Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Retail spending increased 12.5 per cent in October as consumers spent $35 billion both in-store and online according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). While year-on-year sales growth was strong, retail turnover fell by a marginal 0.2 per cent compared to September, marking the first month-on-month fall this year. Clothing, footwear and personal accessories sales were up 32.8 per cent while cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services increased by 35.3 per cent.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The Los Angeles City Council may have given workers at large retailers there an early Christmas gift on Tuesday, when it passed a new law that requires such employers to give employees their work schedule at least two weeks in advance, according to the Los Angeles Times. The law, dubbed the Fair Work Week ordinance, also requires businesses to give workers at least 10 hours’ rest between shifts or provide extra pay for that work.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Louis Vuitton on Friday announced plans to open a dedicated furniture and homewares store in Shanghai, a world first for the French luxury brand as it aims to expand further into lifestyle offerings to affluent Chinese clients. The appointment-only showroom, which will open on Monday, is located in a century-old three-storey mansion situated just behind Nanjing Road, the city’s premier upscale shopping strip.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Food delivery robots recently took to the historic Cambridge streets of as part of a new scheme by Cambridgeshire County Council, Starship Technologies and, Co-op. Following a popular pilot in nearby Cambourne earlier this year – with 98% of people saying they would recommend the delivery robots to their friends – the decision was made. This story continues at Successful start for food delivery robots on Cambridge streets.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

When e-commerce was born in the 1990s, this first generation delivered monolithic, all-in-one suites that became the paradigm of desktop-based e-commerce. Shopping was twofold: buy in-store or on the computer. How times have changed. Today’s consumers demand omnichannel shopping, lightning-fast website performance, Google-like search options and meaningful brand experiences.

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Retail Store Windows

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

We do love a great Anthro. scheme. At this time of year, pre-pandemic we would have made the pilgrimage to NYC to record the windows although sadly for yet another year we're unable to get there as we used to love to have a look at this brands' store at the Rockefeller centre in particular. Anyway in the meantime you can enjoy the London store's offering and as always you can view larger versions of these ones on our Instagram though the link below.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

The Merri-bek City Council in Melbourne’s inner north faced a few, prominent issues, particularly amid Covid-19 lockdowns. Among them were vacant shops and, with that, the prevalence of vandalism and graffiti. The solution – developed by design agency Your Creative in collaboration with the council – was Morespace, an interactive project that activates empty shop-spaces with exhibitions that highlight products made by local businesses and artists.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

After recently securing the exclusive distribution rights for Swedish watch brand Daniel Wellington in Singapore and Malaysia through its subsidiary, Cocomi, Asian retail specialist Norbreeze Group is on an upward trajectory and looking to drive further growth by expanding to new markets in the region. “We have certainly come out of the pandemic era in a much stronger position.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Towards the end of last year, my family decided it was time to move house. With two kids under 3 who’d lived most of their lives within our shared-block unit and the surrounding five kilometres, it was time for more space. Just as we signed the agent contracts, we heard news of interest rates increasing in the near future. We also noticed the amount the bank would pre-approve us for decreased with each meeting.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Earlier this month, circular home goods brand Zero Co launched an ambitious new project called the ‘100 year cleanup’, which sets out to fund large-scale rubbish removal over the next century. The plan, according to Zero Co founder and chief executive Mike Smith, is to raise $1 million every year – from sponsors, customers, and industry peers – which will fund the removal of plastic to the scale of 15 million water bottles annually.

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