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Retail leasing market stabilises as Covid impact wanes

Inside Retail

As domestic and international travel resumes and operating conditions normalise, Australia’s retail-leasing market is projected to see stable growth after recording steady trading during the first quarter of this year, according to Colliers. . per cent across the CBD markets driven mainly by an uplift in Sydney (1.8

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Marketing vs reality: When mall owners get it wrong

Inside Retail

The quality of a shopping mall gets expressed through a broad menu of attributes: tenant mix, mall design, navigability, ease of access and egress, parking spaces, safety, how clean the toilets are, and so on. Platinum Group, owner of Platinum Fashion Mall in downtown Bangkok, has presented us with a starker contrast than usual.

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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

Inside Retail

It is removing all non-electric bikes from its offering and reversing course on its direct-to-consumer strategy as it looks to expand its market share. We also knew having a presence in Canberra, we couldn’t achieve that ourselves because the market is just a little bit too small to justify a Lekker store and these guys are great.”

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From sprinters to sneakers: How Puma aims to tap into ‘halo effect’ of Olympians

Inside Retail

German sportswear brand Puma is using this year’s Olympic Games and its partnership with sprint champions Jamaica to focus on speed as it jostles with Adidas and Nike to carve out space in an increasingly competitive running and lifestyle market. “That’s something we need to strengthen further in the consumer mindset.”

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of “theatrical” spaces

Design Week

The resulting space borrows ideas from both hospitality and work interiors, as the team sought to balance “function and atmosphere” Adaptable seating was key, the studio explains. These are spaces that “often seem tiny, but have a surprising capacity thanks to clever seating,” the studio says.

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Analysis: Why Asia’s collectable toy market is only getting started

Inside Retail

Statista estimates China’s collectible toys market was worth around US$1.4 In contrast to the conventional toy market, the customer demographic of collectible toys is dominated by adults. Certain collectable toys have a high rate of return, which has attracted a lot of investors to this market.

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of nature inspired spaces

Design Week

New York native Ruby Kean has designed a space for Jenki, one of London’s first-ever dedicated matcha bars. The café, situated in the capital’s Spitalfields market, was an exercise in blending “ancient and modern sensibilities” she says, achieved through different layering techniques.

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