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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.

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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

The company attributes this partly to a shortage of high-quality supply to address a strong demand for high-quality space. Luckily, Vietnam has never been dependent on tourism to drive demand to the same extent as some of its neighbours, notably Thailand, so it is mainly domestic consumption that will underpin retail sales growth.

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