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“Running is on trend right now”: New Balance expands hybrid retail model

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. New Balance launched its first Australian UCC store in Bondi last year and after a positive reception, it opened its Melbourne location in Chadstone. In 2023 New Balance reported worldwide sales of US$6.5

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The Crown Estate welcomes four global flagship stores to London’s West End

Retail Focus

Spanish women’s fashion brand Bimba Y Lola has just opened a new 4,000 sq ft store at 211-213 Regent Street, showcasing carefully curated collections, a brand showroom and a programme of events, making it the brand’s most active flagship globally. The lettings span more than 10,000 sq ft of new retail space.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

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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Crafting luxury brand narratives through popup stores

Retail Focus

Consistency in storytelling helps maintain the brand’s identity across different luxury pop-up locations. They have organized pop-up experiences in different locations, showcasing their iconic luggage and accessories while providing insight into the brand’s history and know-how.

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Opinion: Don’t make your returns problem an experience problem

Inside Retail

Retailers confronted with a substantial number of online returns need to approach the problem not from a cost and logistics perspective, but from the vantage point of an end-to-end customer experience. Retailers must construct their digital environment as carefully and strategically as they do their physical store locations.

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What The RealReal’s store closures say about the future of luxury resale

Inside Retail

The US-based company recently announced that it will lay off approximately 230 employees, representing approximately 7 per cent of its workforce, and close a number of stores, including several flagship locations. Fashion resale is a treasure hunt, and the reward is discovering something unique at a great price,” he stated.

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“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

Inside Retail

While we are still very much committed to providing modern and sophisticated workwear, in the past 12 months, we have evolved our product offering to be more trend-led and fashion-forward. IR: How would you describe the impact Covid has had on customers and what they want from fashion? How has Witchery responded to the issues?

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