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Sneakerboy enters administration with creditors to meet this month

Inside Retail

Luxury footwear and fashion retailer Sneakerboy faces a new test after administrators were appointed to oversee the embattled retail chain. Sneakerboy operated a retail store at the shopping centre, though it is no longer listed on the Sneakerboy website.

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JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester

Retail Focus

Despite a challenging year for the retail market, with forced store closures during lockdown periods, over 860,000 customers (a 55% YoY increase) in the UK & Ireland chose to shop at the Scandinavian retail chain to improve everyday life in their homes, confirming a UK-wide trend that has seen homewares sales soar.

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Opinion: Consumers’ screen times gives shopping centres a headache

Inside Retail

Retail chain results for the latest financial year indicate spectacular growth in online sales and, in many instances, a dip in the average sales per store. per cent of total retail spending in the year to June 2021, after excluding cafes, restaurants and take-away food. per cent of total retail sales.

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As western retail brands exit, Russia looks east for replacements

Inside Retail

Russia is looking to China, India, Iran and Turkey to plug the gap created by an exodus of western retail companies, an industry body said on Friday, as Moscow grapples to find ways to combat its growing isolation in the face of sanctions. 24 in what it calls a special operation.

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Why a standalone Woolworths drive-through is a “no brainer”

Inside Retail

In fact, according to a 2021 report from DigitalCommerce360, the number of large retail chains that offered curbside pick-up jumped from 6 per cent to 51 per cent between 2020 and 2021. Businesses around the world have trialled drive-through concepts to serve customers in a Covid-safe manner during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How Sgt Puppa aims to take a bite out of the booming pet industry

Inside Retail

For more than 10 years, Eloise Monaghan and Florian Semanaz had a successful creative partnership at Honey Birdette, designing the products and experiential retail stores that helped turn the luxury lingerie label into a powerhouse brand, which Playboy bought for $443 million in 2021.

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Why a major rent reset didn’t occur following the Covid-19 pandemic

Inside Retail

There was a temporary panic, which enabled large retail chains to exert pressure on their landlords to drop rents or face store closures. per cent in mid-2021. There were others who said the pandemic would be the kiss of death for retail property and that retailers would be in a much stronger position to negotiate terms.