Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Australian fashion retailer, Forever New, is expanding its store network in the country, opening new locations across seven David Jones stores. . While four new stores are scheduled to open in NSW, the remaining three stores are set to launch in Victoria and Qld.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

EL&N Café, famously dubbed as “the most instagrammable café in the world”, has secured almost 8,000 sq ft of space on the bustling New Street, adjacent to Zara, and will offer an expansive 20m double-height frontage.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Kids fashion and occasion-wear brand Bardot Junior has launched its standalone website in the US, as part of its international expansion and growth. He added that Bardot Junior will enter department stores overseas – including Hudson Bay in Canada, and Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Dillard’s – who have picked up the brand in the US. “We’re

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world’s largest retailer shared expansive plans for the future of retail at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2024), focusing on adaptive retail strategies that encompass realms of customers, workforce and society. Walmart is not resting on its laurels.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2022

Australian discount department store Harris Scarfe is moving “full-steam ahead” with its strategic growth plans, despite rising inflation and growing concerns about an economic recession. “We’re Location, location, location. Investing in digital.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The chain only has four locations in Japan. Ten years after he opened his first cafe in 2013, there are now more than 140 worldwide, the most recent new market entry being Vietnam early this year, most recently followed by a debut store in downtown Toronto, Canada this month. He told Inside Retail he prefers ‘iconic’ locations.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers. In some cases, the failed Australian ventures were part of a flawed strategy to breathe growth into struggling home market operations.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2023

Also on Thursday, Walmart announced plans to open 28 new health centres in Texas, Arizona and Missouri, bringing the national total to more than 75 locations. The partnership combines Atrium’s hospital-at-home program with Best Buy’s technological services, she said. Amazon, meanwhile, completed a $3.5

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

The path to expansion in global markets is littered with potholes and land mines. The potholes are easy to see and can usually be avoided or at least mitigated with proper planning. The first and seemingly most effective is to have an agreement with a department store for sales space on their floor.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

Never more so than now, when the industry emerges from two years of Covid restrictions that almost crippled it, and hungry competitors are proceeding with plans to bang up malls everywhere in the region. Vincom, notwithstanding, Vietnam’s large population and juicy demographics make it a key country in Aeon’s Asian expansion strategy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Japanese retailer Muji unveiled its largest flagship store in Southeast Asia, with the recent reopening of Muji Plaza Singapura in the heart of Singapore, following a transformative makeover. Even ‘Cafe&Meal Muji’ has joined in on the expansion, now comfortably accommodating up to 94 diners with a festive menu available until December 27.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Located in the iconic T&G Building on Collins Street, Loewe’s first Melbourne store reflects the luxury fashion brand’s investment in art and design. The store’s interior features a mix of elements, combining handmade ceramics, brass and turned iron with expansive glass windows and concrete floors.

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

When the high-end retailer charged TPG Architecture (New York) with a collaborative effort with their in-house design team to redesign its existing store in the Perisur Mall, located in the southern suburbs of Mexico City, the mandate presented was clear and consistent. In homage to Wyman, the store café is called Café Lance.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Born of a collaboration in 2009 between Marc Chaya and perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian has become a major player in the luxe fragrance industry, and is sold across more than 700 locations worldwide. How would you describe the brand’s international growth strategy and what are your plans for the future?

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

When the high-end retailer charged TPG Architecture (New York) with a collaborative effort with their in-house design team to redesign its existing store in the Perisur Mall, located in the southern suburbs of Mexico City, the mandate presented was clear and consistent. In homage to Wyman, the store café is called Café Lance.

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Greater Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Traditionally, the physical store is transaction-centred. The focus is thus on the products; all design mechanisms such as spatial planning, shelf layout and product categorisation work towards the goal of yielding maximum profits at maximum efficiency. The experience-based store, however, operates on different principles.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2022

Frasers Group plc today unveils plans to advance its investment into the Irish market, introducing FLANNELS into the Republic of Ireland for the very first time, with three new FLANNELS stores set to open across the country in FY23. For FLANNELS by Argent Design.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

When retailers are at their most cautious with regards to expansion, they usually focus on snaring prime locations at a discount. This means shopping malls and strips in secondary locations will be getting crumbs. In China itself, rents in the main cities are still on a downward trajectory.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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