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What John Lewis’ $195m deal with Google says about the future of retail

Inside Retail

From an end user perspective, it promises to accelerate the efficiency of the John Lewis partnership’s employees, allowing them to offer a more enriched customer-centric approach and wield data-driven insights for product and service refinement. “Not We’re looking forward to an era of fresh innovation,” Mian said.

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Stansberry, beauty buyer, David Jones

Inside Retail

Coming out of the pandemic, there will be fundamental shifts in customer expectations from a retail experience perspective both instore and online. To be successful, buyers should listen to what the customer is saying and tailor their strategies accordingly. As a buyer you need to be passionately focused on the customer.

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Selling your business? Focus on what matters to buyers

Inside Retail

It’s crucial that before embarking on any transaction, retailers: Develop a credible and realistic growth story that is tailored to their own circumstances. Management team and resources Potential investors and buyers will want assurances that you have the right team and resources to deliver on your future strategy.

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Proximity retailing and current retail environmental paradoxes

Retail Focus

Having to abide by local and national regulations, start-up brand managers (small-town brand owners) find themselves in front of complex and time-consuming situations. Local authorities should contribute to enhancing local retail in small towns At this point, there should be a shift of perspective.

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The CFO-CMO balancing act: Marketing efficiency goals that keep everyone happy

Inside Retail

In today’s complex retail landscape, chief marketing officers (CMOs) find themselves in a perpetual balancing act. Understanding the CFO’s perspective Before we dive into solutions, let’s put on our CFO glasses for a moment. CFOs demand greater demonstrable value from every dollar spent.

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Be like water: How to stay relevant amid the rapid pace of change

Inside Retail

And faced with so many kinds of flux – economic, geopolitical, environmental, local and global – how does your organisation keep pace while also maintaining balance, perspective and impetus across these often-conflicting dimensions? Stores are unique, tailored to the distinct particularities and needs of each location.

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An in-depth look into Aussie luxury brand Oroton’s major turnaround

Inside Retail

What they lacked was any sense of ranging and balance from building a large range and any relevance to a young, modern customer. It goes from casual shirt dresses to beautiful lace shirts, there’s a little bit of tailoring, but largely, it’s trans-seasonal. It was a heritage Australian brand that needed to be lightened up and relaxed.

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