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APRIL 30, 2024

Once ripe with opportunity, the parking management industry is now at a crossroads due to economic and societal trends reshaping urban mobility. Stagnant demand in traditional markets, fierce competition, low cost of entry, and sustainability pressures are compelling parking management services and parking lot owners to adapt and innovate.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Not only did the troubles of 2020-22 feel well and truly behind us, with retail and travel booming, but we got our first taste of ChatGPT and spent the holidays putting it to the test by writing greeting card messages, composing music and, more recently, creating new artwork.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here, Clovis Young, founder and CEO at Mad Mex, shares the struggles the brand faced in Asia, the strategy for growth in Australia, and how the brand is ramping up its healthy eating message in stores. IR: What does the growth strategy look like for Australia in the next 12 months? IR: Health is a big focus of the Max Mex strategy.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 4, 2024

Expert Manager at Univers Retail | Ephemeral Retailing Specialist | Published Author | Speaker In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of contemporary business, the concept of digital transformation has emerged as a pivotal force shaping industries and strategies at an unprecedented pace. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Parcel Pending

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Sustainability is the buzzword among both retailers and consumers in 2024. According to a recent NielsenIQ study, 78% of consumers claim a sustainable lifestyle is essential, and 30% are more likely to purchase sustainability-focused products. Emailing receipts is the first step towards building a robust email marketing strategy. #7

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Parcel Pending

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

1,2 The challenge for convenience store owners, therefore, is implementing a business plan with strategies that increase retail sales, foot traffic, and profit margins. Consumers expect to see beverages along the back wall and everyday items closer to the front and cash register. #2

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JULY 25, 2023

For now, the businesses will remain separate in the eyes of the consumer, though they will share systems in the back end, such as having a single tech-stack. But while Target initially seemed to be in a strong position, there was a lack of stability and understanding of what made the business tick within its management ranks.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It recently opened its first corporate office in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy. Since entering Southeast Asia in 2020, GMG has opened 31 stores in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. This move also enhances the company’s ability to serve Southeast Asian consumers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

THG specialises in taking brands directly to consumers with divisions spanning the beauty, wellness and commerce industries. Back when THG was first publicly listed in September of 2020, it floated with a valuation of US$7 billion. Fast forward to November 2023, and THG has a market cap of US$1.31 per cent year on year.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Sustainable, direct-to-consumer fashion brand Allbirds promised to revolutionise the retail industry with stylish, comfortable, and environmentally-conscious footwear designs. Allbirds went from having 22 brick-and-mortar global stores in 2020, to 35 in 2022, before rapidly ending up with 58 locations by the end of 2022.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

A post-pandemic uptick in Australian e-commerce is here to stay, according to a new study conducted by order and delivery management software company ShipStation. The business surveyed 2000 global consumers to compile the data, releasing the report to highlight retailer opportunities that continue to arise in the sector.

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APRIL 30, 2024

However, in an increasingly digital world, the brand recognised the need to evolve its retail experience to meet the demands of modern consumers. In 2020, Tattarang, a prominent Australian investment group, acquired RM Williams with a vision to propel the brand into the digital age while preserving its heritage.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In 2020, Australian teen fashion brand Pavement joined a large list of retailers that entered voluntary administration, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major factor contributing to their exit from the retail landscape. Inside Retail: Tell me about Pavement’s relaunch in collaboration with Big W.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since then, Starbucks Australia has continued to struggle to compete with local competitors, but now, 15 years later, it is collaborating with Australian tech start-up Phantm to deliver a different value proposition to the local market, which could win over consumers and sustain the retailer’s future down under.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Innovation, adaptability and swift implementation were the bywords for surviving 2020 and continue to be drivers for the sector. James Sinclair is CEO and managing director of Signature Hospitality Group, which operates The Sporting Globe and TGI Fridays. TGI Fridays. How do you differentiate yourself in the market?

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

While there’s no doubt that 2020 was a tough year for all retailers, Australian denim brand Jeanswest had a steeper hill to climb than most, starting out the year under voluntary administration with the closure of 37 stores, the loss of 263 staff and owing $50 million to creditors. We definitely see marketplace as an opportunity for us.

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JUNE 14, 2022

These companies, along with others, managed to thrive by implementing futuristic strategies that streamlined their operations while also increasing service quality. The already promising click-and-collect model is a perfect example of a strategy that absolutely exploded in popularity over the course of 2020.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). While this seemed like an easy and sure-fire strategy, such linkages no longer appeal to millennials today. CASE STUDY : Neiwai.

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RetailMinded

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

In 2020, lockdown-fuelled online shopping surges led to mass stockouts; 2021 brought global supply chain issues and delays; and this year, among skyrocketing inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, there’s a widely expected lack of demand. . You just need to be prepared to manage the complexity that can be introduced into your operation.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2021

times the valuation of their last private funding round in 2020,” he said. The Food Standards Australia New Zealand Board (FSANZ) determined that there are no health and safety risks and that approving the ingredient would create more choices for consumers wanting to reduce or eliminate animal products from their diet.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, added, “Rent the Runway is not in a happy place and has not been in a happy place for quite some time. Coresight’s Zheng said the strategy could be seen as a proactive step towards addressing some of the challenges Rent the Runway is facing.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Since joining Asahi Group in 2020 as sustainability chief, Preeti Srivastav has helped the Japanese brewer make several environmental and social pledges but has not got it to disclose all its progress. Other companies said they were concerned about negative press or consumers misinterpreting nuances of sustainability initiatives.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2023

Aloysius Chay started Hydragun, a direct-to-consumer wellness brand offering premium products to aid recovery and relieve aches and pain, after suffering a training injury and realising how big the market for such products was. This is an important strategy for a brand that is early in its lifecycle.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

Founded by then-21-year-old Cami Téllez in 2019, Parade was initially created to fill a gap in the market for stylish and size-inclusive bras and underwear for Gen Z consumers. Its campaigns featured a wide range of models across the gender spectrum with different skin tones, body types, and aesthetics. billion views and counting. .”

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JUNE 15, 2021

Retailers and consumers have been urged — or forced — to take their transactions into the digital marketplace. China has the world’s largest digital population with almost 989 million netizens in December 2020. New consumers. But change was inevitable, and Covid-19 has sharply shifted consumers’ attitudes. New brands .

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Retail Focus

MAY 25, 2022

The news underlines the confidence in the Global Mutual managed scheme from the occupier community. This is making well-located outlets especially appealing as part of retail portfolios as brands navigate the changing shopping habits of the consumer public at large.”. This letting follows the opening of Quba and Co.

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MARCH 21, 2024

With travel curtailed, home-bound, experience-starved consumers flocked to luxury shopping to lift their spirits and spend some of their discretionary funds accruing thanks to Covid-19 government assistance, stimulus checks, tax relief, suspended student debt payments and the pandemic-induced restrictions.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Because if this business doesn’t improve, if the consumer does weaken in the second half, one would have to expect that [Catch’s] performance gets a little worse before it gets better.” “We Many of the category managers have also left, taking jobs at MyDeal, Kogan and MySale. How much pain are you prepared to put up with?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Julie Therond is the general manager of Longchamp Australia and New Zealand and has worked with the fashion brand since 2012. Therond speaks to how the 2020 pandemic provided an additional challenge just six months after moving to Sydney for her new role. From finance to marketing, from operations to strategy.

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MAY 8, 2023

Born between 1995 and 2012, these consumers have grown up with the internet, social media, and influencers, and, by and large, they want different things from brands and businesses than older generations. The brand’s marketing manager, Madeline Youngman, is part of Gen Z and “lives and breathes TikTok.”

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

Started by Ami Bateman and Sian Murray in 2020, Pleasant State is a direct-to-consumer home care brand that aims to change the way consumers approach cleaning. Just add water solutions had existed in the commercial space for many years, but they hadn’t been packaged up in a beautiful direct-to-consumer way.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

last minute shopping needs, and complement our existing e-commerce offer,” Woolworths Metro general manager Justin Nolan said in a statement. Uber Eats regional general manager retail for ANZ, Lucas Groeneveld, said that the company has seen significant demand for grocery items on the platform. Changing shopping habits.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

With the two dominant deal days in our rearview mirrors and the world still largely at home due to the pandemic’s restrictions, the e-commerce onslaught will continue, causing retailers to adjust their fulfilment strategies to stay afloat. Consumers are noticing the impacts. Retailers lack automation, intelligent order management.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2022

As we know, today’s consumers are doing much of their shopping online. The number of touchpoints to reach them and the amount of data being generated, continues to skyrocket, which can sometimes make for a very disjointed customer engagement strategy. . Between May 2020 and May 2021, Australians spent $48.1

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A few years ago, it seemed like every new brand making noise in the market was adopting a direct-to-consumer (DTC) business model. The history and growth of DTC In the 2010s, early digital-native vertical brands (DNVB) such as Warby Parker and Glossier gained a lot of attention for their use of technology to reach consumers online.

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Retail Times

APRIL 6, 2021

Have a look and see if you can incorporate these into your retail strategy. As consumers settled into their ability to shop from the couch, trends like shopping directly from Instagram posts took hold and social media is now much more than a social platform — it is part of a retail experience. Social shopping. Cause based marketing.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The trend, which has become more obvious as the economy weakens and consumer confidence wanes, is also worrying officials trying to revive marriage, and birth, rates which dropped to record lows last year, leading to the first decline in population numbers in 60 years. trillion yuan (US$487 billion) in 2020. .”

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