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Analysis: A Japanese retailer with Lofty overseas prospects

Inside Retail

The reasons for the appeal of Japanese retailers are easy to understand: they have good store designs, often with small footprints that make tidy, efficient use of space without appearing cluttered. Loft, a dubiously classified ‘home furnishings’ concept is an idea that should have travelled but hasn’t. Sales were up 0.4

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No, retail-landlord relationships need not be combative: collaboration can work

Inside Retail

The era of combative relationships between retailers and landlords has passed according to experienced retail property specialist Elizabeth Corr. The future should be about collaboration, especially in an era where online is taking a growing share of total retail sales, she says. The customer, absolutely.

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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

per cent, with the Plaza format, which accounts for about two-thirds of its shopping centre portfolio, sitting at 81.1 By the standards of world-class shopping centre operation, that’s a bit ordinary, and occupancy in the Vincom+ format is scruffier still, at 73.2 The total portfolio occupancy rate sits at 84.5 per cent.

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NRF Says 2021 Holiday Sales Grew 14.1 Percent to Record $886.7 Billion

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WASHINGTON, January 14, 2022 – Retail sales during 2021’s November-December holiday season grew 14.1 billion, easily beating the National Retail Federation’s forecast and setting a new record despite challenges from inflation, supply chain disruptions and the ongoing pandemic, NRF said today. percent over 2020 to $886.7