Retail Focus

JANUARY 5, 2022

A Pea in the Pod, the well-known designer and specialty retailer of luxe maternity apparel and accessories, is returning to its retail roots with the opening of two new concept stores located in Chicago and New York City.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

known for its luxe maternity wear and accessories, has opened two new concept stores in Chicago and New York, according to a company press release. The designer and specialty retailer of maternity accessories and apparel opened its Chicago location on Daman Avenue, and its New York location at 1042 Lexington Avenue.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2023

Located in the rapidly growing Moreton Bay region, MKT Square’s stage two master-planned multi-million-dollar transformation is nearing completion, offering retail and hospitality operators far and wide the opportunity to be part of the growing market.

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Retailing Insight

MAY 13, 2021

The process is actively in use at every major chain store, department store and larger specialty store chain. Yet the concepts are completely applicable to independent retailers. In fact, many specialty stores and boutiques use this to ensure cash flow and profitability for their stores. It’s called Open-to-Buy.

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Retail Bound

MARCH 7, 2023

Although many new product companies are finding success selling on Shopify or Amazon, online sales still only represent 20% of all retail sales, whereas offline channels like brick-and-mortar locations, catalog, TV Shopping and Reward and Incentive markets represent 80%. Retail stores is by far the largest retail market segment at $6.5

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VMS

MAY 20, 2021

There is no mistaking where you are, but this has been tailored for its location, and it goes to show that there is considerable largesse when it comes to the matter of flexing a format. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that this is a British Eataly, different in parts from what will be encountered in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 28, 2022

One of the indicators of a retailer’s intentions is how much it invests in its regional stores, which typically have less competition than in urban areas. Here, we found a good illustration of how spruced up and well-located Lotus’s hypermarkets are outcompeting their biggest rivals in many instances.

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