Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Unprecedented demand in lifestyle and leisure gifted Super Retail Group record sales and earnings in FY21, with net profit doubling during the year to $306.8 million. Despite continued lockdowns across Australia, Super Retail saw total group sales jump 22 per cent to $3.45 billion during the year, with like-for-like sales growth of 23 per cent and online sales up 43 per cent.
Design Week
AUGUST 17, 2021
Viv Galinari’s career has taken many turns. The self-taught coder started out in her native Brazil as a business student. After graduating, she moved to Europe where her CV racked up job titles like au pair and newspaper vendor. A seven-year stint at D&AD’s London office kicked off her creative career in earnest, and she supplemented this with a masters course in innovation.
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Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Pizza maker Domino’s has seen global sales grow 14.6 per cent to $3.7 billion off the back of social restrictions in many of its markets, which led to increased delivery volumes. The business’ full-year EBIT hit $293 million, a 27.2 per cent spike on last year, with online sales growing 21.5 per cent to $2.93 billion throughout the year. In the group’s ANZ business, improved margins grew local EBIT 14.1 per cent to $116.8 million.
Talking Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Grocery sales fell by 4% during the latest 12-week period and also dipped in the most recent month, according to new figures from Kantar. The decline was just 0.5% in the four weeks to 8 August when consumers made an extra 108,000 shopping trips but the average basket size was 10% smaller as pre-pandemic buying. This story continues at Grocery sales fall as more shoppers return but basket size shrinks, says Kantar.
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Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. At its full year results announcement on Wednesday morning, Coles revealed that net profit broke the one-billion-dollar mark, rising 2.8 per cent to $1.005 billion. Coles’ supermarkets, liquor and express business units reported strong sales, which were up 3.1 per cent across the group to $38.6 billion in FY21, a 10.2 per cent rise o
Talking Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Biscuit brand Jammie Dodgers is re-launching its price-marked packs in a smaller case size, following “demand” from convenience retailers. Rolling out this month, cases of 15x140g packs, retailing at 89p, will also have a new design. Kate Needham, marketing director at brand owner Burton’s Biscuit Company, said: “Offering value to both retailers and customers alike, This story continues at Jammie Dodgers supports convenience stores with smaller case size.
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VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
Malls reopened this past weekend in Jakarta, Indonesia, exclusively for vaccinated shoppers, Business of Fashion reports. Operating at only 25 percent capacity, the malls are allowing customers inside who have had at least one dose of a Covid vaccine. Eka Dewanto, a General Manager of Pondok Indah Mall in Jakarta says, “This is a positive measure for the shopping mall.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Australian food franchise Donut King has launched a mobile business, delivering donuts to consumers’ doors. In an interview with our sister title Inside Franchise Business , GM partner development at Donut King, Kellie Cranch said the company had been trialling the vans in different regions in Australia using existing franchise partners to measure demand. .
VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
Retail sales reportedly declined 1.1 percent in July, which was worse than the anticipated decline of 0.3 percent, reports CNBC. Book stores, Musical instrument and sporting goods stores had a sales decrease of 1.9 percent, and clothing took a 2.6 percent dip. Car and motor vehicle parts dealers’ sales fell 3.9 percent. Online sales also had a decline of 3.1 percent.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Australian e-commerce marketplace MyDeal has rebranded into a “bold and energetic” new identity, aiming to encourage Aussies to ‘shop happy’. And, as part of the new branding, the business will rollout a broad marketing campaign aiming at traditional media channels including TV, radio, and out of home marketing, with the aim of growing its brand recognition and userbase.
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Retail Times
AUGUST 17, 2021
WD-40 Company is extremely proud to announce it has officially joined forces with The Captain Tom Foundation, which aims to combat loneliness, and champion education and equality.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Apple’s April update asking consumers to choose to opt in or out of tracking within apps on their devices was expected to have a notable impact on Facebook campaigns. Opt-in numbers were just four per cent in the US and 12 per cent of iOS14.5 users globally in the first two weeks from rollout, and those figures now sit at 10 and 17 per cent. We work with a number of retail clients and have been monitoring the effect on our Facebook advertising campaigns closely.
VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
For cities to live and breathe, they must grow and evolve. And though many retail stores are designed with an understanding of urban planning (move people and move money), it’s the large metropolis that can learn from retail’s relentless metamorphosis from one decade to the next. Never remaining stagnant, the successful long-term retailer readily embraces the challenging forces of change.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
We’re on our way to a new normal in fashion. Leading the charge are bright minds focused on sustainable practices and digital solutions. However, it took a destructive global health crisis to shake the truths out of fashion for all to see. It became known that the industry’s broken system depended upon legacy infrastructure, poor working environments and rigid supply chains.
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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.
VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
Glossier (New York) is opening a new brick-and-mortar Seattle location this Friday, the brand’s first permanent store since shuttering all of its physical locations in 2020. The 6200-square-foot outpost will be followed by a second store opening in Los Angeles this autumn and another in London opening this winter, reports Retail Dive. Glossier’s Head of Retail Operations Emily Lewis told Retail Dive in an email: “We’re thrilled to be returning to physical retail starting with our new permanent s
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Following its first pop-up in London in 2018, Amsterdam-based blog-turned-streetwear-label Daily Paper has launched a flagship in the city’s lively.
Retail Store Windows
AUGUST 17, 2021
It's always so exciting to come across brands which we have never seen before. It transpires that this one has a store in LA, Miami, of course here in London but also slightly oddly in Dusseldorf too. Clearly there is a glamorous crowd somewhere there - who knew. Anyway, the windows appear very clinical and very medical with no colour in sight. A very simple scheme created with the use of these acrylic boxes in a repetition format.
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
A small two-story mansion with the shaded terrace in Trubnikovsky lane. And the first fine dining restaurant of signature dishes.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney
Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib
Talking Retail
AUGUST 17, 2021
Home delivery operator Snappy Shopper is claiming to have achieved record business in July with a 44% rise in new customers. The company says that total transactions and frequent customer numbers both increased by 16% during July compared with the previous month. Mike Callachan, chief executive officer of owners the Snappy Group, said: “Snappy Shopper.
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Sharan Architecture + Design was tasked with making the Trident Mediquip Limited offices bold and impressive for their location in.
Retail Times
AUGUST 17, 2021
Hot on the heels of a successful Sainsbury’s listing, cult drinks brand SOHO will be available at 40 bestselling WHSmith airport shops across Europe from September. Travellers will be able to pick up these fizz-free flavours from airports including Amsterdam, Holland, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. SOHO will also be available at Spinney’s/ Waitrose stores in Dubai this autumn.
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Abrogratto18 is a brand of premium quality, ready-to-drink bottled cocktails. As it is a small company, they have chosen to.
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E Delevry
AUGUST 17, 2021
The John Lewis Partnership has signed an agreement to lease a one million sq ft distribution centre from Tesco which will allow it to combine customer orders and reduce packages sent by a million parcels a year. The company has leased the unit, at Fenny Lock in Milton Keynes, for 11 years. It will become the second largest distribution centre within the group, complementing the 2 million sq ft campus four miles away at Magna Park.
Retail Design Blog
AUGUST 17, 2021
For the first time ever, Hermès plants a flag in the Detroit metropolitan area, until now a blank space on.
Retail Times
AUGUST 17, 2021
tails.com, the nutritionally-tailored pet food service, has launched a new Premium Wet Food range, offering each and every dog a curated mix of wet food to complete their tails.com feeding plan, with new hypoallergenic and puppy-friendly recipes. The new premium range initially features four recipes, all packed full of nutritional benefits, and offering an allergy-friendly […].
VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
Tracy Sisley. (PRESS RELEASE) ATLANTA, GA – Windmoeller Inc., a leader in flooring innovations and inventors of ecuran bio-polyurethane flooring, announced that Tracy Sisley has joined the company as business development manager effective August 1, 2021. Tracy Sisley brings 28 years of commercial flooring expertise and sales, marketing, and technical experience essential to the newly created position.
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More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio
Retail Times
AUGUST 17, 2021
The UK’s Retail Sector Council (RSC) has launched a national online initiative to help small independent retailers (SMEs) cut their carbon footprint and become more environmentally friendly.
E Delevry
AUGUST 17, 2021
Screwfix is rolling out Screwfix Sprint, its new rapid delivery service that promises delivery within 60minutes which has been on trial in Bristol since June. The rollout has already begun with more than 30 cities across the UK set to have the service, which delivers to site, by the beginning of November. Locations will include London, Birmingham and Glasgow, meaning that the service will be available across a third of UK postcodes.
Retail Times
AUGUST 17, 2021
Online electricals retailer AO is celebrating recycling over two million fridges at its recycling plant in Telford – lined up, that’s a whopping 2,000+ miles, equalling the distance from Edinburgh to the North Pole.
VMS
AUGUST 17, 2021
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