Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

Southeast Asia’s largest fashion and lifestyle e-commerce player Zalora has just celebrated its 10th year anniversary this year. From overcoming initial barriers to buying fashion online through easier payment modes with operational excellence, it has made the website a force to be reckoned with in the region.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2024

From local shopping experiences to big destinations and shopping centres, these locations are a great barometer for the state of the Australian retail nation. I was struck by how homogenous shopping centres and local ‘high street’ shopping experiences have become. And it presents a major opportunity for local retailers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As the year-end shopping season kicks off, Zalora , one of Asia’s leading online fashion retailers, and part of Global Fashion Group (GFG), is ramping up its marketing to capture consumers’ attention. As more customers added these items to their shopping carts, their prices dropped daily.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

More than just shops The unique backstory to this initiative is the 4,000-strong network of Australia Post stores. Of course, these Post sites are much more than just shops. The other headline item, a full-time barista in store, is actually part of a much deeper fix for the biggest gripe of shopping at a Post store: the queue.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons, with founder Rei Kawakubo, notably launched the first pop-up store in Berlin in 2004, drawing crowds with normal retail-priced items and creating a sense of urgency that remains influential in shoppers today.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the key trends that defined retail in 2023 was pop-up shops and how these experiential shopping experiences have taken hold over millennial and Gen Z consumers. Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2023

The recent Mainstreet Australia Awards, held during Main Streets of Australia Week last month, recognise and celebrate the importance of local high streets, strip shopping centres and town centres (collectively referred to as ‘main streets’), and the role they play in creating lively communities, individual wellbeing, and robust local economies.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

It recently opened its most expansive store in Southeast Asia in SM North Edsa in Manila, where customers can tailor Levi’s items to mirror their unique style and personality. These digital enhancements enrich the physical shopping environment, making it more dynamic and engaging.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

Founded in Melbourne in 1948, men’s tailoring business Peter Jackson has entered a new phase of growth with three new stores opened so far this year and six more confirmed to open by the end of 2024, as well as a digital relaunch that is already underway. Data will shape how we fill out the shops moving forward.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

IR: You joined YNAP from fashion resale site Vestiaire Collective in December 2021, so you probably understand the challenges of reducing the environmental impact of the fashion industry better than most. Can you share what YNAP is doing in the sustainability space? How do you plan to leverage them?

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Retail Focus

APRIL 4, 2021

Browns Brook Street, located at 39 Brook Street in the heart of London’s Mayfair, is an enchanting destination designed to immerse you in a curated world of fashion, fine jewellery, food and culture. It’s beyond fashion. There is also a concierge which will facilitate services for clients.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Following two successful H Beauty store openings across England, the latest H beauty, will be located at St James Quarter, in the heart of Edinburgh’s shopping district. Harrods has launched its first stand-alone H beauty destination in Scotland, in the heart of Edinburgh. © Sandy Young Photography Sandy Young/scottishphotographer.com.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

This is to tailor a brand story that resonates with them. Chanel: Chanel has used pop-up shops to bring its one-of-a-kind brand story to life. Gucci: Gucci has developed pop-up shops that emphasize their eclectic and dynamic aesthetic. Gucci: Gucci has developed pop-up shops that emphasize their eclectic and dynamic aesthetic.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2022

Lotte Dongtan in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, the largest store in the province at 246,000 sqm has attracted high-end retailers such as Chanel and Dior as well as the homeware brand The Conran Shop, all of which take up prime position in this customer-focused, retail destination that combines luxury and leisure.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

Imagine plain, logo-less cashmere sweaters, perfectly-tailored shirts and unrecognisable Swiss timepieces. This had a direct impact on fashion as designers and luxury brands translated the demand for discreet luxury onto the runway. Crashing stock markets and inflation forced the wealthy to pare back outward displays of wealth.

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Dezeen

MARCH 17, 2024

Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has completed a boutique in Milan for Italian fashion house Ferragamo , featuring red marble panels and an alcove covered in ceramic petals that offset the original Renaissance-style interiors. This was precisely how he thought of his shop, as a place to come together and converse.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Williams has endeavoured to create a warm and inviting shopping experience for customers. Ralph Lauren, Victoria High-end fashion brand Ralph Lauren has recently unveiled its latest offering – a Polo Ralph Lauren store in Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre. This is in service of creating a calmer shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2021

Two things bode well for big-box stores: gen Z loves to shop in-store, and they appreciate a bargain. That said, a report from Voxburner found 77 per cent of gen Z shoppers want to purchase from a retailer that fights for the values they believe in, and this generation is more likely to shop with brands that support their passions.

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2023

As luxury brands invest in various areas, they aim to create immersive and unforgettable experiences for their customers with a focus on aesthetics, arts, technology, food and services, collaborations, exhibitions and museums, these brands are taking the concept of luxury pop-up shops to the next level.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

Designed as an inspirational place to meet, explore and shop; Frasers boasts a range of beauty, fashion, premium and contemporary accessories and designer childrenswear. Located in the Mander Centre, in a unit once home to a Debenhams, Frasers Group have invested millions to transform the building into a premium shopping destination.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 29, 2022

Dai’s 1,400 sq ft store houses its full collection of elegantly tailored clothing made from innovative, eco-friendly fabrics that combine stylish silhouettes with properties of activewear – stretch, breathability and wrinkle-resistance. . We work consistently hard to curate a diverse line-up of brands with strong environmental credentials.

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Dezeen

JULY 18, 2022

New York interior designer Sarita Posada has layered "lived-in" details and rich textures inside the first London store from fashion and lifestyle label Aimé Leon Dore. Walnut cabinetry is used to display products on the main shop floor. Read: Theatrical curtains enclose the entrance of Tokyo fashion store The Playhouse.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

American fashion label Thom Browne has opened its first retail location in San Francisco , designed by ASA Studio Albanese to feature dramatic marble against white slatted blinds. The flagship store is situated at 432 Jackson Street in the historic Yeon Building, which dates back to 1855, in the heart of the city's luxury shopping district.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping. Reacting to an evolving market .

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Hyperphysical experiences benefit retailers, particularly in appealing to the Gen Z audience, who seek more than just a transactional shopping process. The Hyperphysical Retail Revolution Hyperphysical retail is an innovative concept, heralding a new era in the world of luxury shopping. Hyperphysicality is not a temporary trend.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

Starts at 60, the online news and community hub aimed at seniors, has just launched an e-commerce platform as it looks to become the go-to destination for the growing number of baby boomers shopping online. Older online shopping ‘boom’. But that changed last year. Our site visits have increased 25 per cent,” Evans said.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The carefully curated multi-level retail portal spans 460sqm, which flows onto a mezzanine located at the back of the store, where customers can enjoy their very own ‘Cinderella moment,’ whether it be for a first pair of R.M. Williams’ only new shop, but it is the standard. So George Street is hardly R.M. Emily Anders, R.M.

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Dezeen

JUNE 15, 2022

The event explored the topic of the future of retail and how brands can create relevant and meaningful experiences in stores through curation and collaboration, with Andelman drawing on her decades of experience helming Colette alongside her mother, Colette Roussaux. The talk included Mathias Ullrich, Ben Hobson and Sarah Andelman.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2023

The month-long festivities that include gift exchanges, iftar events and shopping for new clothes and house decor has always had a significant impact on retail in years before, however, this year marks the first Ramadan celebrations for some time without any Covid restrictions.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2022

One of the world’s largest luxury e-commerce platforms, Farfetch has announced it is rebooting its fashion and retail tech startup accelerator, Dream Assembly after two years. We are on a mission to support the creation of a unique, curated, connected conversation to help drive the future of this space.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2022

Flash Coffee’s menus are curated by recognised baristas and tailored for each market. Given the rise in online shopping or food-delivery apps, consumers are more familiar with ‘tech-driven’ concepts. Those savings, he said, are passed on directly to customers. All coffee drinks are made from 100 per cent Arabica coffee beans.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Unlike most non-Indian weddings, there are always three or more events, so it’s really fun to work with customers to really curate all of their wedding looks. I think the general trends we’ve seen in Western fashion of bigger sleeves, off-the-shoulder, and pastel colours has been really sought after for a lot of brides and grooms as well.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

When personalization is done right, customers are delighted with the retail environment and the ability to get exactly what they want tailored for them. These mirrors enable customers to request a different size through a touchscreen on the mirror, or to save the item to their shopping list if they prefer to order later.

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