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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Inside Retail

AUGUST 11, 2022

Department store giant David Jones unveiled the latest Spring/Summer collections this week in its Elizabeth Street flagship in Sydney. With the new season ahead comes many trends including party dressing, feminine prints, bold colour ways, form-fitting silhouettes and tailored suiting.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

Category management – for example, range and assortment planning, pricing strategies – is a typical use case where AI can augment human decision-making. One of the first places Gen AI is landing is in the day-to-day work of the many people who play functional support roles in retail.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2022

According to the post, Amazon Style will offer women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories from hundreds of popular and emerging brands, and include several innovative features, such as tailored, real-time recommendations. Amazon has not shared the names of any labels that it plans to carry in the store.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

There’s the Levi’s Tailor Shop, where customers can have their denim mended or customised, Zara’s flagship store inspired by renowned architect Frank Gehry and the Le Club Lacoste store concept, featuring bespoke fixtures, the UK’s first Lacoste pod fitting rooms, and an area dedicated to the brand’s classic polo shirts.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

Never more so than now, when the industry emerges from two years of Covid restrictions that almost crippled it, and hungry competitors are proceeding with plans to bang up malls everywhere in the region. Although this ‘tailoring’ idea is something of a cliché in the mall business, Aeon is taking it seriously and not just talking about it.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 12, 2023

Since launching in 2018, Best Jumpers has gone from offering a small range of sweatshirts and sweatpants to more tailored garments, outerwear and footwear. It recently opened a bricks-and-mortar store on Gertrude Street in Melbourne and has plans to grow the business further. The concept] works well internationally.

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