Retail Focus

OCTOBER 7, 2022

MAPIC is launching its Retail Village concept for MAPIC 2022. As part of its effort to build the right retail mix, MAPIC and its partners have curated these innovative retail concepts that are all connected by their shared values of sustainability, local sourcing, inclusion, and diversity. Francesco Pupillo, Director of MAPIC.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Founded amidst the opulent settings of Marrakech’s Dar el Bacha palace in 1910, this Moroccan coffee brand has recently made waves with its ambitious expansion into new territories. In a coffee culture dominated by global juggernauts, Bacha Coffee stands as a timeless emblem of rich tradition and unparalleled taste.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2023

Spontaneous 11pm store openings for VIP customers, curating the customer journey and the growing middle-class. Woo is well-known for her leadership and vision at Lane Crawford and is one of the most powerful and youngest retailers in the Asian fashion industry. So our team opened the store at 11pm and they had so much fun.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2023

A key catalyst in this transformation is the rise of pop-up stores, which are not only contributing to this expansion but also introducing new dynamics into the luxury ecosystem. A luxury hotel or restaurant become an extension of the brand’s story, enabling to curate an environment that resonates with its target audience.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

space embodies the future of beauty, providing an expansive space for customers to enjoy a diverse portfolio of exceptional services and must-have products from over 90 international beauty brands. The ambitious national expansion will also see two further stores open over the next 12 months in Bristol and Newcastle. The 21,000 sq.ft.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As the year-end shopping season kicks off, Zalora , one of Asia’s leading online fashion retailers, and part of Global Fashion Group (GFG), is ramping up its marketing to capture consumers’ attention. The e-commerce player recently launched The Terminal by ZALORA, a real-world pop-up, which ran from November 2nd to November 13th.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In order to have a proper business transformation, we didn’t want to do it in a piecemeal fashion, we’ve taken a holistic approach,” William Pak, CEO of Esprit, told Inside Retail. According to Pak, it’s important for Esprit to become part of the fabric of the fashion world, its consumers and vendors. William Pak, CEO of Esprit.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The brainchild of LSKD’s head of design Dylan Osborne, the concept came to life when the brand purchased the 1970s double-decker bus that once served as ‘The Love Bus’ in Byron Bay. New Balance, Sydney New Balance’s new concept store in Bondi Junction, Sydney, is at the forefront of the brand’s expansion strategy in Australia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Store expansion and optimisation LSKD’s next growth phase will include significant investment in bricks-and-mortar retail, and two new stores will open in Queensland in the coming months. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

As the on-trend Singaporean fashion and accessories brand launches new stores and a new focus on being eco-friendly, founder and CEO Keith Wong says it’s all part of keeping customers happy. Inside Retail Asia : Tell me about the new Taiwan store and what the store concept looks like. What was the thinking and strategy behind it?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Within the luxury segment, the fashion category is particularly strong. The line launched with a pop-up on June 17 at Boon the Shop, a futuristic Shinsegae fashion emporium in Seoul, attracting a huge crowd that snapped up items as fast as they could, some of it quickly resold for a killing online. Sales of women’s fashion rose by 34.2

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Retail Focus

MARCH 29, 2022

Following its recent B Corp Certification, Dai Seven Dials marks an important next step in the brand’s UK expansion. We work consistently hard to curate a diverse line-up of brands with strong environmental credentials.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

It recently opened its most expansive store in Southeast Asia in SM North Edsa in Manila, where customers can tailor Levi’s items to mirror their unique style and personality. Experiential retail The opening of the store, which features Levi’s NextGen design concept, signifies a shift towards an experiential retail model.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

When Chinese collectables retailer Pop Mart launched a pop-up store at London Westfield in January of last year to test its concept in the UK, it expected the Asian diaspora to be its largest potential market demographic. Pop Mart, which describes itself as an “art toy store”, might seem an unusual concept to a Western consumer.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It follows a move last year to reopen its ION Orchard, Plaza Singapura and Orchard Central stores as Uniqlo Towns , a retail destination concept that offers shoppers varied experiences, from sustainability to local arts and culture. IR: How has the Uniqlo Town concept evolved in the last 12 months?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

When I learnt from him that he had created Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male , followed by more than 40 world-renowned perfumes for several fashion houses such as Dior, Saint Laurent, Armani and Narciso Rodriguez, I asked him, ‘How come I don’t even know your name? At the time, I had no idea what a perfumer was.

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MARCH 24, 2022

Rather than stuffy ‘curators of culture’, the dream has long been to make these attractions part of the fabric of daily life. Collections and shows are carefully themed to carry people through in a seamless fashion. It responds to the fact that the concept of a museum and its role in society has evolved dramatically.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. Major department store, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Led by CEO Fabienne Mauny, the expansion of the brand’s flagship store is a nod to its heritage and forward-looking vision. His latest work, which captures the essence of Diptyque’s history through a dynamic garden concept, will be a centrepiece of the store’s new facade.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

As such, the question must be asked: Is fashion design an art form? Through the aesthetics of emotion, this dream-weaver created a fashion empire that greatly impacted our culture and sparked our aspirational desires. Another notable hallmark of both art and fashion is their role in documenting and responding to the events of the day.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2022

Flash’s concept is not new, being somewhat similar to China’s controversial coffee chain Luckin Coffee. Flash Coffee’s menus are curated by recognised baristas and tailored for each market. Given the rise in online shopping or food-delivery apps, consumers are more familiar with ‘tech-driven’ concepts.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But beyond the glamour of polo fields and a globally recognised brand lies a story of strategic expansion and a vision to dominate the fastest-growing retail market on the planet – India. Our website isn’t only about our products, it weaves in the whole story of the brand by curating the best of global and local content,” he stressed.

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