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Inside Shinsegae: The Korean department store with a golden boot

Inside Retail

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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Australia’s retail sales growth can’t last. Here’s how to prepare for it

Inside Retail

The latest retail sales figures are really quite incredible. According to the Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retail sales rose by 0.6 per cent) and department stores (down 0.4 My tip is that retail sales figures in the next couple of months will start to reflect this. per cent bump.

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Inside Designworks’ four-pronged expansion strategy

Inside Retail

And it supplies to department stores, such as David Jones, Myer, Kmart and Big W. Designworks’ divisional general manager Brooke Norton told Inside Retail that the brand sells about 15 million units each year and is heading towards $200 million in wholesale sales. “We This is supported by recent studies showing 19.2

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August retail figures show impact of prolonged lockdowns

Inside Retail

National retail sales fell 1.7 The data, care of the ABS, demonstrates the prolonged impact lockdowns around the country are having on the retail industry: clothing, footwear and personal accessories sales fell 17.4 per cent, department stores 15.9 per cent in August compared to a month prior, and slowed 0.7

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Retail trends – department stores invest in beauty sales

Barber Design

Following on from our post about organic skincare brand, Neal’s Yard Remedies – it looks as if the iconic retailers are onto a winner as the latest retail trends suggest that health and beauty is a growing area of focus for many retailers – including major department stores John Lewis , Debenhams and Harvey Nichols.

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Exclusive: PAS Group to relaunch Italian denim brand Replay in ANZ

Inside Retail

PAS Group plans to open three to five Replay stores before deciding on a broader rollout. The first store is set to open in February. PAS Group is also exploring wholesale distribution of the brand through the likes of David Jones and independent menswear retailers. It also plans to launch a local online shopping site.

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

In fact, China saw its economy strengthen in November 2020, with retail sales expanding by five per cent. Hopefully, as vaccines roll out across Southeast Asia, and the eventual relaxation of the MCO, will set the retail industry firmly on the path to recovery and growth. Strategically located on a gross area of 3.48