business problem from a different perspective. The number is now up to about 250.