Retail Focus

APRIL 29, 2021

Following the launch of its inaugural store in Lakeside, Essex in September 2020, Harrods has announced the opening of its next stand-alone H beauty destination in centre:mk, Milton Keynes. The 29,000 sq.ft. space brings together a diverse portfolio of premium brands, must-have products and exceptional beauty services and experiences. The latest H beauty is an experiential wonderland where beauty addicts and novices alike can find their forever-favourites as well as some of the industry’s most f

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

The continued rise in online shopping has delivered online bookseller Booktopia another strong period, with third quarter underlying EBITDA up 267 per cent to $4.2 million and revenue hitting $65 million – a 53 per cent growth on the same period last year. And, due to improvements made in Booktopia’s distribution centre in Lidcome , Sydney, the business was able to ship 45 per cent more product during the quarter, from 1.44 million to 2.09 million items.

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Design Week

APRIL 29, 2021

Microsoft is replacing its default font for the first time in 14 years and asking the public for feedback on potential replacements. Calibri was chosen as the default font for Microsoft programmes like Office, Powerpoint and Outlook in 2007. At the time it replaced Times New Roman. Now Microsoft says that “it’s time to evolve” It has commissioned five original, custom fonts in its search for a new default.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Amazon.com has posted its fourth straight quarter of record profits, thanks to the global shift to online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic. . The US company revealed in an earnings update on Thursday that it had more than tripled its profits to US$8.1 billion on sales of US$108.5 billion in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, outperforming analyst expectations.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

Ascona Group, one of the UK’s fastest-growing forecourt operators, is pleased to announce the completion of three service stations across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Somerset, taking its total portfolio to 59 sites across the UK.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Putting people first and prioritising their mental health has helped fashion business Australian Brand Alliance Labels land a spot in the Australian Financial Review ’s annual list of Best Places to Work in Australia and New Zealand. The organisation was named in the top five of the list, alongside recruitment business Seek and software company SixPivot.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Seven months after Country Road’s CEO Scott Fyfe stepped across to lead department store stablemate David Jones the Australian fashion brand has settled on a new leader: Raju Vuppalapati. Vuppalapati comes to Country Road from RM Williams, where he spent six years as CEO and successfully led a turnaround project that saw the brand reposition, expand its global distribution network and build its online offering.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 29, 2021

Here are six emerging technologies offering a glimpse into the future of brain tech and neural implants… Earlier this month, Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink announced they created a cyborg monkey who can play MindPong using a brain chip. A 3-minute video showed Pager, a male macaque with chips embedded on each side of its brain, playing the video game with the power of its mind.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Australian clean beauty brand Frank Body has its sights set firmly on conquering the Chinese market after clinching a deal with Shanghai-based private equity firm EverYi Capital, valuing the brand at around $100 million. EverYi Capital will hold a stake in the business and offer on-the-ground support to help the brand expand its footprint in Asia over the next three years.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

Toast Ale is a social enterprise set up in 2015 to tackle food waste. The brewery works with bakeries to prevent surplus bread from being wasted, using it to produce its popular range of craft beers. The circular economy approach to brewing also reduces the environmental footprint of the beer because less natural resources are required.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Lacoste Japan, operator of the French premium casual brand, has collected zero-party data based on the consent of the consumer in preparation for the upcoming restrictions on the use of cookie data. In the two digital campaigns, “Vote For Your Favorite Long Sleeve Polo Color” and “New Outerwear Collection for Fall/Winter 2020,” Lacoste sought to learn the fashion preferences of their consumers and how consumers prefer to wear their clothes.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

Liverpool-based American style restaurant Meats & Eats has reported an additional 25% in sales during lockdown, after changing its business model to offer delivery throughout the pandemic.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

JB Hi-Fi CEO Richard Murray exits for Premier. Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi’s CEO Richard Murray has been nabbed by Premier Investments to fill the CEO role when Mark McInnes departs the business. Meanwhile, Good Guys managing director Terry Smart will take over Murray’s position. Murray, who has been JB Hi-Fi’s CEO for seven years, will commence his new position on October 4.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Ascona Group has completed the acquisition of three service stations across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, and Somerset. The forecourt operator has bought two sites in West Wales – the Texaco-branded Manordeilo Service Station in Manordeilo and a Shell-branded Forge Service Station in St Clears. Both stations will include a Nisa-branded shop.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

If you are leading a remote or hybrid team, chances are that you have become more aware of the need to foster connection and inclusivity within your team. As meetings are held virtually, decisions are made offline and months pass between physically seeing your team members, feelings of exclusion and isolation can grow over time. So, what can we learn from research and practices in diversity and inclusion to help the people in our teams feel more included?

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

The latest Eating In vs Dining Out report – produced by insight and analysis providers IGD, in collaboration with foodservice consultant Peter Backman – forecasts 12% growth in 2021, for the UK food and drink market.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Family, domestic and sexual violence (FDV) in Australia is a significant health and welfare issue that affects people from all ages and backgrounds, but particularly women and children. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, it is estimated that around Australia, one woman is killed every nine days and one man is killed every 29 days by a partner, and approximately 17 per cent of women and 6 per cent of men have experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or prev

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Design Week

APRIL 29, 2021

The affluent London district of Belgravia has revealed a rebrand, which looks to broaden the area’s appeal and showcase its cross-sector offerings. SomeOne design studio, also based in London, has created the new identity, which includes a bespoke typeface, graphic pattern and new mascot in the form of an Italian greyhound. [link]. The work has been commissioned by Grosvenor Estates, a property group which owns much of Belgravia and manages properties in the area. “Belgravia is not w

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Social commerce business AuMake has continued to see sales weighed down by inflating transformation costs as it works to reposition itself following the disappearance of daigou shoppers in Australia. Its third quarter sales result of $2.65 million was undercut by manufacturing, operating and staff costs, leaving the business with a $2 million net cash loss for the quarter – with total cash losses for the year hitting $6 million so far.

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Design Week

APRIL 29, 2021

Microsoft is replacing its default font for the first time in 14 years and asking the public for feedback on potential replacements. Calibri was chosen as the default font for Microsoft programmes like Office, Powerpoint and Outlook in 2007. At the time it replaced Times New Roman. Now Microsoft says that “it’s time to evolve” It has commissioned five original, custom fonts in its search for a new default.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

UK-based retail giant JD Sports will open its first ever store in New Zealand. Launching mid-2021 at Sylvia Park, the retail hub will offer several sports lifestyle products, exclusive styles, and several brands not yet available on Kiwi shores. Lisa Trainer, GM Asset Management at Kiwi Property, said that with JD Sports being a big name in global sports fashion, Kiwi Property is excited to include this brand at one of New Zealand’s largest shopping centre. “We’re thrilled to h

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Shelf-edge technology firm Aerofoil Energy has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation – one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards. The award is for the company’s pioneering use of shelf-edge technology to improve the energy efficiency of display refrigeration, which accounts for 3% of the UK’s entire consumption of electricity.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

Woolroom, UK’s leading wool bedding specialist has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Retailer Mohammad Mahmood has joined Spar Scotland. Mahmood’s fully re-fitted 900sq ft store on Elphinstone Street, in Kincardine, is his first store with the symbol group. He bought the outlet in September and has been working to fully refit the store, retaining the existing post office and adding in Smokin’ Bean Coffee. F’real frozen milkshakes. This story continues at Spar Scotland adds Kincardine to independent estate.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 29, 2021

From a small island to the world, from Murano glass to the industrial production of unconventional materials, Foscarini is the story of a brand that in a few decades became one of the key players in the lighting design industry. In 1291 the Venetian government ordered glass masters to move their furnaces to an island in the lagoon on the Northside of Venice, for fire safety reasons.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Nisa partners are introducing deals on barbeque food and drinks in the run-up to the early May bank holiday. The offers, which are available in participating stores now, include barbeque lines such as Co-op Sticky Maple Pork Kebabs, Smokehouse BBQ Chicken Drumsticks and Co-op Irresistible Jumbo King Prawns – all at £4 a pack. These. This story continues at Nisa partners introduce barbecue offers in time for bank holiday.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

Camping equipment specialist, OLPRO, has been named the winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise – International Trade 2021, making OLPRO one of the first businesses to win the award following Brexit.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

Design and manufacturing specialist Regency Design has launched a coffee cup recycling bin to help reduce the country’s waste and support businesses looking to be more sustainable. The bins are fully brandable and allow coffee cups to recycled all in one place, without having to separate the liquids, cups and lids. The collected cups are. This story continues at Design specialist rolls out coffee cup recycling bin.

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Retail Times

APRIL 29, 2021

The stars from the inaugural Scottish Retail Food & Drink Awards 2021 have been announced and a host of delicious Scottish food and drink products have been given a new stamp of approval.

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Talking Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

The UK food and drink market is forecasted to grow by 12% in 2021, new research reveals. The latest Eating In vs Dining Out report, produced by IGD in collaboration with foodservice consultant Peter Backman, finds the forecasted increase is driven by strong retail growth from January to March and foodservice sales that will begin to. This story continues at Retail and foodservice will grow in 2021, report finds.

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