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Chadstone unveils leisure precinct, The Social Quarter

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre has unveiled a new $71.3 million entertainment and dining precinct called The Social Quarter. The new precinct – which opens this summer – spans 10,350sqm and accommodates 18 entertainment and dining concepts, a multi-deck car park and an integrated art facade. Image source: Supplied. Vicinity Centres chief development officer, Carolyn Viney, said the “first-of-its-kind” precinct has something to offer everyone at any given time of day or year combining cele

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A racket that disrupts the traditional world of tennis

Design Wanted

Based in the United States and led by Andrew Lim and Anthony Saul Lopez, All Design Lab presents ‘Hìtëkw’ – a conceptual groundbreaking take on a […]. The post A racket that disrupts the traditional world of tennis appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Price, not volume, driving Australian retail sales growth

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales are on the rise – but new research suggests growth is being driven by inflation, not by consumers buying more. Deloitte Access Economics, in its latest Quarterly Retail Forecasts – this edition dubbed “Retail’s Turning Point” – warns that while retail is for now “still riding the post-pandemic high” the outlook remains a lot bleaker than the current figures suggest. .

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Seller Beware—Considering How Walgreens’ Liability for the San Francisco Opioid Epidemic Applies to Retail Pharmacies Everywhere

Hunton Andrews Kurth

In a case sure to send retail pharmacy corporate-types scurrying to board room meetings to ensure their bases are covered, a Northern District of California federal judge held that Walgreens’ Co.’s 15 year-long pattern of filling opioid prescriptions for customers without performing adequate due diligence as to the medical legitimacy of the prescription substantially contributed to the opioid crisis in San Francisco.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Boohoo co-founder takes stake in Australian e-commerce company MySale

Inside Retail

Mahmud Kamani, the co-founder of British online fast-fashion retailer Boohoo, has bought a chunk of Australian e-commerce business MySale – just as Frasers Group is attempting a takeover bid. . According to filings with the London Stock Exchange, Kamani now holds 4.76 per cent of MySale after buying 45 million shares on August 31. Kamani is a billionaire British businessman who remains executive chairman of the now publicly traded Boohoo Group.

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This sculpturally shaped side table serves as a book rack

Design Wanted

Effortlessly enriching both classic and modern interiors – Germany-based designer Deniz Aktay innovatively crafts ‘Bookgroove’ – a multifunctional sculpturally shaped side table that also serves as […]. The post This sculpturally shaped side table serves as a book rack appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Transitioning from ‘Just in Time’ to ‘Just in Case’?

Drytac

Authored by Dennis Leblanc, Senior Business Development Manager for North America at Drytac. Whether you are working in the print industry or another sector, it is highly likely that you will have been impacted by well-documented supply chain issues and raw material shortages in recent years. Be it long delays caused by staff shortages and company shutdowns during the pandemic, or extra paperwork and logistical issues as a result of Brexit, there has been an impact on all sorts of companies, esp

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Cutting-edge collaboration brings digital fashion in store

Inside Retail

Leading augmented reality (AR) platform Zero10 has collaborated with New York-based creative practice Crosby Studios to create a physical pop-up store offering digital fashion and immersive experiences. The concept space, described as a “physical gateway into the metaverse”, has been designed for people to virtually try-on digital fashion via AR, using their smartphones.

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Shopper Insights: How to enable your team to create better shopper insights

Mike Anthony

We consistently get loads of requests from clients wanting for help with creating shopper insights. And as data becomes more and more available this demand seems to increase. When we speak, they share their frustrations: conducting research only to be disappointed by what the agency presents, and what their team is able to do with the data afterwards.

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Why retail powerhouse FJ Benjamin is bullish on growth in Southeast Asia

Inside Retail

FJ Benjamin, a leading brand management company in Singapore with a portfolio of more than 20 iconic brands including Cole Haan, Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Minkoff and Guess, is back in the black after announcing a full-year profit of $3 million in FY22. “Our results tell the story, it’s definitely been a turnaround period for us, after October and November last year, things really turned around strongly in all markets,” Nash Benjamin, CEO of FJ Benjamin, told Inside Retail.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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Physical Stores are back: key elements for success

Fashion Retail

I’m very excited to announce my latest collaboration with Drapers magazine, a leading authority on fashion retailing that has been covering this sector since 1887! The article “What area the essential ingredients for successful store retail?” by Emma Sheppard, explores the five key elements that make a store a success today: This is a brief … More Physical Stores are back: key elements for success.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

A decade ago, convenience stores were a rare sight in Vietnam, where the vast majority of the population was used to shopping in traditional markets or mom-and-pop stores for everyday grocery needs. In recent years, the nation’s convenience store market has seen rapid escalation – and sophistication – in the larger cities. The early growth was driven by international chains from South Korea, Japan and Thailand, who spotted the opportunities of an immature market and recognised it was only a matt

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Tarocash parent Retail Apparel Group reports sales boost

Inside Retail

South African-owned Retail Apparel Group has reported strong performance and market gains in its latest results. In Australia and New Zealand, the group operates the Connor, Johnny Bigg, YD, Rockwear and Tarocash brands. For the year to March 27, the business’ Australian retail turnover rose 24 per cent compared to the previous year, contributing 15.8 per cent to group-wide retail sales.

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What’s next for Designerex, the Airbnb of fashion rental

Inside Retail

Fresh off its biggest capital raise to date, peer-to-peer fashion rental platform Designerex is gearing up for a period of rapid growth that will see it launch one-hour delivery in Australia, enter the UK and Europe and start working more closely with brands to reach new customers. Founded by Kirsten Kore and Costa Koulis in 2016 , Designerex has just received a cash injection from PixelForce , the company behind Kayla Itsines’ Sweat app, in exchange for an equity stake.

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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Opinion: Why the time is right for the ARA and NRA to revisit a merger

Inside Retail

The National Jobs and Skills Summit the new federal government convened last week highlighted a complex range of issues and challenges, for the retail industry as much as for the nation. Industrial relations frameworks, labour and skills shortages , and new economic policy settings for inflation management, government spending, debt reduction, taxation, and interest rates are all in play.

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PayPal Giving Fund celebrates raising $200m for Australian charities

Inside Retail

PayPal Giving Fund says it has now raised $200 million to support Australian charities since launching the initiative in 2018. The fund allows partner programs to support thousands of Australian charities through digital fundraisers, microdonations at checkout, employee giving programs, and other initiatives. The organisation, in collaboration with partners such as PayPal, Meta, GoFundMe, Humble Bundle, and Catalyser, assists charities in reaching and interacting with new audiences and integrati

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“Glam Slam”: How Serena Williams changed the game on and off the court

Inside Retail

From glossy magazine covers to generation-defining on-court styles, Serena Williams took a bow at the US Open on Friday, having rewritten the fashion playbook for female athletes while building an empire of her own. The 23-times Grand Slam winner chose the bible of women’s fashion, Vogue , to announce she was “evolving away from tennis,” before taking to the court in her bedazzling Nike sneakers at the US Open this week under the watchful eyes of the magazine’s grand dame

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