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Australians return to the malls despite a plunge in consumer confidence

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Australians are returning to shopping malls as Covid fears subside with Scentre Group reporting customer visitations up 12 per cent on 2021 levels during the first quarter. Scentre group’s figures came out on the same day as the latest consumer confidence data from Westpac shows a decline of 5.6 per cent to 90.4 per cent in 2022.”.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

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US-based retailer Showfields, the self-described “most interesting store in the world”, filed for bankruptcy this month and will be restructuring through a form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy created during Covid to help small businesses continue operations, reorganise, and maintain control of finances without creditors taking over.

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Will Harry’s reported IPO be different from other popular retail brands?

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According to a report by Reuters on March 7, US-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) company Harry’s Inc has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the help of major investment banks, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Barclays, and Wells Fargo. billion in 2020.

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The 11 Best Automotive Trade Shows You Can’t Miss

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to drop 47% by April 2020. However, even with the chip supply chain issues, car sales rose during the first half of 2021. and German encouragement, the Taiwan government is working with chip manufacturers to end the shortage by Q4, 2021. Here are 11 of the biggest upcoming automotive trade shows. 19-21, 2021.

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Metcash hastens Total Tools buy up, enjoys strong FY20

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The decision comes as the tools business saw impressive growth since Metcash took its initial stake last September, with Total Tools’ EBIT for the eight months to 30 April 2021 hitting $24 million. MFuture strategy proves itself in 2020. Excluding this impact, total sales would have hit 11 per cent growth. million a year prior.

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NRF Says 2021 Holiday Sales Grew 14.1 Percent to Record $886.7 Billion

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WASHINGTON, January 14, 2022 – Retail sales during 2021’s November-December holiday season grew 14.1 percent over 2020 to $886.7 Despite supply chain problems, rising inflation, labor shortages and the omicron variant, retailers delivered a positive holiday experience to pandemic-fatigued consumers and their families.

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What luxury retailers need to know to succeed in the year ahead

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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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