Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2021

Besides the Toys ‘R’ Us experience centre, the hub in Clayton will also house separate experience centres for Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse, which are all part of Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ Limited, previously known as Funtastic. Hobby Warehouse relaunched Toys ‘R’ Us as an online-only business in 2019. billion baby market.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? AC: As I mentioned, exercise is one, but I also have some eccentric hobbies like weeding the garden to empty my mind from time to time. Even in my extensive and intense travels I set aside my breakfast and gym hours. That is non-negotiable.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Formerly known as Funtastic, the business rebranded as Toys ‘R’ Us under the ticker TOY in April of 2021, after the former acquired Hobby Warehouse Group last November. In FY21 Toys ‘R’ Us relocated its warehousing operations to a temporary premises in Dandenong South, in an effort to satisfy its growing business.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Gadgets, fashion, hobbies and home decor are among the top-selling product categories globally, with hobbies, home decor and beauty among the fastest growing categories in Australia and New Zealand. Some of the branded products currently sold on Wish include Kate Spade, Puma, Samsung, Sunbeam and Lenovo. Focus on discovery.

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Inside Retail

MAY 18, 2023

It became a job as well as a hobby, so I thought I should become more involved,” Russo said. While there’s discussion surrounding how many Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers spots there will be across the state, there are plans to build the gnocchi empire to about 20 locations by 2026. “It

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

We have tightened our focus on providing the leading toys, hobbies and baby products as we seek to enrich the lives of children and parents through our e-commerce direct-to-consumer retail operations.”. He added the company’s B2B business has complemented operations and contributed increasingly to the profitable growth of the enterprise.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2023

SS: I’m lucky to love my job, and from the beginning, it’s really been my passion, hobby and business. Annually, we have a management retreat to consolidate and give focus to our work, goals and strategy. IR: How do you turn off from work at the end of the day? I find my work creative, enjoyable and invigorating.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? These include: having an awesome team, not jumping between tasks, turning off notifications, sticking to Inbox Zero and always being open to better ways of doing things. JH: Lately I’ve been doing a lot of boxing.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 9, 2022

According to Chua, regardless of their interests or hobbies, Lego has a set that helps everyone explore their creativity. We ensure there is a Lego set for everyone – with ranges that span interests and hobbies from arts and crafts and space exploration to movie magic and sporting and superhero adventures,” Chua stressed. A good year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

The company is returning to key markets such as the US and the UK as part of its medium-term goal of achieving five per cent market share penetration in the toys, baby and hobby markets across all licensed regions. One business that is continuing to expand its global footprint is Toys “R” Us. The brand recorded an EBITDA loss of $6.7

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2022

The restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people learning new skills or returning to hobbies that had previously fallen by the wayside. In some cases, it has led to a complete career change.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2022

We’re actually hoping franchisees will have personality traits or hobbies that will influence the design, perhaps basketball or music vernacular.,” When it comes to restaurant design, while the kitchen layout is standard, the front of house can be more collaborative.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Since launching in Sydney in 2006, the chain of hobby game stores has grown to 29 locations across the country, as well as two in the United States. For the Australian board game, tabletop game and trading card game enthusiast, Good Games has been a pillar of the community for the past 16 years.

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Retail Times

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

While video gaming was gaining momentum as a popular pastime throughout the 1980s, the development and proliferation of the internet really boosted the profile of gaming as a hobby. Video gaming has become so commonplace now that some companies have even gone as far as to make games available to play while shopping in their stores!

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? Don’t watch your inbox. Instead, turn off those new message notifications and balance your attention to where it’s needed. Your personal life is important too. JB: I love the garden!

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Retail Times

APRIL 12, 2022

As we emerge from the pandemic, so to have the new hobbies and interests we discovered. Whether it’s a love for baking banana bread or taking up a new sport, we’ve all now got a desire to do more with our free time than we ever did before.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 20, 2023

Following today’s release of The Works’ figures for the 26 weeks ending 30 October 2022 and the 11 weeks ending 15 January 2023; Zoe Mills, lead retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Hobbies established during the pandemic, including reading and crafts, remained popular past times in 2022, supporting (..)

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2023

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? Everyone works better when they are looking after their physical and mental health, so empowering the team to take the time they need when they need it is so important. AM: Yes, I do. I love everything outdoors and activity-based.

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Retail Times

APRIL 15, 2022

After a 25-year career as an Early Years Teacher, Lynda Jones decided to turn her soap-making hobby into a business – a pivotal career move.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

Colin Corcoran, owner of Command Elite Hobbies, told a similar story, alleging his firm is owed $170,000. Speaking to Nine’s A Current Affair , Vasile Opris, proprietor of X-Force Tactical, alleged his company had processed more than $850,000 in sales through Pay It Later.

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Retail Times

APRIL 12, 2022

New research from Sproutl shows that 71% of people new to gardening say they find the hobby confusing.

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Retail Focus

MAY 11, 2021

Harita Shah, Marketing Director UK and Creative, Media, Events, & Brand – Europe, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield comments: “Whilst the pandemic has been a tough time for many it has also simultaneously presented an opportunity for the nation to turn their hobbies and passions into their very own businesses launching online over the past 12 months.

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Thrifts and Tangles

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Whether you create a blog as a hobby or as a business, you will not be disappointed. My goal in life is to convince everyone to start their own blog because it is such satisfying and rewarding activity. I know blogging can be super intimidating at first and feel like it is impossible to start, […].

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Retail Times

JULY 8, 2021

And despite fifteen months of dipping in and out of lockdowns, more than nine in ten (92%) Boomers prefer to go solo when gaming, with just 26% taking up the hobby to feel part of a community. New research shows that half (48%) of Baby Boomers are dyed-in-the-wool brand loyalists when it comes to buying games and their add-ons.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new system will support a new 20,000-square-metre facility which will be built in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton and house immersive experience centres for Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse. “We’re Then later, they also become Hobby Warehouse customers during adulthood or retirement.”.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The new system will support a new 20,000-square-metre facility which will be built in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton and house immersive experience centres for Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us and Hobby Warehouse. “We’re Then later, they also become Hobby Warehouse customers during adulthood or retirement.”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

They were able to link customer IDs and preference data like hobbies, tastes, and purchase intentions, to make the in-store shopping experience more customised. The second was that the preference data they collected in the form of zero-party data can now be used for sales promotions in-store.

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Design Week

JULY 26, 2021

KJ: I think product design is a perfect blend of my favourite hobbies: solving puzzles and art. They help to make interior spaces more accessible by giving visually impaired people tactile feedback. DW: More generally, what would you say your biggest inspirations are in your design practice?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For example, Today at Apple is Apple’s creative initiative which offers customers photography, videography, and other hobby classes, both online and in Apple’s retail stores, to educate and inspire customers to go further with their passions and products.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 21, 2022

But these positive results are also in part due to The Works’ ‘better, not just bigger’ strategy which has seen the retailer increase its branded offer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2021

By avoiding the broad, vague offerings of sites that sell everything and anything, niche marketplaces focus on a narrow set of products based around a hobby, a community, or a single retail category. The advantages are manifold.

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Mindful Design

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Maybe it’s the fast approaching Valentine’s Day that makes our sweet tooth act up again, or maybe it’s just our old hobby of looking for new desserts to try. Either way, we collected here a few of the latest dessert trends both for our own satisfaction and to remind you that a new take on […].

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2023

Thrift shopping is a hobby to many people, and in recent years wearing pre-loved clothing has been normalised by the emergence of more secondhand marketplaces and apps. Verburg believes that, “Launching our first UK resale program with Depop is an exciting and important step on our journey towards becoming a circular brand.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Paula Gorman: Kids and teens have a lot to deal with: they’re learning, growing, making friends, changing friends, picking up hobbies, playing sports, and learning to express themselves every day. Inside Retail : Where did Allkinds’ feel-good philosophy stem from?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? I often have perfumers to my home, or I tie in an overseas trip with a holiday. Take my family off to pick lavender or process a flower harvest. I think if you love what you do it never really feels like work. SR: Am an avid reader, I can easily get lost in a book.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2022

LoveCraft’s composable approach has led to it becoming a top global destination for knitting and crochet supplies, meaning it was ideally placed at a time when interest in these hobbies peaked. Turbo-charged user experience: Composable IT allows retailers to offer customers a unique and/or differentiated experience.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

IR: Do you have any hobbies or anything that you do outside of work to help you unwind, and to keep focused while you do work? People once taught me to get my thoughts out of my head and document them, so I use Tasks in my calendar to keep my thoughts in check. But I’m open to suggestions, if anyone has anything clever to share with me?

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