Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cash Converters International is set to acquire the Cash Converters New Zealand master franchisor for $15.5 million. The personal finance company and secondhand retailer commenced operations in New Zealand in 1993 and operates 22 stores of which 11 are franchised and 11 are owned and operated by the master franchisor. In 2014, the company acquired a 25 per cent equity interest in its New Zealand subsidiary and has now entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 75 per cent interest.

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LK Bennett continues to expand its growing store portfolio, with a brand-new Gunwharf Quays outlet that opened Thursday 20 th October. The Gunwharf Quays store will showcase the very best products, from new-in Autumn/Winter 22 styles, to pieces to treasure from SS22 and AW21, in signature prints designed in-house on exquisite fabrics to much- loved shoes and accessories hand-crafted in Italy and Spain.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

South Australian supermarket chain Drakes is working together with plant-based meat brand V2foods as it looks to position itself at the forefront of the meat alternative market. Displays featuring plant-based proteins prominently alongside traditional meat are a key part of the supermarket’s new approach, putting the full range of options front-and-centre for customers to choose from.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Established in 1981, Vanilla started as a predominantly online female fashion retailer with showrooms in East London and Manchester. Having built up a strong reputation through e-commerce and concessions, the brand wanted to continue to deliver trend-led, yet affordable options for females of all ages, by taking the next step into physical retail. The Bluewater flagship was the company’s first foray into bricks and mortar retail.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In 2018, specialty vacuum and cleaning retailer Godfreys was delisted from the ASX and bought back by the family of John Johnson, who started the business 90 years ago. Four years later, the business has undergone a significant period of investment and transformation. The number of Godfrey retail outlets has fallen by 16 per cent since the 2018 takeover – from 210 outlets to 175, according to The Australian Financial Review – but the management team has placed a focus on three key pillars of the

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

New York design studio Snarkitecture has designed a flagship store for the streetwear clothing brand Billionaire Boys Club, created by American musician Pharrell Williams and Japanese graphic designer Nigo. Located in a former warehouse on a corner in Miami 's Wynwood neighbourhood, the store is a flagship for Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) , which was founded in 2003 and includes sub-brands Icecream, Bee Line and Billionaire Girls Club.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Authored by Glen Fitzgerald , Technical Sales Manager, at Drytac; and Daniel Farias, Technical Engineer, at Drytac. Wide format is regarded as one of the most exciting areas of the print industry, with one of the main reasons for this being that every day is varied. Each customer you deal with will want something different; every project will have unique specifications; and, to some extent, every surface has distinctive properties that will affect how a graphic film can adhere.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Coles has teamed up with drone-delivery service Wing to extend its store-to-door delivery service in selected Gold Coast suburbs. The expansion follows a successful pilot program in Canberra in March of this year. The pilot service will be available in Ormeau, Ormeau Hills, and Yatala suburbs and will gradually grow to nearby sites. About 500 popular grocery items including bread, snacks, convenience meals, fresh produce, health care items, and household essentials will be delivered from the Col

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Theatro

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Link to the Article. The post 11 Tips To Create A More Personalized Marketing Campaign For Your Target Audience appeared first on Theatro.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Former executives of Luckin Coffee, Jenny Qian and Charles Lu, have introduced the first location of their new coffee venture Cotti. Earlier this year, the coffee chain was reported to be registered with a capital of $100 million with Qian as the legal representative. Cotti’s management team include employees of Lu from Luckin Coffee and Chinese car rental companies UCar and Car Inc, reports Pandaily.

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Retail Design Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Citi, New York City | 51st International Design Competition Winner. Design: Gensler, New York. Photography: Richard Cadan, Fairfield, Conn. Citibank turned to Gensler to help design a flagship branch on the ground floor of its global headquarters in New York City. The team created a 7,000-sq-ft. space that can physically transform to support activities — ranging from the most public to the most private.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Singapore-based online marketplace Carousell has become the latest retail business to suffer a cyberattack, after a database of its user accounts was stolen and listed for sale on the dark web for S$1,000, according to a report by the Straits Times. The company confirmed the data breach earlier this month, explaining that a bug had been introduced during a system migration and used by a third party to gain unauthorised access to 1.95 million user accounts.

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Product photos have been out of fashion for a couple of years now, as digitally-made visuals have become the norm in product design: while most designers […]. The post 5 Design classics rendered today by Jason Zigrino appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Love, Bonito has recently entered into the booming activewear market with the acquisition of Butter – to be rebranded as Cheak – and a small stake investment in Singapore-based natural healthcare start-up Moom Health, marking its first acquisitions in its 10-year history. The two deals came just a year after its US$50 million Series C funding led by Chinese venture capital firm Primavera, bringing it closer to its ambition of becoming a leading well-rounded female ecosystem.

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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.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Superunion digital creative director Jessica Tan AI as applied to design is a tool – it’s exciting and new and headline grabbing – but it’s a tool at the end of the day. One day it will be a button in every design software that allows us to easily perform certain operations that are hard to do manually today. For example, visual effects processes like rotoscoping and tracking will become automatic.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

EssilorLuxottica reported a rise in its third-quarter revenues on Friday as the world’s biggest eyewear maker saw a rebound in sales in the Asia-Pacific region and slight growth in North America. The French-Italian company, which makes Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses, reported revenue of 6.39 billion euros ($6.24 billion) for the three months to September 30, up 8.2 per cent on the year at current exchange rates.

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Retail Store Windows

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Even luxury brands appear to be tightening their belts when it comes to the amount of details that they are implementing into their schemes. This brand and it's simply papered backdrop is one such example. It may be that with Christmas schemes pending that the bulk of the budget is being saved for that launch although we can only guess. Anyway, we do love the classic styles from Dior although we are picking up on a slight Mary Poppins vibe.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

When Alibaba kicks off its Singles Day extravaganza on Monday, it will for the first time in years not be headlined by its two mega sales stars, casting a pall over China’s biggest shopping event and leaving brands guessing how well they will do. The event, which the e-commerce giant has built up from a one day Nov. 11 sale to a nearly two-week festival, will begin with seven days of pre-sales to allow shoppers on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces to place deposits to secure goods later at

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

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Compliantia

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The automotive industry in the US is ever-evolving and highly competitive. With vehicle owners always on the lookout for convenient repair and maintenance options, auto shops need to have a solid understanding of customer needs, technology, and pricing in order to be successful. The sheer number of parts that an average vehicle has indicates the breadth of services you may have to offer — each requiring a certain amount of skill and expertise.

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Fashion Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

I’ve been following RBC Capital Markets, specially their retail insights, for a while. During my last expert call with their European team, we discussed about how important is to be agile in such uncertain times. Fast and agile from design to delivery, implementing new processes boosted by digital assets and developing a new corporate culture. … More Fashion Industry Update Q4 2022.

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Compliantia

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The automotive industry in the US is ever-evolving and highly competitive. With vehicle owners always on the lookout for convenient repair and maintenance options, auto shops need to have a solid understanding of customer needs, technology, and pricing in order to be successful. The sheer number of parts that an average vehicle has indicates the breadth of services you may have to offer — each requiring a certain amount of skill and expertise.

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Located on a high-street in Mumbai, India this store designed by Neha Vikram of Checkered Spaces is the flagship outlet.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

ORLANDO, FL—October 20, 2022 — The National Business Aviation Association wraps up its largest trade show of the year, BACE, or the Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition. The focus on sustainability took center stage this year, with many exhibitors touting their commitment to Sustainable Aircraft Fuel (SAF) and exploring electrification and other options for cleaner energy.

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The client is a media investment company, that would like to have these two buildings renovated as a workspace that.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Especially since the coronavirus pandemic , new technologies in the retail sector are transforming, and will further transform , customers’ shopping experiences , changing the effectiveness of workers and the operation of shops and shops in the coming years. This is the main conclusion of the latest report from the company specialised in intelligent data capture for retail Scandit. .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The downfall of many great companies is often traced to the hubris and arrogance of their leaders. Having a fixed mindset, they close themselves off from feedback and feel they have nothing more to learn. As organisations grapple with more complex decisions and an ever-increasing pace of change, the need for leaders to listen to diverse perspectives is essential.

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