Retail Times

APRIL 30, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! By Stuart Greenfield, Sales Director at Advanced Supply Chain Theres an emerging trend of retailers making speed the number one priority for reverse logistics. Emphasis is shifting from cost-first decision making, which has long influenced returns strategies.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 30, 2025

The retail industry is moving at an incredible pace. With more businesses expanding online, the competition for visibility in search results has never been fiercer. To stay competitive, retailers need to focus not only on their product offerings but also on their digital marketing strategies. Among the most powerful tactics available, link building continues to play a critical role in improving search engine rankings and driving qualified traffic.

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Mindful Design

APRIL 30, 2025

As the CBD and vape industries continue to boom, competition is heating up and design has become a key differentiator. No longer just about selling products, modern vape and CBD shops must create immersive, memorable experiences that keep customers coming back. If you’re planning to open or refresh your interior, understanding the trends shaping […] The post The Future of Vape and CBD Shop Design – 7 Trends You Cant Ignore appeared first on Mindful Design Consulting.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

Businesses have been reminded to ensure that their card payment surcharges are in line with the cost of accepting card payments. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has also reminded businesses to adequately disclose any upfront card payment surcharges that apply, so that customers can make informed decisions before ordering, booking, and paying for a product or service.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Design Middleeast

MAY 1, 2025

Interiors UAE proudly offers furniture made to elevate todays spaces and enrich tomorrows memories, backed by a 5-year warranty Interiors UAE: This campaign signals a renewed commitment to Interiors founding values Interiors UAE has announced its landmark campaign, For Generations, By Generations a heartfelt celebration of timeless design, heritage craftsmanship, and enduring quality.

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Design Boom

APRIL 26, 2025

with nearly four meters of ceiling height and a barrier-free layout, the flagship operates more like an open house than a conventional store. The post el departamento turns nude project’s madrid flagship into a hollywood-style ‘open mansion’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2025

Australian retail sales rose by 4.3 per cent year on year in March, continuing a positive improvement in recent months. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed a rise of 0.3 per cent from February to March. While the steady growth is heartening, cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty continue to impact consumer behaviour,” said Australian Retailers Association chief industry affairs officer, Fleur Brown.

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Retail Times

MAY 2, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! This Coeliac Awareness Month, BFree is supporting Coeliac UK by donating 40p from every pack of its Soft White Wraps sold, raising crucial funds for research and awareness of undiagnosed coeliac disease. From 1-31 May, Coeliac Awareness Month returns aiming to provide answers for those who are experiencing unexplained and often debilitating symptoms and

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Design Middleeast

MAY 2, 2025

TwentyOne06 brings Flaky Pastrys brand to life through form, material, and sensory detail Twenty One 06: Flaky Pastry Croissant Company For the third location of Flaky Pastry Croissant Company, and its first outside of Dubai, UAE-based design studio TwentyOne06 has crafted more than just an interior, it is a sensorial narrative built around the artisanal journey of croissants.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 30, 2025

Driving forward as a truly global logistics platform for omnichannel brands, fulfilmentcrowd has announced that it is expanding its global footprint with a new fulfilment centre based in Australia. Kemps Creek is a 20,000 square ft fulfilment centre located at the Oakdale South Industrial Estate in Sydney, NSW. The site, which opened in November 2018, can store 2 million cartons, and includes a digital scanning facility.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2025

Woolworths recorded a 3.6 per cent rise in total revenue of $13.952 billion in the third quarter of this year, up from $12.597 billion during the same period last year. Total Australian food division sales increased 3.6 per cent to $13.051 billion. Discount department store division Big W saw sales slip 1.5 per cent to $986 million, while its e-commerce sales grew by 4.3 per cent to $87 million, suggesting lower foot traffic. “Clothing remains a challenge [to Big W] with Q3 growth reliant

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Retail Times

APRIL 28, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Video games have never gone out of fashion, and recent years have seen a massive revival in retro titles from yesteryear. Many of these classic games have made their way onto the small screens of our mobile devices as the platform becomes an ever more legitimate form of entertainment for gamers.

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Design Middleeast

APRIL 30, 2025

MANSORY enters real estate with Amaal to craft a design-led residential experience in Dubai Mansory and Amaal aim to redefine the standards of architectural excellence MANSORY, the globally renowned name behind some of the worlds most extravagant bespoke vehicles, is making its highly anticipated debut in the real estate sector through a strategic partnership with Amaal , one of the regions reputable developers.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 30, 2025

Wax London, the contemporary British menswear brand, is proud to announce its U.S. retail debut with a residency at The Optimist, located in the heart of Los Angeles at Platform, Culver City. Beginning this month, Los Angeles shoppers will be able to explore an expanded range of Wax Londons signature pieces, showcasing the brands elevated essentials and commitment to sustainable craftsmanship.

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Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

Australian brand Hommey is putting the homey in home goods with its brightly patterned designs, ethically sourced materials and residential-inspired approach to retail store design. Justin Kestelman, the founder and chief executive officer of Hommey, told Inside Retail he wanted to create a brand that millennials and Gen Z consumers would want to have in their homes.

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Retail Times

MAY 2, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Creator of authentic Mexican food, Gran Luchito, is proud to announce that Morrisons will now stock its range of wraps, sauces, seasonings and tortilla chips. The arrival of the product on Morrisons’ shelves across the UK allows the brand to increase accessibility of its quality ingredients and distinctive flavours to a wider range of customers. [&

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Design Middleeast

MAY 1, 2025

House O in Jumeirah 3 has been reimagined as a sleek, contemporary home designed to suit the rhythm of modern family life House Os Elegant Revival in the Heart of Jumeirah Project Location: Jumeirah 3, Dubai, UAE Program: Renovation of Architecture, Interior Design & Landscape Total Built-up area: 7,750 sqft Status: Completed Completion date: August 2024 Design by: archiSENSE studio Design team: Raha Milani, Maryam Karji, Roham Milani Photography: Oculis Project The renovation of House O in

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2025

Sheep Inc Unveils FIBREGEN a revolutionary 100% regenerative material alongside a collection of FIBREGEN hoodies & sweatshirts developed over two years of R&D and extensive trials. This is the first product release since completing their series A investment last month. Developed in collaboration with Inovafil in Portugal, FIBREGENTM was created over two years of meticulous development.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2025

Coles says its third-quarter revenue was up 3.7 per cent, from $9.065 billion to $9.4 billion this year, citing volume growth and its value offering resonating with value-conscious consumers. E-commerce sales increased by 25.7 per cent to $1.1 billion during this period with an 11.3 per cent increase in penetration. Sales revenue for products exclusive to Coles saw a 4.5 per cent increase to $3.2 billion, with the Coles Finest range recording a revenue growth of 13.7 per cent.

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Retail Times

MAY 2, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Lakeside Shopping Centre, the internationally renowned shopping, dining and leisure space owned by SGS Group, today announces the opening of its newest restaurant, Popeyes UK, the iconic American-born fried chicken restaurant.

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Design Middleeast

APRIL 28, 2025

The Hansgrohe Group made a strong impression at ISH Frankfurt 2025, presenting cutting-edge innovations across its AXOR and Hansgrohe brands Hansgrohe Impresses at ISH Frankfurt with Future-Ready Water Solutions The Hansgrohe Group was once again successful at the world’s leading trade fair for sanitary, heating and air-conditioning technology (ISH) in Frankfurt. 163,000 visitors from Germany and all over the world came to the Frankfurt exhibition halls – 6 percent more than at ISH 2

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Retail Focus

MAY 2, 2025

French fashion eyewear brand bloobloom opens a brand new 615 sq ft store in East London’s thriving shopping destination Spitalfields on 2nd May 2025. Located at 41 Brushfield Street, this marks blooblooms seventh opening in London, joining its growing line-up of London stores in Canary Wharf, Carnaby, Covent Garden, Kings Road, Marylebone and White City.

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Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

With the power to unlock revenue growth beyond sales, retail media is rapidly evolving into a multi-billion-dollar sector. The monetisation of retail assets has come a long way since department stores like Myer and David Jones first sold physical space within their stores. Starting with catalogues and evolving into multiplatform media offerings, Woolworths and Coles have become Australias early pioneers in the space.

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Retail Times

MAY 2, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Deliveroo has announced the launch of a new virtual store concept for retailers, powered by its network of industry leading, on-demand delivery-only stores, Deliveroo HOP. Retailers can now create fully-branded virtual storefronts within the Deliveroo app to offer customers an elevated consumer experience.

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Design Middleeast

APRIL 28, 2025

Eywa by R.Evolution, slated for completion in Q2 2026, is set to bring a new era of wellness-oriented luxury living to Business Bay Eywa is set to redefine modern, holistic living – lobby Slated for completion inQ2 2026, Eywa by R.Evolution is set to redefine modern, holistic living.An acronym for Energy, Youthfulness, Well-being, and Ancient Knowledge – EYWAis more than just a residenceits a sanctuary where luxury, sustainability, and community seamlessly come together.

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2025

The Lexicon, owned in a joint venture between Schroders Capital and Legal & General Capital, has secured 23,039 sq ft of new retail, F&B, and leisure lettings with Mango, Rituals, and Jamaica Blue all arriving at the Bracknell retail destination. International fashion brand Mango has opened a new 19,210 sq ft store at The Lexicon in what is a flagship letting for the scheme.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2025

Los Angeles-based fashion brand Guess is bringing a fashion experience to Sydney with its first-ever experiential double-decker bus campaign in Australia. From April 29 to May 3, the Guess-branded bus will be making stops at Parramatta Centenary Square, Bondi Beach, and the Overseas Passenger Terminal. The bus will showcase larger-than-life images of Georgina Rodriguez, the Argentinian model and TV personality, in a series of stylish Guess outfits.

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Retail Times

MAY 2, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Wickes is proud to announce it has reached its 2 million fundraising target for The Brain Tumour Charity, following a two-year partnership that united colleagues, customers, and suppliers across the UK in support of a cause affecting thousands each year.

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Design Middleeast

MAY 1, 2025

AXOR, in collaboration with Tara Bernerd & Partners, plays a defining role in shaping the understated luxury of The Hari Hong Kong Copyright: Origin One Ltd. for AXOR / Hansgrohe SE. The Hari Suites bathroom showcases AXOR in Brushed Bronze, with AXOR Citterio M at the washbasin and a striking floor-standing AXOR Urquiola thermostat by the bath The Hari Hong Kong is situated in the lively, bustling district of Wan Chai; this retreat embraces the vibrant style, rich color and cultural heritag

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2025

NO SAINT, a groundbreaking new vaping brand and technology platform dedicated to redefining vaping experiences, is launching this May as a sophisticated, safer alternative that prioritises quality, innovation, and responsibility. Built with cutting-edge technology and premium ingredients, NO SAINTs vaporiser can last up to two years and eliminates hazardous flavours and harmful chemicals found in many existing brands.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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