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Australian Retail Outlook 2023: Paradigm shifts and fresh perspectives

Inside Retail

Some went without products in many non-essential categories altogether, others deferred large purchases. More importantly, however, “The whole concept of just-in-time sourcing that Australia has relied so heavily upon has crumbled,” Bowden remarked. More than ever, it is a time for new perspectives and fresh approaches.

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

Inside Retail

Green Yip: I grew up in a large family with five other siblings in Hong Kong, so that’s where I first realised how much I liked to be around people. My perspective: for more than ten years I held the title of area manager, but my role was never the same each year. Key is to strive for a balance between the two.

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Five key takeaways from LVMH, M&S and others at the World Retail Congress

Inside Retail

Bridging the gap between tech and humans While there was a lot of discussion around how AI is transforming retail, Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Machin admitted that he still struggles to find the balance between technology going too fast and too slow for his customers.

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How collaboration can amplify impact and streamline your retail journey

Inside Retail

The organisation has supported about 2500 young people since its foundation in 2015 and while it accepts philanthropy, endeavours to be as independent as possible, retaining control of its own destiny and never being reliant on others to continue the work it does. We don’t have 10 days, we had eight hours.”

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

Inside Retail

We can expect more unique dine-in concepts trialled by food services in the coming years, either through loyalty systems to encourage repeat patronage, or to lengthen customers’ time spent in store,” she explained. Other new names on the scene include South Korea’s Compose Coffee and Canada’s Tim Hortons.

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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. The retail environment concept, theme and offer display.

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How Jidu’s Roboverse experience centre is disrupting the auto industry

Inside Retail

A collaboration between Jidu and Gensler, the experiential space brings together product experience, digital experience, brand display, art space and other functions, with the aim of uniting people, art and technology. In the future, the Roboverse concept will be expanded to other cities nationwide,” he explained.

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