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Department Store Offers Shoppers a Calming, Biophilic Space

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Originally scheduled for an October 2020 opening, the seventh location for this family-run department store was caught in the middle of the global predicament – to build or not to build, to cancel or push on? Finally, we were able to implement the installation plan. Retail was no different.

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Myer to close Blacktown store as downsizing plan continues

Inside Retail

Myer has announced the closure of its Blacktown store in Sydney’s outer west, a move that follows the reduction of footprints of five other stores across Australia. . Since then it has closed stores located at Logan, Hornsby, Emporium and – most recently – Knox, last August.

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Outgoing Myer CEO John King on why Black Friday might overtake Christmas

Inside Retail

At Myer’s annual general meeting this week, outgoing CEO John King predicted that trading activity on Black Friday would likely surpass Christmas, with the department store preparing stock ahead of time to mitigate any logistical delays related to potential industrial action. per cent increase in total sales to $3.36

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Retail’s new range: The evolution of merchandise planning

Inside Retail

The pandemic continues to influence customer purchasing priorities and penetration in the omnichannel environment, which is affecting assortment mix and demand at each location. This is creating new challenges for retail operations, including a particular demand for agile merchandise planning and supply-chain processes.

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Myer to close its Frankston store after Christmas

Inside Retail

Department store Myer has announced it will close its Frankston store in Victoria. . The retailer says it wants to divert resources to its rapidly growing online business and develop stores near the Frankston location, such as Southland, Chadstone, and Fountain Gate.

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How Myer plans to reach $1 billion in online sales

Inside Retail

Myer’s online sales have more than doubled since John King took over running the department store in 2018, and the CEO believes they can double again to reach $1 billion in the not-too-distant future. CBD stores take a hit. CBD locations were particularly hard hit, with comparable store sales down 22.3 billion.

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The future of main streets: Aussies share their essential retailers

Inside Retail

Despite the efforts that go into planning, maintaining and marketing local shopping areas, the people who use these places are often not consulted about what they actually want and need on their main street. So what types of stores and services do they want? Across gender, age and location, pharmacies were consistently number one.