Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

At the time of writing, Milligram had six locations in Melbourne, a seventh in George Street, Sydney, and was on the cusp of opening an eighth in the cosmopolitan inner west Sydney suburb of Newtown. Milligram uses a designer to tailor each store to its location and demographic. The retail presence, Druce said, is not cookie-cutter.

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2023

Not content with capturing the Australian and New Zealand market, Group CEO Felicity McGahan said that Nere – which strives to offer an affordable range of suitcases, travel bags and accessories – is adding another sticker to its passport by expanding into the United Kingdom. The market size in the UK market was also exciting.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Parade was founded by Columbia University dropout Cami Téllez in 2019, with a purpose to disrupt the market and champion inclusivity, body positivity and sustainable manufacturing. It has five locations across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne and offers on-trend styles of intimate apparel that aren’t typically designed for bigger busts.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Asian grocery store, Tian Tian Market , which opened in Wembley Park earlier this month (February 2024), has reported a 30% surge in foot traffic over the Lunar New Year weekend, compared to average weekday figures. With our prime location and compelling offers, we anticipated a surge in foot traffic during this celebratory period.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. The brand’s latest shop just opened in Sydney’s Surry Hills in April. RFP: This experience will be different than the one customers have at our Oakberry shops.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2023

Vincom is easily the largest mall developer and operator in Vietnam, and wants to focus less on new development this year and more on a trifecta of objectives aimed at its existing mall fleet: driving rental growth, upgrading its market positioning, and strengthening the shaky operating metrics of elements of its far-flung portfolio.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 19, 2021

Amazon.com is to open several department stores in its home US market to test the concept as it continues to build out its multichannel business model. Department stores’ share of the overall US market has fallen from 14.5 Kohl’s may suffer, if only because Amazon is likely to favour locations similar to its own.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Geezy Go, an online-only supermarket that launched in Sydney in August, is setting up shop in Melbourne on Wednesday and will soon hit New Zealand as part of its rapid expansion plan. “We’re The business plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year, and New Zealand is next on the cards.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Marking its first large-scale retail foray in the United States, the collaboration will amplify Casetify’s reach, featuring the brand’s products in over 850 Best Buy physical locations, and on its online platform. Some customers describe it as a candy shop.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year. This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It recently opened its first corporate office in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy. Singapore’s strategic location in Southeast Asia, stable business environment, and robust infrastructure were instrumental in our choice.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2023

Australian consumer electronics giant JB Hi-Fi announced a major expansion of its New Zealand operations last week , unveiling plans to double its store count in the next three to five years. The group eventually decided to “double down” on the New Zealand market, and invest in building it up as the broader retail market recovered.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

MRMI is already the Vietnamese distributor of brands including Coach, The Kooples, Ted Baker, Pedro, Puma, Charles & Keith and Skechers, and as Vietnam’s fashion market has become increasingly vibrant, the fashion retailer is poised to help satisfy demand by working with other name brands. A lucrative market for affordable fashion.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The company is opening two new locations in Singapore soon. The first location will be an indoor playground at Orchard’s Cineleisure, which will offer sporty concepts like rock-climbing, which are designed for children, teens and adults alike.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

New franchisee Nadine Yacoub has opened the milestone outlet, located in Kallo Town Centre. We ensure franchisees are no more than 30 minutes from store locations, for a good work life balance, and to be involved in the local community.” Typically Ferguson Plarre outlets sit within shopping centres or on a retail strip.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Fashion retailer Sosandar has signed deals with The Iconic in Australia and The Bay in Canada to start its e-commerce operations in these countries as part of its overseas expansion. “Our decision to open our own stores is the logical next step as we look to offer our customers more ways to engage and shop with Sosandar.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Australian bubble tea business Chaffic will launch its first physical presence in Singapore on Friday (June 9), accelerating its expansion strategy in Southeast Asia. “Expanding into Singapore is also a natural progression for our business,” said Jennifer Jiang, co-founder of Chaffic.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Shopping strips are facing increasing challenges, and not just because of retail competition. While there is still a lingering Covid shadow on some shopping strips, including those in capital city central business districts (CBDs), other factors are impacting the viability of suburban retail precincts.

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Design Middleeast

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Wall covering and window interior specialist for over 130 years, Sedar Global has opened two new locations in Al Malqa, Riyadh KSA and Reem Mall, Abu Dhabi UAE. The store openings mark the fourth store to open in Abu Dhabi and first mall store location in the emirate, as well as seventh store to open in Saudi Arabia.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 11, 2021

Iconic Australian bootmaker R.M.Williams is making its biggest ever capital investment in digital to provide customers with more choice and convenience while shopping, according to chief technology officer Nathan Alexander. “We’re Williams’ major digital investment to drive global expansion appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite a slight dip in 2020, the global apparel market is set to grow to about US$2 trillion by 2028, from US$1.79 Locally, women’s apparel represents the largest segment with an estimated market volume of US$11.86 billion; the men’s apparel market is about half of that, worth US$6.35 billion apparel industry in Australia.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Australian fashion brand Aje has committed to further international expansion, potentially including a dedicated bricks-and-mortar presence in the United States, after spending the last year and half focusing heavily on its international retail partners. The US isn’t the only overseas market the business is focusing on. Beyond the US.

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APRIL 8, 2024

The family-run business opened its first shop in the Royal Arcade in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay in October 1989 and currently has three locations after opening and closing stores locally and overseas. During this time the business expanded into Melbourne and other markets. In those days no one else was holding such events.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda is accelerating its global expansion plans with a total of 15 new brick-and-mortar stores and 12 shop-in-shops opening worldwide over the next six months. We will continue our expansion in Australia in October, with a new store opening in Perth in the Karrinyup shopping mall.

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Inside Retail

MAY 4, 2022

South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free is ramping up its Asia Pacific expansion with the launch of a three-level boutique in the heart of downtown Sydney. The expansion is part of Lotte Duty Free’s strategy to lead the market in Australia and to increase its influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Australian luggage brand July recently launched its first US bricks-and-mortar location in the heart of New York City’s shopping-centered neighborhood, SoHo, at 127 Greene Street. New York City was an obvious choice for the brand to locate its first US store said Athan Didaskalou, July’s co-founder and director.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Macy’s has been stepping up to the plate with a series of new moves, from the expansion of its smaller-footprint stores, to a new digital fashion platform targeting younger shoppers. In August, Macy’s announced that its second quarter net sales fell by 8.4 per cent year-over-year to US$5.1

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Retail Focus

MARCH 19, 2024

Menswear brand Moss, previously known as Moss Bros, recently announced its return to the Scottish market, with the opening of a new store under its successful rebranding. Prime Positioning “Shop, live, work, stay, play”, is a popular mantra encouraged by a new wave of leisure districts.

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Design Middleeast

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Casa Milano, the esteemed provider of luxury home solutions, is delighted to announce the grand opening of its fourth showroom in the United Arab Emirates, strategically located in Salahuddin Market, Dubai. Casa Milano has consistently delivered excellence in design and innovation.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Global toy company Lego opened its biggest store in the world in Sydney, Australia, this week, bringing its highly interactive, direct-to-consumer shopping experience to new heights. Rather, the brand was looking for a suitable flagship location, and when the Pitt Street Mall site came up, it ticked both boxes. “It

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JUNE 14, 2023

Announced in 2019 , the 34,000sqm store will be located at Sylvia Park in Auckland. Ikea Group’s expansion manager Fabian Winterbine told Inside Retail that New Zealand has been considered something of a “missing piece” for many years. In terms of online shopping, New Zealand rates highly compared to many markets.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

The first Primark store in this new market will be located on the east side of Budapest, in one of the city's largest shopping centres, Arena Mall. This is the latest development in the retailer’s ambitious international expansion plans.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Following in the tradition of Japanese retailers like Loft, Daiso and Muji that bring chic to everyday items and are consummate visual merchandisers, Thailand’s Moshi Moshi has gone into full expansion mode with a concept that uses the same template.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sports performance and lifestyle brand Oakley has opened its second physical location in London, following their first store on King Street in Covent Garden. Prescription glasses are just one of the products customers may not expect Oakley to carry, and a physical store helps create awareness in the growing UK market. billion (£4.78

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MARCH 13, 2023

In what the national property agency CBRE described as a ‘flash survey’, 83 per cent of Australian respondents across a snapshot of the Asia Pacific region indicated expansion plans. Opportunity to lock down good locations CBRE’s latest report on CBD vacancy rates nationally indicated a fall from pandemic levels of 15.9 per cent to 13.9

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With the closure of the underperforming stores, Macy’s explained it would be concentrating on luxury shopping offerings moving forward which includes opening 15 Bloomingdale’s stores and 30 Bluemercury cosmetics locations in the next three years. It follows reports in January that Macy’s was curbing 2,350 jobs, approximately 3.5

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