Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Department stores globally are adjusting their product offer to reflect rapid changes in the menswear category as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the category wears off. But last year menswear rebounded to its pre-pandemic levels, reaching on average 14 per cent of total department-store sales.

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

Australian department store David Jones has become the latest retailer to sell pre-owned clothing following the announcement of its partnership with Sydney-based luxury reseller Blue Spinach last week. It also offers second-hand items in its London flagship store through a partnership with online resale platform Vestiaire Collective.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Mosaic Brands is seeing positive results from the implementation of a digital department store strategy across several of its core apparel brands, including Noni B, Rivers, Millers and Katies. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Leveraging loyalty. million names in June 2020.

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MARCH 27, 2024

This led to increased spending on clothing, merchandise, accessories and dining out,” ABS head of retail statistics Ben Dorber said. ” ABS data showed that clothing, footwear and accessories sales rose 4 per cent, the strongest growth across all categories. Department stores’ sales increased 3.7

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JANUARY 29, 2024

” Department store sales climbed 3.7 billion, while clothing, footwear, and accessories rose 0.5 “Department stores fared particularly well, capitalising on the Boxing Day sales and the final few weeks before Christmas with a range of promotional events.” per cent to $1.83 per cent to $14.18

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VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Originally scheduled for an October 2020 opening, the seventh location for this family-run department store was caught in the middle of the global predicament – to build or not to build, to cancel or push on? The wrong clothes and accessories at the wrong time of year could be the nail in the coffin to an already bad year.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Meanwhile, clothing, footwear, and accessories fell 1.7 billion and department stores slid 1.3 Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway sales grew 2.5 per cent to $5.38 billion while food sales went up 1.9 per cent to $14.23 per cent to $2.93 Household goods declined 1.4 per cent to $5.77 per cent to $1.88

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The store offers the brand’s celebrated collections including tutus, dresses, resortwear, and accessories crafted for young fashion enthusiasts. ­­The Children’s couture brand Tutu Du Monde has opened its first flagship location, in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction.

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MAY 3, 2023

billion in stores and online, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). per cent, department store sales at 4.7 per cent and clothing, footwear and accessories sales at 3.6 Retail spending rose 5.4 per cent year-on-year in March as consumers spent more than $35.3 Other retailing increased by 1.6

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

billion, while department store sales went up 1.3 Clothing, footwear and personal accessory sales inched 1.1 . “Food and takeaway again led the spending growth, and this is consistent with what we’ve seen all year – shoppers are prioritising the essentials in a cost-of-living crisis,” said ARA CEO Paul Zahra.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Department store sales increased 0.4 ” Sales fell in the household goods, clothing, footwear, and accessories categories, attributed to the decline in discretionary spending. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed that retail turnover amounted to $35.77 billion during the month, up 1.2 Food sales rose 3.3

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Clothing, footwear and accessories rebounded from a decline in July, up 1.4 per cent), while department stores dropped slightly by 0.6 The growth was largely driven by sales from the cafes, restaurants, and takeaway industry, which rose 8 per cent, followed by food with a 3.5 per cent increase. per cent in August.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

Department store giant David Jones unveiled the latest Spring/Summer collections this week in its Elizabeth Street flagship in Sydney. The runway featured local and international brands such as Aje, Camilla and Marc, Hugo Boss, P.E. Nation, Carla Zampatti, Matteau, Balmain, Balenciaga and Alexander McQueen.

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APRIL 18, 2023

per cent and clothes, footwear and personal accessories at 2.8 Department-store sales were strong with 7.4 This year’s Easter sales were driven by food retailing contributing $3.6 billion – up 8.6 Sales from cafes, restaurants, and of takeaways rose 4.6 per cent, followed by other retailing at 3.9

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JUNE 28, 2022

Department stores saw the strongest growth at 5.1 On the contrary, clothing, footwear, and personal accessory retailing recorded a decline of 1.4 Seasonally adjusted Australian retail sales grew in May by 10.4 per cent year on year according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). per cent and 0.8

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JUNE 22, 2021

Luxury goods group LVMH unveiled on Monday the revamped La Samaritaine, a 150-year-old department store designed to help it grab a greater slice of tourist spending once pandemic travel curbs are eased. A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Department stores inched 3.3 Clothing, footwear, and accessories, however, fell 0.1 November is traditionally the strongest month for retail, but the Melbourne Cup Day interest-rate rise “stopped spending in its tracks,” said National Retail Association (NRA) director Rob Godwin. per cent to $6.25 per cent to $3.08

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AUGUST 29, 2022

“July sales for clothing, footwear and personal accessories, department stores and cafes and restaurants were up significantly compared to 12 months prior, highlighting the impacts on those businesses at this time last year when they had to close their physical stores,” he said. “The per cent and 1.2

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AUGUST 27, 2023

per cent followed by clothing, footwear and accessories sales down 0.3 per cent and department stores sales slipping by 0.05 Meanwhile, other categories recorded “negative sales for the second consecutive month” with household goods down 4.9

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MAY 25, 2023

per cent followed by department store sales at 6.5 per cent and clothing, footwear and accessories sales at 4.9 Although discretionary spending was low, restaurant and cafe services continued to do well. By category, cafes, restaurants and takeaway services registered an increase of 13.2 Other retailing spending increased by 0.2

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DECEMBER 29, 2022

Department stores and the foodservice sector drove “unprecedented” Boxing Day sales growth across Australia according to data from the Australian Retailers Association and Westpac DataX. per cent on 2021, with department-store sales of $149 million up by 23.6 Spending on apparel and accessories surged 19.8

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Premium department store David Jones is set to host a range of in-store festivities and experiences, as part of pride month. Between February 23 and March 5, the retailer’s Bondi and Elizabeth Street stores in Sydney will feature live performances from a diverse dance troupe called Briefs Factory.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Department store David Jones has launched a re-sale clothing initiative called Reloop in partnership with fashion rental company GlamCorner. Bridget Veals, David Jones GM of womenswear, footwear and accessories, said the company is committed to ethical, environmental and climate-conscious practices in the retail space.

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MARCH 27, 2023

per cent, department stores at 7.7 per cent and clothing, footwear and accessories at 6.2 Spending in food-related industries grew steadily in February however non-food industry sectors yielded a mixed result as consumers refrained from making “discretionary” spending. Cafes, restaurants and takeaway services were up 17.1

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AUGUST 31, 2022

South Korean fashion retailer, SJ Group, has brought the famous American airline brand Pan Am into the country as a lifestyle brand, opening its first store inside the Shinsegae Starfield Coex Mall. SJ currently has a portfolio of five brands, including Kangol, Helen Kaminski, LCDC and Le Conte Des Contes.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there were 210 department stores in Japan at the end of 2019 but attrition in the ensuing three years reduced that number to just 192 by the end of 2022. Both the Takashimaya and Tokyu stores were luxury-focused, and had been a fixture of their neighbourhoods for decades.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

per cent while department store sales increased 11.1 Clothing, footwear and accessories recorded a 7.4 However, on a month-on-month basis, turnover fell 3.9 per cent as the cost of living pressures hit household budgets. Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway services were up 25.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent respectively. per cent.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Myer currently operates 56 department stores across Australia, as well as its online business and in-house brands including Sass and Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence. per cent increase is a case of under-promising and over-delivering, the department store CEO is taking the win as a sign of more growth to come. “We

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MARCH 27, 2023

The group – which owns and operates brands including Dotti, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Smiggle, Portmans and Jacqui E, and features over 1,100 stores across six countries – saw net profit after tax rise by 6.5 Smiggle was a particularly strong performer, with sales for the stationary and accessory brand up by 30 per cent growth.

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JUNE 28, 2023

million in stores and online with significant spending observed in food, up 6.1 Clothing, footwear, and accessories sales were up 4 per cent followed by department store sales at 3.4 Shoppers spent $35.5 per cent and cafes, restaurants, and takeaway services at 12.7 per cent while household goods fell by 4.4

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MARCH 29, 2022

Despite supply chain disruptions, departments stores recorded a 5 per cent increase after months of decline. Clothing, footwear and personal accessories recorded a 17.8-per-cent Retail sales continued to perform well in February recording a 9.1 per cent.

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

Set to launch in July 2023 – after the opening of the new luxury precinct at terminal one (T1) – Heinemann is pioneering the department store concept inside domestic terminal two (T2) and three (T3), with the retail mix curated to reflect each terminal’s passenger base.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Clothing, footwear and personal accessories sales were up 32.8 Department store sales grew 23 per cent followed by other retailing at 9.3 While year-on-year sales growth was strong, retail turnover fell by a marginal 0.2 per cent compared to September, marking the first month-on-month fall this year. per cent and 5.2

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AUGUST 25, 2023

According to Heinemann, this latest listing and introduction reflects the brand’s increased focus on the fashion and accessories category, including Australian brands, in Sydney Airport’s international terminal and its soon-to-be-opened domestic terminal department stores.

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JULY 27, 2023

per cent followed by department stores, down 2.1 per cent, clothing, footwear and accessories down 1.5 However, all remaining categories registered a decline in spending when compared to last year. Household goods registered the biggest decline of 4.4 per cent, and ‘other retailing’ at 1.1

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