Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Dr Vranjes Firenze’s launch in the Australian market last December through a partnership with David Jones could be a sign of further global expansion to come, following L’Occitane Group’s recent acquisition of the luxury Italian home fragrance brand. Its work with premium Australian department store chain David Jones is an example of this.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Australian fashion brand Aje has committed to further international expansion, potentially including a dedicated bricks-and-mortar presence in the United States, after spending the last year and half focusing heavily on its international retail partners. The US isn’t the only overseas market the business is focusing on.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Founded amidst the opulent settings of Marrakech’s Dar el Bacha palace in 1910, this Moroccan coffee brand has recently made waves with its ambitious expansion into new territories. Unique formats The Taipei location is unique in the sense that it offers a retail space, coffee bar and takeaway counter in the same area.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The journey of retail formats, as we know them, began with specialty stores, where retailers differentiated themselves through elevated service, expansive inventory, and deep local knowledge. This early phase prioritized a personalized shopping experience, setting the foundation for what was to come.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Westons are said to be seeking £4 billion for their European department store assets, including Selfridges’ four stores in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Central Group is one of the ‘big three’ Thai retailers and shopping centre developers/operators.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2023

US-based apparel chain Old Navy is reportedly exploring a possible expansion to India. In April of this year, Levi’s opened its largest bricks-and-mortar location in Asia in the Indian city of Bangalore. Featuring the brand’s NextGen store concept, the space was designed to redefine the Indian shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2022

“By bringing together Woolworths and Big W in the one location we can improve the local shopping experience for our customers while driving more activity in Sydney’s Town Hall precinct,” said Woolworths Supermarkets MD, Natalie Davis.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Scheduled to open on November 29, this mega-development promises to be more than just a shopping experience, but a transformative lifestyle destination. In the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s emerging international financial district lies The Exchange TRX – a new retail complex that aims to redefine urban luxury and community engagement.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The chain only has four locations in Japan. He opened his first stores in Hong Kong in 2013, then a flagship in Kyoto in September 2014. Back then I had been frustrated that most coffee shops in Japan were copycats of Melbourne or Portland cafes,” he recalls. 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

JANUARY 9, 2024

A strategic alliance with Watsons Malaysia has opened the doors to a host of opportunities, marking a significant milestone in the brand’s global expansion journey. Watsons Malaysia is renowned for elevating the wellness retail experience in its stores, making it a go-to destination for beauty and wellness products in Malaysia.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The new flagship store – the brand’s first in the US – features about 1300sqm of retail space, as well as a recording studio for musical artists, a 23-metre hat wall, a bar, live DJs performing daily, and a Secret Room featuring sought-after items in the streetwear market. Thus, the brand and location were a perfect fit. On the hunt.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The new flagship store – the brand’s first in the US – features about 1300sqm of retail space, as well as a recording studio for musical artists, a 23-metre hat wall, a bar, live DJs performing daily, and a Secret Room featuring sought-after items in the streetwear market. Thus, the brand and location were a perfect fit. On the hunt.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

In March, Aeon Phnom Penh, the older of the two and informally known as ‘Aeon 1’, hosted the opening of H&M’s first Cambodian store, an 1800 square metre shop spread over two levels offering women’s, men’s and kids’ clothing and accessories. The mall will have almost 100,000 square metres of gross leasable area and 250 shops.

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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. But it’s not just about size; Muji Plaza Singapura has introduced innovative concepts that redefine the shopping experience.

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

The path to expansion in global markets is littered with potholes and land mines. There is no silver bullet to avoiding the challenges that come with global expansion, but there is one sure way to minimize the risk, meet your desired goals and save time and money: hire locally. In each scenario there are pros and cons.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Conceptually, it embraces Sydney’s energetic atmosphere and pays homage to some famous landscapes, including the Outback and Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which helps create an immersive shopping experience. Each element of the store has been carefully crafted to create a bold space that fully immerses customers in.

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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. This year, we will enter China, with a shop at Nanjing-deji and online with Tmall.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. We’ve all encountered those shopping centres that look and feel the same, no matter where you are in the world. Platform is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter shopping centre – indeed, it acts as a platform for independent brands to thrive. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Cinema, tick.

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Greater Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In recent years, retail designers have been met with a new challenge: to create shopping experiences that cater to digital-first generations while continuously engaging shoppers who primarily shop in-store. Let’s look at some of the most inspiring store designs. In-store hospitality offerings: mtl Coffee Shop.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail opened the doors to its second eat-shop-play lifestyle centre on the Thai island of Phuket on 6 October. The company’s latest business update for the Stock Exchange of Thailand states that The Chalong mall has 17,000sqm of net leasable area, and is anchored by an 8,000sqm Robinson department store.

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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

JULY 13, 2022

They think, ‘Oh, I’ll just go to a department store.’ IR: I know a few years ago, you guys were discussing overseas expansion. We had a beautiful store right in Midtown, but our lease came to an end at the peak of New York lockdown, so it didn’t make sense to renew it. It’s only just beginning.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

A retail rental index for shopping malls in the APAC region prepared by JLL shows that by the third quarter of last year rents had retreated to roughly the level they were about 10 years ago. On the positive side, Covid restrictions eased and more people shopped in stores for a change, which was a huge fillip to food and beverage retail.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2022

The plans will see FLANNELS stores open in Dublin, Cork and Blanchardstown, all offering the very best in luxury fashion, through a world-class shopping destination and vibrant in-store experience. FLANNELS Dublin is set to be the next flagship in the brand’s roll-out of trailblazing flagship stores.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The Evolution of Retail Formats The history of retail formats can be traced back to the late 1800s when single-product stores dominated the townscape. However, the emergence of department stores revolutionized the retail landscape by offering diverse products and brands under one roof.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, well before high-end shops and boutiques graced the iconic retail corridors of Fifth Avenue, Champs-Élysées and Via Monte Napoleone, consumerism and desire became a driving force in Western culture. By 1946, a frenetic postwar building boom had a great impact on downtown stores.

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