Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2024

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. Inside Retail spoke to Tim Page, New Balance’s Pacific retail manager, to discuss how the latest Chadstone concept store is creating the next generation of immersive and engaging shopping experiences.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. Retailers must also consider their consumers, and modern consumers are prioritising sustainability.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Touchwood Shopping Centre in Solihull has continued to expand its leading offer with the arrival of Spanish fashion retailer Mango. Ardent UK acquired Touchwood in summer 2021, the first major shopping centre acquisition since the onset of the pandemic, in a deal that effectively called the retail investment market.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

As Chinese consumer spending on luxury goods continues to surge, luxury brands are doing everything they can to enhance their overall appeal. According to Euromonitor research, Chinese consumer spending on luxury goods is expected to hit $88 billion by 2028.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is not just a transient trend but a robust response to the changing consumer, who now craves the tactile satisfaction of in-store shopping along with the personalisation and convenience of online commerce. Today’s consumers might browse products online and then feel, try and buy them in physical stores.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop has returned to profitability in FY23 as cash-strapped customers shop for lower-priced goods. Due to higher cost-of-living strains, the company says customers gravitated towards low-priced consumables that represent value. Overall sales increased 5.8 per cent to $819.3 Tax-paid profit grew 63.4

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

Nadine Heubel, senior managing director of travel retail North America and global wholesale at Newmark, recently shared her insights regarding the latest in US brands, technology and trends that will shape the global retail landscape in 2023 and beyond. You can watch the Masterclass sponsored by Adobe here.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2021

As a result, entertainment precincts are driving a broader range of people and are becoming a popular addition to shopping centres at a time when many traditional retailers are opting to reduce their physical store presence. We are by nature a consume-on-site experience and we see an exciting opportunity to capitalise on this growth.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Shopping strips are facing increasing challenges, and not just because of retail competition. While there is still a lingering Covid shadow on some shopping strips, including those in capital city central business districts (CBDs), other factors are impacting the viability of suburban retail precincts.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Legacy denim brand, Levi Strauss & Co has rolled out a direct-to-consumer first strategy across its East Pacific Asia market. Inside Retail sat down with Nuholt Huisamen, managing director of Levi Strauss & Co for East Asia Pacific, to unpack what the future of the DTC-first strategy means for the Asia market.

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Parcel Pending

APRIL 25, 2024

This blog will explore the trends currently impacting plumbing distributors and wholesalers, as well as share ways to improve your business’s inventory and supply management to deliver more value for your customers and contractors – in 2024 and beyond. In 2023, it managed an impressive 52.3

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Parcel Pending

APRIL 30, 2024

Once ripe with opportunity, the parking management industry is now at a crossroads due to economic and societal trends reshaping urban mobility. Stagnant demand in traditional markets, fierce competition, low cost of entry, and sustainability pressures are compelling parking management services and parking lot owners to adapt and innovate.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

A new online shopping site is set to launch in Australia this month that aims to update the traditional outlet mall experience for a Gen Z and millennial audience. As general manager of eyewear brand Carolina Lemke Berlin, he had a lot of surplus stock and felt there wasn’t a good way to clear it. “I’ve

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

The use of videos as part of a retail marketing strategy is a tried and tested method to catch consumers’ attention and drive sales. From TV shopping channels to online shopping, videos have demonstrated that they are the best method to connect with customers at the convenience of their own home.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2024

The grand reopening of Levi’s Bangkok flagship at CentralWorld marks a significant milestone in the brand’s direct-to-consumer trajectory and speaks to its commitment to the region. The region holds immense potential, with its vibrant markets and growing consumer base of young millennials and Gen Z shoppers. “The

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2021

Much of the food industry rests on trust – a sense of safety and security that has to be present if a consumer is to dare take a bite of any manufacturer’s product. They don’t want to be the contact that passes the consumer dud food, right? Where does it come from? How has it been made? What are the ingredients listed on the pack?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Aldi, which only recently introduced self-serve checkout in Australia , announced last week that it would open its first checkout-free store on a trial basis, at a location in London that is yet to be confirmed. This can be highly appealing for consumers who know exactly what they want and are on a mission. A new direction for Aldi.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Showfields closed its Miami and New York City locations in July and September, respectively. It has three remaining bricks-and-mortar locations, in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn store will be expanded by 2,500 sq feet, to 14,000 sq feet, to accommodate brands relocating from the two stores that closed.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. Customer retention With both consumers and retailers feeling the pinch of increasing costs, customer retention will be a key theme of 2024.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

“For businesses, the future is looking cautiously optimistic, and business owners say they’re looking to grow despite diverging consumer economic sentiment,” Matthew O’Connor, Head of Verticals and Platform at Square, said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How will consumers be spending their dollars in the week leading up to Christmas, what are retailers doing to entice consumers in-store and which retailers will benefit from this? These are pressing questions that many in the industry will be asking themselves in the final few big shopping days of the year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift in the way consumers in Southeast Asia purchase technology,” Alex Tan, managing director for HP Malaysia told Inside Retail. The tailored shopping experience we expect online is now an expectation offline as well,” he said. When offline, consumers want to be thrilled.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

The brand has a range of partnerships in the works, and recently opened its first domestic flagship – a 167sqm store at Chadstone Shopping Centre, showcasing new trends and styles, and introducing new customers to the vintage brand. There will also be more locations to come across other states. It looks like this is going to continue.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Ikea Australia will launch its new Sustainable Living Shop, an initiative to help consumers live more sustainably while potentially saving money on household expenses. The Sustainable Living Shop is a new retail store-in-store concept that will open in all 10 Ikea locations across the country by early next year.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cultural centre Het Nieuwe Instituut is rethinking the archetypal museum shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week , designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. It all started out with the idea that we don't have a museum shop per se," Nieuwe Instituut's programme manager Nadia Troeman told Dezeen. "A

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Other highlights include a modern and streamlined shopping journey, exclusive product releases, an area for communal sneaker try-on, and a hub for customisation and personalised experiences. Its commitment to updating 900 shops shows that Foot Locker does not want to be left behind. “I billion, down from US$8.75

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Retail Focus

JULY 13, 2021

In a bid to save England’s high street, Refundable is launching a petition to introduce the Shop Out to Help Out scheme, a campaign to entice shoppers back out to the high streets to help independent retailers recover from the pandemic. The petition is located via the link below. www.shopouttohelpout.org/petition.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

According to a recent Euromonitor report, while consumer food-service value nears pre-pandemic levels in 2024, dining-in at restaurants will not return to pre-pandemic level until 2028 in Asia Pacific. The report predicts that regular dining out will be off the menu for cost-conscious consumers until 2028. trillion in 2023.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

In an era of fierce competition to attract consumers’ tightening budgets, customer experience has become the key edge retailers can deploy to stand above the competition. The best-in-class checkout tools can be used at permanent shops, pop-up stores, or events and staff can take payments with the confidence of 99.9

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The announcement signifies the brand’s commitment to delivering great shopping experiences in iconic destinations worldwide. According to David Hamaty, general manager for North Asia at Levi Strauss & Co, the decision to reopen the store in Kyoto was led by a desire to elevate the shopping experience for consumers.

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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. Amazon’s US$13.7

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

“Launching iSwii by Angry Birds is a perfect way to bring locals and Angry Birds fans back to fun in-person experiences,” said the executive director of Asset Management of SCG America, Robert Leck. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

There was huge momentum behind the ‘shop local’ movement over the last few years, as consumers were restricted to certain locations during Covid-19 lock-downs, and felt connected to the success and survival of local businesses. Consumers are certainly continuing to support local stores, and localism is still going strong.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

is heading in the other direction, to physical retail, with a bold plan to reboot the car buying experience – in a shopping centre. CarExpert has just set up shop at Westfield Warringah Mall on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with a revolutionary showroom and test drive hub covering 960sqm of retail floor space. Winning strategy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Covering the pre and post-Christmas shopping periods, that figure would represent a 3.9 Quoting the organisation’s Consumer Sentiment Report, interim NRA CEO Lindsay Carroll said buyers are preparing for the holiday shopping season by modifying their spending habits in order to afford Christmas events and gifts.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

AI has huge potential in the consumer and retail sector, with its ability to drive better business outcomes, including in customer experience, commercial effectiveness, operational efficiency, and cost optimisation. So, while many in leadership are keen, there isn’t much impetus to adopt the technology yet.

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