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Japan’s department stores: What’s left when the tourism tide goes out?

Inside Retail

Japan’s storied department stores are riding a wave of overseas tourists, and although there is no sign yet of a wipeout, the cautious pronouncements of company executives indicate that it’s a wave they can’t ride on indefinitely. On the surface of it, department stores still have their mojo: sales in October rose by 5.3

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Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last. Here’s how to prepare for it

Inside Retail

The latest retail sales figures are really quite incredible. According to the Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retail sales rose by 0.6 per cent) and department stores (down 0.4 My tip is that retail sales figures in the next couple of months will start to reflect this. per cent bump.

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Australian Easter spending rise lags inflation

Inside Retail

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

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‘Unavoidable’ price increases drive retail spending growth in July

Inside Retail

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

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Australians set records for pre- and post-Christmas retail spending

Inside Retail

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 billion – 8.6 billion – up 15.3

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Black Friday sales boosted retail spending in November

Inside Retail

per cent increase in sales while department store sales grew by 7.6 per cent followed by clothing, footwear and personal accessories at 7.1 per cent and food retailing at 8.4 By state, Queensland led with the highest growth in retail turnover at 10.4 per cent followed by SA at 9.5 per cent, WA at 9.1

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How, where and what shoppers are buying in the final week before Christmas

Inside Retail

How will consumers be spending their dollars in the week leading up to Christmas, what are retailers doing to entice consumers in-store and which retailers will benefit from this? These are pressing questions that many in the industry will be asking themselves in the final few big shopping days of the year.

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