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How luxury gifting company Venus et Fleur is disrupting flower retail

Inside Retail

The entrepreneurial couple spoke with Inside Retail about launching their luxury gifting company , plans for building up the brand in the year ahead, and how they maintain a peaceful work-life balance. Time blocking in the calendar is a great way to manage time and get tasks done. This helps with procrastinating situations.

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How Salvos aims to break the stigma around secondhand Christmas gifts

Inside Retail

The tradition of gift-giving at Christmas drives billions of dollars in retail sales every year. But the reality is that the pressure to purchase meaningful items for dozens of friends and family members leads to millions of unwanted gifts being purchased each year – only to be thrown away.

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Aptos survey: 88% of Gen Z shoppers in UK plan to visit a physical store this Golden Quarter

Retail Focus

The report found that the majority of Gen Z shoppers plan to spend more or the same on Christmas gifts compared to last year and that visiting stores during the festive period is a top priority. Despite being digital natives, 88% plan to visit a physical store during the Christmas shopping period.

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Dusk plans expansion ahead of Christmas

Inside Retail

Premium home fragrance retailer Dusk Group plans to open new stores in Australia and New Zealand ahead of the Christmas trading period despite ongoing challenges. King said Dusk is well placed to manage inventory inflows ahead of its peak trading period. Online sales have risen 2.9

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

I started as general manager of Advance Traders in October 2008,” Garnsworthy added. Club 99 is $5 for a lifetime membership and gives customers a hoard of benefits that range from annual gift vouchers, member discounts and access to 99 Bikes classes. We want to be known as the world’s most approachable bike shop”.

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How, where and what shoppers are buying in the final week before Christmas

Inside Retail

Chadstone centre manager Daniel Boyle told Inside Retail, “We have a multitude of offerings available to shoppers to make their Christmas shopping experience both full of festivities and seamless. Food for thought Natalie Davis, managing director of Woolworths Supermarkets, shared with Inside Retail that Woolworths expects to sell 2.8

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“Impossible to ignore”: Witchery MD’s plans to capitalise on digital growth

Inside Retail

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan.

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