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“Running is on trend right now”: New Balance expands hybrid retail model

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. The New Balance UCC (uncommonly common concept) store is redefining the traditional retail experience by placing people, not products, at the forefront of the retail experience.

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Australian Retail Outlook 2023: Paradigm shifts and fresh perspectives

Inside Retail

More importantly, however, “The whole concept of just-in-time sourcing that Australia has relied so heavily upon has crumbled,” Bowden remarked. On balance, it appears that most retailers are comfortable with their own approach to ESG, with just one in seven (15 per cent) nominating it as a top priority for 2023.

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Five leadership lessons from L’Occitane Group’s head of travel retail in Apac

Inside Retail

In April, L’Occitane Group announced the appointment of Green Yip as regional managing director for travel retail Apac. Following my degree, I worked in marketing and banking for a short period, following which I joined DFS as a management trainee in Hong Kong. Key is to strive for a balance between the two.

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Coffee and home delivery: How food-service spending is changing in Apac

Inside Retail

More details Emil Fazira, food insight manager in Asia at Euromonitor International, said street stalls and kiosks buoyed overall industry growth during the 2019 to 2024 period with a 4 per cent CAGR in terms of value sales. The share of eat-in is expected to stick at around 60 per cent, with 66 per cent in 2023 and 67 per cent in 2028.

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Proximity retailing and current retail environmental paradoxes

Retail Focus

Urban proximity concepts are becoming more relevant, and rural proximity concepts are retreating to less relevant formats. Given this situation, startups have been invited to invest in their local communities to revive the street with local concepts. Over the past few years, the retail sector has experienced several disparities.

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How teen Sofia Sacoor started an athleisure brand to support kids with diabetes

Inside Retail

Witnessing the financial challenges faced by many in managing this condition motivated me to take action. The concept behind the brand’s charitable initiative is straightforward. She became aware of numerous cases of children who could not afford insulin.

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Why focusing is an essential part of retail lighting

Retail Focus

We asked Shoplight’s Focusing Manager, Terry Vann, why focusing is so important in retail lighting: Focusing allows you to control the spread of light and pops of colour on the shop floor. We can do all sorts of things like balance light levels, remove dark spots, and highlight key merchandise.

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