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Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans

Inside Retail

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. From Chiu’s perspective, Chinese consumers have always been on the lookout for luxurious experiences with international brands.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Tsoukalas has been with Heinemann Australia since 2019 and is currently head of marketing and category management. George has been with Heinemann for a number of years and brings with him a depth and breadth of experience in our sector, both from the brand and retailer perspective. Kathmandu hires international team to lead expansion.

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How Taking Shape is leveraging backend efficiency gains to grow overseas

Inside Retail

Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth. That’s possible from a financial perspective.”.

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

Inside Retail

More details Emil Fazira, food insight manager in Asia at Euromonitor International, said street stalls and kiosks buoyed overall industry growth during the 2019 to 2024 period with a 4 per cent CAGR in terms of value sales. The share of eat-in is expected to stick at around 60 per cent, with 66 per cent in 2023 and 67 per cent in 2028.

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The three pillars Godfreys is investing in to transform the business

Inside Retail

From our stockroom perspective, it’s nice and clean. Flexible expansion plans. We want to be in all the places where customers want to shop, and, from a customer experience perspective [we should] cater to that.”. That program was introduced in September 2019. We’re in the cleaning [business], we should be clean.”.

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What Bunnings FY23 results mean for the home improvement sector

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billion in earnings for the year reflected a “remarkable period of growth” for the brand, up 42 per cent since 2019. However, the move represented Bunnings most significant category expansion in about two decades. From Bunnings’ perspective, entering pet care makes perfect sense. Despite this, Bunnings’ $2.2

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“We are focusing on optimising our omnichannel efforts”: H&M Singapore’s MD

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Therefore, we are focusing our expansion efforts on optimising our omnichannel efforts. million paper bags since the initiative was launched in 2019. We are continuing to integrate our physical and digital shopping channels to elevate the shopping experience for customers and serve their needs more meaningfully,” she added. “Our

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