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Uniqlo underpaid staff, remediation underway

Inside Retail

Uniqlo Australia says an internal audit has uncovered underpayments of staff stretching back seven years with the fashion retailer now contacting impacted workers to organise redress. An email from the brand to a former employee, shared with Inside Retail , shows Uniqlo identified “a number of errors” in the calculation of wages and superannuation payments between July 1, 2015 and June 30 last year.

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MRDK uses arches and mosaics for Ciele Athletics store in Montreal

Dezeen

Rounded walls and archways create a flow through this Montreal boutique , designed by local studio MRDK for Canadian sportswear brand Ciele Athletics. The first boutique for Ciele , which sells technical headwear and apparel for running, opened in April 2023 on Notre-Dame Street in Montreal – the brand's hometown. Black and white mosaic tiles form a pattern based on Ciele's apparel at the entrance to the store The 3,000-square-foot (279-square-metre) flagship store was designed by MRDK to be as

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Pet Circle secures $75 million to fund expansion

Inside Retail

Online pet supplies company Pet Circle has secured $75 million in funding from its existing top-tier investor, Prysm Capital, coming after strong retail sales of $308.8 million last year. The funding will help support Pet Circle’s growth as it continues to invest in expansion to potentially secure a larger share of the pet supplies market – worth $12 billion annually.

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Booktopia raises capital to complete fulfilment centre

Inside Retail

Pureplay books retailer Booktopia has raised $8.1 million in capital raising to fund the completion of its Next Gen customer fulfilment centre and enhance its capital position. The raise comprises a $6.5 million two-tranche placement – which is subject to the board’s discretion – and a $1.6 million debt-to-equity conversion, subject to shareholder approval.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Stronger together: Behind Supercheap Auto’s inaugural First Nations range

Inside Retail

Supercheap Auto has joined forces with Warlukurlangu Artists on a new range of interior vehicle accessories, with the collaboration said to be the initial step as the brand seeks to build closer ties with First Nations People moving forward. The collaboration will see a new Water Dreaming Ngapa Jukurrpa range – which includes car seat covers, boot organisers, picnic rugs and other products – designed by artist Caroline Nakamarra Gibson, and the Aboriginal-owned art centre Warlukurlangu, Artists

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“Lots of potential”: Is live shopping the next frontier for YouTube?

Inside Retail

Staking its claim in the burgeoning social commerce space, Google-owned YouTube has launched its first dedicated ‘shopping channel’ in South Korea. The channel, which launched on June 30, will be live for 90 days, during which time YouTube will test a shoppable livestream environment for local businesses. “YouTube is committed to building an engaging, informative and entertaining shopping experience for all users, including in Korea,” a YouTube spokesperson told Yonhap.

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