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JULY 11, 2023

New Balance has debuted its latest store concept at Singapore’s Paragon Shopping Centre, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and just the third in the world. The concept first opened in Guangzhou, China, in December, and the second in The US’s Boston in February.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

The ‘Space’ retail concept enables customers to interact with the Polestar brand, meet product specialists and take a test drive in the all-electric Polestar 2. The concept was recently named “Most Immersive Brand Home” by leading design publication Wallpaper*. A luxurious yet minimalistic edge.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Today, the company has announced they are taking this concept one step further by opening the doors this fall to a radically different 16,000 ft 2 shopping experience. This new urban concept store at The Well in the King West neighbourhood of Toronto marks an evolution for the brand.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

Non-physical marketing also limits some of the other key interactions D2C brands can have with their consumers, such as creating more impact around a ‘big news moment’, or having a physical platform to engage with your community plus the obvious brand building a physical store environment provides. 2 Pop-up location.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Nike is to open its latest retail concept, Nike Unite, at Blanchardstown Centre, Ireland’s largest retail and leisure destination. The Nike Unite community-centred concept is focused on helping local people connect with sport and will feature an in-store community wall highlighting local partnerships, landmarks and Dublin athletes.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda is accelerating its global expansion plans with a total of 15 new brick-and-mortar stores and 12 shop-in-shops opening worldwide over the next six months. IR: How are you planning to grow the brand in Asia Pacific?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

With constant pressure to stay ahead of the competition, continuously innovate and get seasonal releases on time, it can be difficult to ensure that all the moving parts come together to create the best possible products at the right price point for each target market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

Last week, Amazon -owned grocery chain Whole Foods announced the launch of a new format store, Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, to make grocery shopping more convenient for urban consumers. The first location is expected to open in New York City later this year. Can Whole Foods successfully launch a small-scale grocery store chain?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

McDonald’s latest restaurant concept goes after the Gen Z market with a calculated marketing trifecta of nostalgia, convenience and bespoke products. CosMc’s is looking to capture the nostalgic generation’s attention with its branding concept and is anticipating they will eat it up. billion, according to Statistica.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

Wendy’s Burgers is ramping up its expansion in Australia , after announcing plans to enter the market last year. Inside Retail : Why do you believe the Australian market needs a Wendy’s burger given the small population and highly competitive marketplace? IR: How localised are menus and marketing campaigns?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Starbucks has partnered with Amazon to introduce a new store concept in New York City, focusing on convenience by combining Starbucks Pickup and Amazon Go. The post Inside Starbucks’ latest store concept with Amazon Go appeared first on Inside Retail. Their card will be charged after they leave the store. Source: Starbucks.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Reliving vintage craftsmanship According to Huisamen, the wide range of collections and styles on offer, including the more elevated Made & Crafted line, is what sets the Ion store apart from other Levi’s locations in Southeast Asia. This market has long been key to the Levi’s East Asia Pacific expansion plans.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

We strive to leverage this interest and further amplify the impact of the retail store concept by launching Fabrica X at more locations in both Hong Kong and globally,” she said. We are planning to expand Fabrica X into more markets. Our goal is to bring the impact retail model beyond Hong Kong and London.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. I thought that this concept would go so well in Australia. IR: Are there any plans to announce Oakberry products in any major supermarkets or retailers anytime soon?

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JANUARY 13, 2022

Frasers Group plc today unveils plans to advance its investment into the Irish market, introducing FLANNELS into the Republic of Ireland for the very first time, with three new FLANNELS stores set to open across the country in FY23. For FLANNELS by Argent Design.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 17, 2022

In fact, Chatime is one of the largest teahouses in the world and now operates in 2500 locations in 38 countries around the world. Here, Andrew Benefield chief development officer at Chatime Group reveals the future plans for the business in Australia. IR: How do you plan to expand the network? per cent.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Let’s discover how hiring an expert on public relations or having a separate PR team before planning a live event can make your concept a reality. Executing the Plans of an Event From A to Z To make your dream event come true, you need a team of experts. Your responsible PR team can think of a suitable plan for them as well.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The luxury market is categorised by its exclusivity, maintained through a combination of high price points, consciously limited product volumes, reputation and customer experience, amongst other factors. The renovation process took almost a full year to complete from concept drawings to opening the doors again for patrons.

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MAY 13, 2024

Sneaker enthusiasts in Thailand have a reason to celebrate as Sneaker Laundry , a leading player in Australia’s sneaker cleaning and restoration market, teams up with the well-established John’s Laundry to expand its services in Southeast Asia. Alternatively, they can drop it off at one of four locations in the city.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Four years after launching online, Australian accessories brand Maison de Sabré has opened its first bricks-and-mortar store, an 85-square-metre pop-up on Pitt Street in Sydney that will serve as a testing ground for creative store concepts and services as the brand looks to expand its physical presence around the world.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

During the pandemic, the Australian womenswear brand Witchery turned 50, but rather than kicking back to party, the retailer revved its omnichannel strategy and worked on a new physical store concept. SS: The market trends are consistent with what Witchery has experienced in the past 12 months.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Walmart is testing a new experiential concept at a store near its Bentonville, AR headquarters. Walmart will test the new design at a couple of other locations and plans to implement the concept at up to 800 stores in the months ahead, the article says.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Byron Bay streetwear brand Afends is opening a new concept store in Melbourne’s QV shopping centre this week. It marks the brand’s fifth bricks-and-mortar location in Australia and the start of a bigger push into physical retail in the months ahead. They’re probably our biggest retailer worldwide,” Salfield said.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To help plus-sized men find good-value fashion, menswear label Connor has launched AXL+Co into the Australian market. Owned by parent company Retail Apparel Group, the company says the launch comes after market research identified a “major gap” in the market for men who consider themselves ‘plus-size’.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

After two years of declining revenue and profit, the American footwear retailer Foot Locker appears to be progressing on its turnaround plan, dubbed Lace Up, with its launch last week of the first “store of the future” at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. billion in annual revenue by 2028.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council. It’s timely that they’ve rolled this out now,” he told Inside Retail. “I

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Tumi unveils Asia Pacific flagship in Tokyo Located in Omotesando, a major luxury fashion destination in Japan’s capital Tokyo, the Tumi concept store is inspired by the brand’s famed 19 Degree collection and is billed as the first of its type globally.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Nike, Bershka, Pull&Bear, and M&S have opened just in time for the busiest shopping period in the calendar, alongside the famed Coca-Cola truck having arrived at the destination last weekend, underpinning Hammerson’s strategy to enliven the asset with new brands, concepts and market firsts.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2023

Located at Highpoint shopping centre in Melbourne’s western suburbs, Foodle offers a combination of grocery shopping, dining, and take-home options. Loh, known for successful Australian restaurant chains including Sushi Jiro, Old Beijing, and Dragon Hotpot, plans to expand the Foodle concept in the coming months.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

New Balance is also expanding in Australia, this month opening a new concept store in Bondi Junction , Sydney. Communal experience Clark believes that the Bondi concept store stands out compared to competitor stores operating in a similar space. The [concept stores] are a manifestation of that global commitment,” he said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2022

Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. The cost base of the stores is reasonably high because most are located in premium malls where rental costs are high.”.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Research from Nielsen IQ, cited by Centric Software, the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software market leader, shows that 99 per cent of Australian households continue to buy private-label products. Faster, quicker decisions can ensure faster time from concept to market.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2024

The family-run business opened its first shop in the Royal Arcade in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay in October 1989 and currently has three locations after opening and closing stores locally and overseas. During this time the business expanded into Melbourne and other markets.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The telco has also embedded this new way of thinking into its latest retail concept, Alive, which was unveiled at the national Optus flagship store on Queen Street in Brisbane last November. Optus is now in the process of determining which aspects of the Alive concept to implement in each store across its network of over 300 locations.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Spearheading this move are two flagship stores nestled in prime locations: one at the prestigious Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taipei’s vibrant Xinyi Xintiandi district, and the other at the iconic Dubai Mall. Its location in Taipei was designed after careful consideration of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 shoppers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2023

Starting with one restaurant in Kenmore, he developed the business to over 120 international locations, before selling to the Retail Food Group for $30 million in 2012. Bonding over a love for Italian cuisine, the pair started selling fresh gnocchi at local markets.

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