Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Options such as buy now, pay later (BNPL) services were first introduced to business to consumer (B2C) transactions, giving customers the ability to access products and services they need today while paying at a later date or over a series of instalments. . Today, new fintech innovations are making it possible for businesses to provide payment options and flexibility to their business customers as well.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

The winners of the World Illustration Awards 2021 include work exploring life under lockdown and Oscar-winning film Minari. The annual awards are run by the Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with the Directory of Illustration. There were 20 category winners overall as well as four cross-category award winners picked from over 5,000 entries.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Retailers are sitting on a golden opportunity to create revenue streams from assets they may not even appreciate they own, let alone recognise their true value. “Right now, we’re seeing a once-in-a-generation shift that is opening the doors to a major new advertising opportunity for retailers and brands,” explains Troy Townsend, co-founder and chief innovation officer at The Pistol , a leader in marketing technologies and services.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Retailers are being recruited to play their part in easing the shortage of delivery drivers by displaying posters in their stores. The NFRN trade body has backed an effort by distributors Smiths News and Menzies to alleviate the shortage of drivers by displaying posters in-store or in another suitable place to attract new drivers. The. This story continues at Newsagents asked to display recruitment posters for newspaper delivery drivers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Following a strong FY21 , Adore Beauty has hit the grownd running with revenue growth of 25 per cent throughout the first quarter of FY22. Off the back of a continuing shift online, revenue hit $63.8 million while the beauty and lifestyle marketplace’s active customers grew 24 per cent to approximately 874,000. Chief executive Tennealle O’Shannessy said the influx of new and returning customers was providing a stable foundation for the business’ growth over the next year, with returning customer

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

The supply chain is having a reality check as ports clog, shipping costs skyrocket, and materials become scarce. This is more than an opportunity for "Made in the USA" to shine, for the United States to remain competitive, it's time to rethink what and how we offshore supplies and manufacturing for retail displays.

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 13, 2021

From the traditional to the daringly bright, Italian brand and laminate specialist Lamitex has launched four new mini-collections as part of this year’s Decors Week. Lamitex has unveiled its latest range of interior finishes to mark the start of their 2nd Decors Week of 2021, an exciting event it launched last year to introduce its most recent collections.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Australian retail spending should get “a good kick along” in October and November, according to the economics group of NAB, releasing the September edition of its Cashless Retail Sales Index. NAB chief economist Alan Oster says the reopening of NSW, soon to be followed by the ACT tomorrow (Friday) and Melbourne in about a fortnight, should boost retail spending after September sales showed a rebound despite lockdowns suppressing the retail industry and, more acutely, hospitality spending.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Today, the FTC announced it had sent “Notices of Penalty Offense” to over 700 businesses , including top consumer products companies, large retailers, tech platforms, media and gaming companies, and ad agencies, warning them against engaging in deceptive and unfair practices when it comes to using endorsements and testimonials in ads. This move was not quite the typical announcement from the FTC, which often uses its Business Blog and press releases to help educate business about their truth-in-

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Digital gift-card provider Prezzee is mulling a float on the Australian Securities Exchange, and is looking at funding options in light of Square Inc’s impending $39 million Afterpay acquisition. Chief executive Tony Karp said that while the business is cash positive, extra funding can be funneled toward accelerating its growth prospects: including growing beyond its current markets of Australia, the US and UK, and upcoming launches in Germany and France.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

This is an excerpt from The Atlantic ’s climate newsletter, The Weekly Planet. Subscribe today. This is the month that the world’s energy transition got messy. Over the past few weeks, the world has sleepwalked into an energy crunch. The benchmark price of a barrel of crude oil is up more than 25 percent from its August low. In Asia, natural-gas prices are approaching an all-time high.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Collins Foods has bought nine KFC restaurants in the Netherlands taking its share of the market’s franchises to more than 50 per cent, or 44 stores in total. The deal follows the listed Australian company’s signing this month of a corporate franchise agreement with Yum! Brands, streamlining the Netherlands’ franchisee structure and giving it access to additional trade zones.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Small Business Saturday campaign, now in its ninth year in the UK, is to visit 20 towns and cities in its nationwide roadshow in 2021. The campaign will set off from the UN climate change conference (COP26) in Glasgow and tour the country in the build up to the day itself on 4 December. This story continues at Digital and green focus for this year’s Small Business Saturday.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Woolworths Group has named Annette Karantoni as chief supply chain officer and MD of its supply-chain arm Primary Connect. Karantoni will remain in her role as Woolworths’ director of B2C e-commerce before starting her new role and joining the group’s executive committee next February. “Karantoni has done an outstanding job rapidly expanding our e-commerce business to meet the surge in demand we’ve seen for online shopping over the past 18 months,” Brad Banducci, CEO of Woolworths.

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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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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Hasbro’s long-time CEO Brian Goldner has died, reports CNBC. Goldner passed away just two days after taking immediate medical leave as a result of treatment for recurring cancer. He was 58. Goldner served as CEO since 2008, joining Hasbro in 2000 and assuming the role of chairman of the board in 2015. Rich Stoddart was appointed interim CEO when Goldner announced he would take medical leave.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

7-Eleven Australia has unveiled its new #busydoingnothing loungewear range, which is inspired by the working from home time during the Covid-19 pandemic. Featuring a cosy fleece jumper and shorts, 7-Eleven said that the loungewear range is designed to fit all styles from curling up on the couch for Netflix to walking outside for important needs. The 7-Eleven team is offering the exclusive loungewear set on its Instagram from October 12-22, to give Aussies living in VIC and NSW a chance to get th

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

With a record holiday season looming ahead, retailers are altering their messaging to set consumer expectations regarding “supply chain challenges,” “longer delivery times” and “lower inventories,” reports Reuters. Last week, Nordstrom (Seattle) send an email to customers warning that “global supply chain challenges” would impact holiday shopping. “”We’re anticipating that the hottest gifts may sell out on our site and that shipping could take longer than we’d all like,” Nordstrom Pr

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The heritage of Sydney-based fine jewellery business Gregory Jewellers dates back to the 1940s, when brothers Lahdo and Christopher Gregory, and their uncles Isak and Abraham Gregory, became apprentices to the master jewellers of Midyat, a small Turkish town famed for its silver filigree handicraft. Fast forward 80 years, and the descendants of Lahdo and Christopher, cousins Helen and Edward Gregory, now lead the family business in Australia.

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Mindful Design

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Dressed in bubblegum pink and royal blue, Dijon restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan makes color and visual contrast its winning allies. Designed by Almaty-based architectural group and consultancy Lenz / Architects, this French dining venue brings together elements that are soft and rough, raw and sophisticated, industrial and modern. This unlikely combination makes each detail of […].

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Politix has been undergoing a slow and steady digital transformation since 2015, when the Melbourne-based menswear retailer first started selling products online. Prior to that, its website was merely a digital catalogue where customers could see the latest products available in-store. That isn’t as strange as it sounds. Male online shoppers, generally speaking, tend to have a “find and seek” mentality.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The Department for Transport (DfT) has launched a funding programme to support innovation across the UK’s transport sector. The Transport Research and Innovation Grant scheme, run in partnership with Connected Places Catapult, will offer funding of up to £100,000 to UK businesses that are running innovative proof-of-concept research projects.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Eftpos is partnering with banks, big retailers and fintech to allow consumers to pay using QR codes, and while this could be good news for small businesses too, industry groups say “the devil is in the detail”. The eQR payments platform is being rolled out in partnership with Commonwealth Bank and NAB, as well as with fintechs Azupay , Beem It and Merchant Warrior.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

A family of retailers in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is celebrating 30 years in business with a facelift for their store. Danny Patel, a Nisa member for the past seven years, is investing in the group’s latest Evolution fascia to improve the store’s kerbside appeal as well as updating it inside. The family, which owns a. This story continues at Rochdale store gets 30th birthday makeover.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Supply bottlenecks, slower product deliveries and higher freight and labour costs risk shifting the fast fashion industry into the slow lane, as shown this week by British online fashion retailer Asos. A business model that aims to bring new styles into stores every three or so weeks and where shoppers expect to see fresh, reasonably priced merchandise on each visit is discovering its limitations. “When it comes to fast fashion, it’s all about being first to market,” said Gus B

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Food-to-go continues to play a vital role in eating outside the home, according to the latest research from Lumina Intelligence. The analyst’s latest figures in its UK Food To Go market report for 2021 show more than a quarter of foodservice purchases (28%) made in the latest quarter were consumed on the go. Katherine Prowse, senior insight. This story continues at Food-to-go remains buoyant despite restaurants reopening, says analyst.

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Retail Store Windows

OCTOBER 13, 2021

We've always enjoyed the schemes at this brand and just for reference we did capture this scheme a few weeks ago. The team were still implementing it on one of our rounds so we had to wait a few weeks before we were out and about again to capture these. With their Reset, What Makes a Man, retailoring the modern man strap line the brand are absolutely capturing the vibe out there right now.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Poundland is further stepping up its transformation by converting 10 of its Fultons chilled and frozen food stores into Poundland or PEP&CO formats in time for Christmas.

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Mike Anthony

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Retail sustainability is a hot topic in the consumer goods industry. And with packaging being a huge part of the industry’s carbon footprint, it is little surprise that packaging-free or re-usable packaging solutions are being tested around the world. In the UK, Asda has been testing refill stations for a while now. Is this a fad, or a gimmick, or is this the future of supermarket shopping?

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Designers, design offices and manufacturers can once again enter their products and have an international jury assess their design quality. The Red Dot Award: Product Design is entering a new competition year. Entries can be made in one or several of the roughly 50 categories ranging from furniture and kitchen appliances to toys, consumer electronics, medical technology, robots and vehicles.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

One in every five ecommerce transactions is likely to be cross-border in the next four years but shoppers will still abandon purchases if shipping costs are too high, according to new BOXpoll data from Pitney Bowes. It showed that demand is highest among buyers located in the US and China, with more than one in ten US consumers buying from UK retailers at least once a month.

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