Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites. The brand still has potential to grow further in Australia.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is creating new challenges for retail operations, including a particular demand for agile merchandise planning and supply-chain processes. These activities require frequent decisions on product assortment, store, and floor-space allocations. The complex shift to omnichannel. Australians are shopping online more than ever.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

These acquisitions reflect the group’s strategy for building a geographically balanced brand portfolio of premium beauty and fragrance brands. Its work with premium Australian department store chain David Jones is an example of this. L’Occitane also acquired a 50 per cent stake in Singaporean skincare brand Erborian in 2012.

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Retail Times

MAY 6, 2021

Norwegian contemporary department store Steen & Strøm, which is managed by Promenaden Management, is launching a brand-new 900sq m (9,700sq ft) Beauty Hall this month as part of a major NOK 300 million (£25.7 million GBP) refurbishment and upgrade.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 11, 2021

The fight for board control of department store Myer will be decided in the next few months, with the firm’s AGM likely to run in late October, but Solomon Lew’s major stake in the business could well be diluted by the time to vote. Department store sales up this year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

There is also a view that the breakup strategy could fund further acquisitions, including the Myer department store chain in which he has already built a substantial shareholding. The timing tends to infer that Murray was not keen on the breakup plan or didn’t see a suitable role for himself in the future.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2022

Despite the multiple challenges over the last two and a half years, Carmen Chiu, regional managing director, Asia Pacific at Fortnum & Mason, is confident that the brand has built a solid foundation and engagement strategy with the domestic customer through its retail and hospitality businesses. “We

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

So as more and more retailers integrate the benefits of AI into their growth strategy, what will be next for this transformative technology? In supermarkets, AI can be utilised for fresh produce management, with a centralised model to enhance inventory optimisation and replenishment. And how will it shape the way we shop?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Woolworths had written off more than $420 million restructuring the business, which was Australia’s largest consumer electronics chain by store count. Anchorage Capital, at best, added some finishing touches to Woolworths’ turnaround strategy and reworked the balance sheet for the sharemarket float. No more balance sheet shuffle .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the British luxury brand to the levels of its European rivals. He raised prices, limited distribution to its own shops and high-end department stores and cut discounting.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

In November last year, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) entered into a strategic partnership with French department store chain Galeries Lafayette to open luxury department stores and a dedicated e-commerce platform in India. Both strategies could work, in his opinion. “A

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

Martin Wood, who joined Cartology last year from oOh Media, has been promoted to head of Strategic Partnerships and Matt Gower, former head of Research at News Corp, has joined the business as senior manager of Research and Insights. Donna James, managing director at Lardon & Associates LLC, will be the new chair.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 17, 2023

Haynes, who started in Australia as territory manager in 2006, has previously held roles including chief business development officer and interim CEO. He will be responsible for formulating the company’s global strategy around traditional and non-traditional development. A clash between Manju and the owner is categorically untrue.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

Last month, the department store reported its highest interim profit since 2014. You’ll probably have to adjust margins to implement this model effectively, and it’s likely that the ‘better’ offer will end up being the largest seller, so plan your orders accordingly. And you’ll need a pre-planned mechanism to achieve that.

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Inside Retail

MAY 20, 2021

Former Topman managing director joins BooHoo. BooHoo Group has appointed Mitch Hughes as the new managing director of its newly acquired Arcadia Group brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, and Burton. Kathmandu acquired RipCurl for $350 million in October 2019. He joined BooHoo last month.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

Since March, David Jones has closed three of its food stores and in recent weeks, it announced that it was ending its partnership with convenience chain BP. The Woolworths Holdings boss attributed the downfall of David Jones Food to a failure to adapt the Woolworths food strategy to the Australian market. “I Food strategy in SA.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, last month Designworks, the wholesale arm of Brand Collective, a leading house of lifestyle brands in Australia, announced that it was relaunching Pavement in the marketplace through the discount department store Big W. Are there plans for expansion beyond this partnership?

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

These include Nike, which will debut its new Nike Unite concept store later this year, and UK luxury fashion retailer, FLANNELS , which recently opened its 45,000 sq ft department store – the first in the country. The addition will significantly enhance our fashion offer, and we’re delighted to see the store open its doors.”

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Retail Design Institute

AUGUST 4, 2021

Macy’s is proudly America’s Department Store. Transformation at Macy’s encompasses corporate strategy, business development, strategic program management, and measurement. Transformation at Macy’s encompasses corporate strategy, business development, strategic program management, and measurement.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

Myer, for example, recently announced that it would be partnering with undercover police officers to curb theft in its department stores. It’s stuff like putting something in a handbag, or leaving the store with no attempt to hide. They don’t require any advanced knowledge, just the gumption to do it.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In some cases, the failed Australian ventures were part of a flawed strategy to breathe growth into struggling home market operations. British department store chains Marks & Spencer and John Lewis have both similarly opted not to launch Australian operations after testing the waters with local partners.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Joined by his management team, McMillon met with suppliers, merchants, grantees, artisans and MSMEs (micro and small to medium enterprises) across the company’s programs, such as Walmart Sourcing, Walmart Vriddhi, Flipkart, PhonePe, Walmart Marketplace, Walmart Global Tech In India and Walmart Foundation.

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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. The result was a huge portfolio of malls that were professionally managed and which attracted a strong tenant base of high-profile brands.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

In an interview with Inside Retail , he discussed how CBCH and TDE are rebounding following collapse, as well as his plans to expand in the years to come. It has opened 22 more stores – bringing the total today to 57 – and placed a strong emphasis on correcting the product range, pricing and promotional strategy.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Akeroyd has also held several senior fashion roles at London-based luxury department store Harrods. “I I am looking forward to returning to London, where I first built my career in the luxury industry, to join a talented team with ambitious plans for the future and a strong platform to accelerate growth,” Akeroyd said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2024

You would find it in a jeweller or a department store and to a smaller degree online. What’s next for Maxum Plans to create future capsules are underway with more well-aligned ambassadors in the works. It was very successful. It had a Nixon-esque quality to it, but it was in the alternative distribution to surf and youth retail.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2023

Plans to proceed with the appointment of Erica Berchtold, soon-to-be CEO of B&L Group, and current CEO of The Iconic, suggest that widening the brand’s appeal and meeting the value aspirations of a broader group must be on the cards. Target sits behind the pair with just 124 stores.

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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. It’s the neighborhood strategy or city planning strategy.”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 13, 2021

per cent) and department store sales (-68.3 To manage the impact on their businesses, retailers have responded by drawing on government wage subsidies and looking for cost-reduction opportunities such as forced annual leave and salary sacrifices. Retail electronic card transactions declined 83.1

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2021

Retail design firm Green Room led the construction, working with the brand’s Under Armour US and EU global store design and brand teams, as well as its partner in Athlocity. It’s a gamechanger for the brand,” said Lee Devon, vice president and general manager at Athlocity for Under Armour. billion in annual economic output.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Last week, Bunnings managing director Mike Schneider joined Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra on the ARA podcast about how he began his career in retail, what a typical day looks like for him – and why he reckons he has the best retail job in the country. Here is an edited excerpt from their conversation.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Having a better understanding of what your customers want to buy and when could take the guesswork out of sales forecasting, inventory management or staff rostering. It is another example of how data and analytics can help retailers plan with confidence. . yr and is now up 21% from the Delta lockdown low in August 2021.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2021

“We continue to see our digital operations as complementary to our in-store offer, with many customers enjoying this omnichannel experience,” Wesfarmers CEO Rob Scott said in an investor briefing on Friday. Bunnings reported a 12.5 per cent increase in revenue to $16.87 billion, with earnings increasing 19.7 per cent to $2.18 Kmart Group.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2022

I held a number of key account management roles and relocated to Sydney, where the [local] headquarters are. The market was growing significantly at the time and we needed more of a strategy around how we grew. I looked after Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau as general manager, and I spent some time heading up Singapore and Malaysia.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Here, Chaya, who acts as president of the uber-luxe fragrance business, explains the chemistry and synergy between him and Kurkdjian, the benefits of joining LVMH Group, the trends and challenges in the fragrance industry, how the brand is building its online revenue, plans for international growth, and the Parisian echoes in MFK’s physical stores.

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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. It’s the neighborhood strategy or city planning strategy.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2022

That first retailer was the upmarket Auckland department store, Smith & Caughey’s. We are now much more focused and we have a clear strategy.”. Our online store and digital is something we can do in-house and the margin, of course, is better. “So We learnt that in the early days. But never say never.”. “I

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