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For Singapore’s Capitaland, the mall comes roaring back

Inside Retail

Despite brave talk by shopping-centre companies, not just in Singapore but globally, about being able to adapt to e-commerce and continue to thrive, behind the scenes they have never been truly comfortable with the e-commerce juggernaut. Retail occupancy is 98.3 per cent – pretty much as good as it gets for shopping centres.

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

Inside Retail

This model is in response to a sustained increase in online shopping that is seen within the existing supermarket network, while also providing a reduced Covid-19 risk for customers,” a Woolworths spokesperson said. Who doesn’t want to get in, pick up their shopping and get out? “I Good on Woolies for finding a site to trial this.

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India set to revamp its retail landscape with policy overhaul

Inside Retail

A top government authority has stated that once the policy rollout is complete, it will establish a globally competitive and sustainable ecosystem in which the retail trade can flourish. As part of the implementation, insurance coverage against accidents will be provided to all retail traders. For instance, about 2.16

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

Inside Retail

For a while, it was looking like a meaningful downward rent reset at shopping centres was a real possibility. Why this hasn’t occurred The trouble is that leases turn over on a gradual basis, somewhere between 10-20 per cent of leases in a shopping centre every year, depending on the country and what kind of shopping centre it is.

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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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Analysis: Consumers and the new reality

Inside Retail

Non-grocery retail chains have been perceived as not putting customer safety first. To convince customers to spend, retailers need to show a clear purpose to community safety. With this in mind, retailers that are succeeding in this space are doing so off the back of years of investment in direct-to-customer infrastructure.

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Asia’s retail property market is back – get ready for rent increases

Inside Retail

Yes, retail property can be perceived as boring and a pain in the neck, but it’s necessary, it’s back, Covid-19 is done, and we’d better get used to rent increases again. per cent of retail sales, official government figures from Singstat show, down from 13.0 In April, e-commerce was 12.0 per cent in March and down from 14.4

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