Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Metcash has reported a surge in underlying EBIT of 63.8 per cent against pre-Covid levels of three years ago in a result CEO Doug Jones described as “a pleasing half”. In the six months to October 31, group revenue was up 8.2 per cent year on year to $7.7 billion, with underlying profit reaching $255.1 million, up 10.3 per cent on-year. Profit after tax of $125.7 million was up by 182.9 per cent compared with three years ago.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

An 11-block slice of New York’s Fifth Avenue has displaced a shopping district in Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive street on which to rent retail space. That’s according to real estate consulting firm Cushman & Wakefield’s newly released “ Main Streets Across the World ” report, which said rents on Fifth Avenue (between 49th and 60th streets) averaged $2,000 per square foot/per year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

To combat rising inflation and cost of living pressures, Australian shoppers have commenced their Christmas shopping months earlier, according to a new study. The annual Christmas retail trends report from the Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS) unit of Monash Business School has revealed 55 per cent of shoppers have now started their shopping one or more months in advance while 45 per cent initiated it in the four weeks leading up to Christmas.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

McDonald’s (Chicago) is testing its first small-format store designed to capture more digital, take-out and delivery business. Located outside Fort Worth, Texas, the store features an order-ahead lane that allows customers to skip the drive-thru lane and pick up their orders via a food and beverage conveyor. Inside the restaurant, there’s a delivery pick-up room for couriers, as well as kiosks where customers can place their orders to go.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

French fashion house Balenciaga’s creative director and chief executive officer both apologised Friday for an advertising campaign that sparked criticism on social media over accusations that it featured inappropriate imagery involving children. The storm over the campaign led reality television star Kim Kardashian to review her ties with the label. “I want to personally apologise for the wrong artistic choice of concept for the gifting campaign with the kids,” said creative di

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Retail Store Windows

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Wow.if you haven't seen the windows at Selfridges yet then this should be on your to-do list. Amazing.! Telling the story of the run up to Christmas with a trolly dash at one end of the store all the way around the building to finishing of Christmas dinner, this brand has captured it all. You can find the full run of windows on our Instagram through the link below.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Ace Designs’s Stacking Box Tower. Easy to assemble and ships flat. Ideal for use at the cashwrap, on a table display or simply on the salesfloor, the Stacking Box Tower is easy to assemble and ships flat. Simply tape up the sides, nest and stack. For this holiday inspired example, repeating text and color blocking was used. Ace Designs. POST CATEGORIES.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

LVMH-owned cognac brand Courvoisier recently served up some uniquely French ‘joie de vivre’ at a highly attended pop-up in Hong Kong , as part of its campaign to revive cocktail culture in the market. Jebsen Wine and Spirits, Courvoisier’s official distributor in Hong Kong, played a big role in creating a multisensory cognac experience, while the brand revealed a striking and refreshing new bottle design.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Ace Designs’s Stacking Box Tower. Easy to assemble and ships flat. Ideal for use at the cashwrap, on a table display or simply on the salesfloor, the Stacking Box Tower is easy to assemble and ships flat. Simply tape up the sides, nest and stack. For this holiday inspired example, repeating text and color blocking was used. Ace Designs. POST CATEGORIES.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In October, off the back of the sixth interest rate rise in a row, I posed a question about the war on inflation and what it would do to perennial performer JB Hi-Fi. . We now know October retail sales shrank for the first time this year ending a run of nine months straight of month-to-month growth. With the Reserve Bank expected to give us another rate bump before Christmas, retailers must be frowning a little more each day.

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