Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

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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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2023

In an ASX announcement, the department store’s board thanked King for his “extraordinary contribution” and added that his decision to leave is based on “being with his family as their health circumstances demand.” When he took over the helm of Myer in 2018, it was losing sales and struggling.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

“A majority of our customers start their journey with Seafolly online before heading into the store, providing our customers with a seamless omnichannel experience is a priority for us. “We We recognise the importance of the intersection of digital and physical experience, and we’ll continue innovating across both spaces.”.

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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 6, 2022

Authentic Brands owns over 30 brands including Forever 21, Van Heusen and Volcom, and holds a retail portfolio spanning the luxury, specialty, and department store spaces. The post Authentic Brands forfeits IPO plan after private deal appeared first on Inside Retail.

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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. Retailers are finding omnichannel fulfilment complex.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

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. The post How Myer plans to reach $1 billion in online sales appeared first on Inside Retail. Myer reported $539.5 billion. “I

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. The new retail space caters to first time buyers and NFT experts, with prices ranging from HK$5,000 ($850 AUD) to over HK$1,000,000 ($170,000 AUD).

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2022

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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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Myer’s outgoing chief executive officer, John King, told shareholders in today’s half-year results conference call that its customer-first plan continues to deliver for the business despite the macroeconomic conditions.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith. The founder of the eponymous brand highlighted another similarity between his business and the department store chain. “I

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

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? The top ten stores and services in an ideal main street.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Third Space Skrabacz explained that Belgian chocolatier Godiva’s is focusing on making its bricks-and-mortar stores a place for shoppers to meet up – either while socialising, or as a pit stop between other stores on a wider shopping journey. “I I think retail, and especially for us as a cafe, is a third space.

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VMS

MAY 12, 2021

The proposed plan also includes a private investment by Macy’s – roughly $235 million – to update the public spaces surrounding its flagship, like the pedestrian-friendly areas at Broadway Plaza and Herald Square, as well as subway access and transit connections. million-square-foot Herald Square store since 1902.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

Ksubi, the Australian denim streetwear brand, plans to open three standalone stores on two continents before the end of this year. Next year, the brand will mark its return home to its Australian roots, with stores planned for Sydney and Melbourne. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2022

Since launching locally in 2009, American grocery membership chain Costco has grown from a single store in Melbourne to 13 sites across Australia and is now present in almost all capital cities. Shipping goods directly from each store could broaden the reach of what the business can realistically offer online.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

The company, which operates 246 bricks-and-mortar stores and a fast-growing online platform across the Best & Less and Postie chains in Australia and New Zealand, primarily targets women shopping for their families with its strong baby and kids apparel offering. On being everyday low cost.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

And it supplies to department stores, such as David Jones, Myer, Kmart and Big W. According to Norton, Designwoks plans to expand in four key areas. We have a Coles business and a volume department store business, and because they have FMCG offerings, it meant that they were open a lot of the lockdown,” she said. “We

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The high perfumery now has six global flagships with plans to open another four locations within the APAC region over the next 12 months. The stronghold that department stores have on the market share meant that partnering with department stores and the right ones was essential for the success of the brand’s Australian expansion. “By

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

Since Battersea Power Station reopened less than two years ago, major retailers have flocked to open innovative retail spaces and concepts. The M&S store I visited was renovated in June, extending the food department on one side by 30 per cent and decreasing the size of the apparel section on the other.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

For the past few weeks, reports tha t Amazon is planning to open mini-department stores in the US have been making headlines and capturing industry attention, despite the lack of details and comment from the e-commerce giant. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

“The design concept is represented in a way that the separation between the old space and the new space is vague, by installing the lights on the glass on top of the sticky residue of tapes on the floor, and these floor lights, unlike the ordinary ceiling lights, create the extraordinary mood of upside-down.”.

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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

JUNE 29, 2022

Founded in London’s Piccadilly in 1707, Fortnum & Mason is venturing into the digital space with the recent launch of its official store on Tmall Global in China. The post Fortnum & Mason exec discusses APAC expansion and digital plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, is accelerating its expansion in the United Kingdom with the opening of three new stores this autumn to bring the total to almost 50 by 2022, combining its physical presence in shopping centres with standalone stores and corners in department stores.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2021

I actually remember doing my homework in the staff canteen above the Boots store in Guilford in the UK, and having all these people walk past talking about space optimisation and sales per square foot, and that was all much more fascinating than my biology homework. JM: I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2021

The viability of the two iconic department store chains, Myer and David Jones, has been seriously analysed and debated since a merger proposal by Myer was revealed in 2014. The financial collapse of traditional US and UK department stores and the impact of the pandemic has increased industry scrutiny on Myer and David Jones.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2022

After a rollercoaster six months of lockdowns, Christmas and Omicron, department store Myer yesterday delivered a strong half year result with net profit up 55 per cent and its first dividend payment since FY17.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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 We’re looking to expand [Bardot Junior] through these department stores, [as well as] through our digital channels,” he said.

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Barber Design

OCTOBER 6, 2016

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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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2021

Australian discount department store business Best & Less plans to raise about $72.3 The Wesfarmers discount store group model — Catch and Target and Kmart together — really is a sizable competitor to compete against,” Mortimer said. . million through an initial public offering at $2.15

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

Retail spaces have evolved over time. The range of physical and virtual retail spaces, retailers, products and prices leaves consumers spoilt for choice. The place to be and be seen In Australia (and elsewhere), the CBD was at the epicentre of the evolution of discrete retail spaces.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

In line with our new Reconciliation Action Plan, these activities also bring to life our goal of creating spaces for connection.”. The store has a weighted average lease expiry of 10.5 The department store saw sales fall 13.1 years and is 100 per cent leased to Myer. per cent year on year at $1.4 per cent.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space. Big brands The recent news surrounding Apple opening its first company-run retail store in India’s financial hub of Mumbai is an indication of how important the market is in this niche space. billion Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) shipments by 2030.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Bunnings is looking to improve the customer experience for its trade customers with an expanded range of specialty products, tailored customer service desks in stores, dedicated self-checkout, load-and-go spaces and a fully transactional e-commerce site. Kmart, Target and Catch working smarter, not harder.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Set to launch in July 2023 – after the opening of the new luxury precinct at terminal one (T1) – Heinemann is pioneering the department store concept inside domestic terminal two (T2) and three (T3), with the retail mix curated to reflect each terminal’s passenger base. Proof of concept.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Earlier this year, the department store chain, which is primarily known for its kitchen and home products, launched an exclusive range of women’s fashion designed by wrap-dress queen Leona Edmiston. A lot of people don’t shop online, they prefer a physical space where they can try on clothes,” he pointed out. “As

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