Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

Woolworths has announced its intention to build a 22,000sqm online fulfilment centre located in Auburn, Sydney, which will facilitate up to 50,000 online orders per week. We’ve seen an extraordinary acceleration in online grocery shopping over the past year,” said Bardwell. “As

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop has returned to profitability in FY23 as cash-strapped customers shop for lower-priced goods. The business opened 15 new stores during the year predominantly in neighbourhood and strip locations in both metro and country areas and closed four. Overall sales increased 5.8 per cent to $819.3

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Retail Focus

APRIL 26, 2024

Braehead, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills as property managers, is pleased to welcome beauty brand, KIKO Milano, to the centre as the store opens its doors to customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

And it doesn’t plan to stop there. last minute shopping needs, and complement our existing e-commerce offer,” Woolworths Metro general manager Justin Nolan said in a statement. This will begin with Woolworths’ existing online retail operation in Brisbane and Toowoomba before rolling out to further locations.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2022

Indoor active entertainment company Bounce has acquired competitor Latitude in a bid to double its footprint in shopping malls. Bounce co-founder and CEO Simon McNamara said the company is ramping up its local acquisition plans and expanding in particular to NSW. This takes the company’s venue total to 16 outlets in Australia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

According to general manager Rachel Digby, Black Pepper is set to open a number of new stores in 2023, and is already investing in making its existing stores more “luxurious”. The post “Feels like a fresh start”: Inside Black Pepper’s growth plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The pandemic continues to influence customer purchasing priorities and penetration in the omnichannel environment, which is affecting assortment mix and demand at each location. This is creating new challenges for retail operations, including a particular demand for agile merchandise planning and supply-chain processes.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. To put it simply, there is no escaping the subject of sustainability in retail. What’s on your shelves?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This fleet of electric bikes that travel around the country gives everyone the chance to experience riding them on location for free,” Andrew Garnsworthy, CEO of 99 Bikes’ parent company Pedal Group, said. I started as general manager of Advance Traders in October 2008,” Garnsworthy added. The company achieved an 82.6,

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

Nadine Heubel, senior managing director of travel retail North America and global wholesale at Newmark, recently shared her insights regarding the latest in US brands, technology and trends that will shape the global retail landscape in 2023 and beyond. Retailers need to be very careful in planning the rollout. [If]

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Retail Focus

APRIL 27, 2021

Hines, the international real estate firm has announced that Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company, has chosen to open one of its first bricks and mortar retail shops at 229-249 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. The shop will be open plan to allow easy and safe interaction between advisors and customers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2021

Australasia’s largest fun company Funlab is planning to double its footprint nationally and internationally as it aims to capitalise on demand for experiences over products. Schrieber believes entertainment concepts are pivotal in driving footfall at shopping centres at all hours of the day. “As They need experiences to drive footfall.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

Despite a rocky start to the financial year, discount variety retailer The Reject Shop says its sales have improved steadily since March. Phil Bishop, CEO of The Reject Shop, sees a “significant opportunity” to grow the company by evolving its product offering and maintaining its low-price position. per cent to $788.2

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Located about 9km north of the Sydney CBD, Chatswood Chase is a major regional shopping centre with an average household income 32 per cent above the city average. The deal will raise the value of JY Group’s Australian shopping centre assets to over $2 billion. per cent premium to June 2023 book value.

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Inside Retail

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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Compliantia

MARCH 31, 2023

The good news is, with proper planning, not only can you ensure that the right, in-demand products are available to customers when they need them, but also avoid ending up with excess inventory. This is where a merchandising plan can help. What is a merchandising plan and why should retailers care? Let’s get started.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

She told Inside Retail that the brand would likely look and feel completely different, if not for the location. Despite the relatively small shop-space, Oayda is particularly excited about the 100sqm upstairs area that will be used as a community hub for nutrition talks and other events for the community. “If

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In just 10 years, Vietnamese fashion retail operator Maison Retail Management International (MRMI) has built a network of more than 120 retail stores across 18 high-profile international fashion brands. It is targeting 30 per cent annual sales growth by 2025. The price positioning of the brands we represent matters to the market.”.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. While food customers are still shopping less frequently, the growth in the number of items customers put in their baskets is slowing. Total Group sales reached $16.5

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Managing director Simon Schofield discusses the new bricks-and-mortar experience and the brand’s revitalised product range. Customers have missed the experience of shopping in-store, and we’ve seen strong support across our suburban stores, with improvement in CBD locations in recent months.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 24, 2024

By actively managing the centre, Derbion has unlocked space to ensure brands benefit from the optimum footprint and location to drive footfall and sales. New Look will be moving to a new location within the centre. Ann Summers is also moving to a new location within the centre and investing in their latest store design.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 6, 2021

A host of retailers have confirmed reopening plans for April 12 as shoppers look forward to a return to bricks and mortar shopping after more than three months. John Lewis outlined its plans for April 12 for its remaining 32 shops in England (John Lewis/PA).

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

After two years of riding a rollercoaster of challenges from delivery delays to quickly pivoting to online initiatives, Witchery managing director Simon Schofield is hopeful about the future of the business, with the re-emergence of large-scale fashion events, the introduction of greater diversity and new shopper behaviours.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Around 90 per cent of surveyed restaurateurs in Australia say they plan to expand their businesses in the next 12 months by offering new products or opening additional locations, and 80 per cent report feeling more optimistic about the future of their restaurants.

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2021

A multi-million pound programme of investment announced today by Ellandi , a UK privately-owned shopping centre operator, is set to transform Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham into a best-in-class regional retail destination and the most vibrant family lifestyle destination in the West Midlands by July 2025.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

After two years of declining revenue and profit, the American footwear retailer Foot Locker appears to be progressing on its turnaround plan, dubbed Lace Up, with its launch last week of the first “store of the future” at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. billion in annual revenue by 2028. What inspired Foot Locker’s revamp?

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Global Shop

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Market-leading productivity can be achieved by testing and defining workflows, simplifying material ordering, ongoing training for employees, regular maintenance of machinery and equipment, and identifying bottlenecks on the shop floor. Its old legacy system had no automation, which required all shop floor data to be back flushed.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2022

It’s a relatively new entrant to the market, compared to other brands such as Nike and Puma, but it’s got plans to fast-track its presence in the region. The brand currently has 74 stores in the country, and there are plans to expand the network further.

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Inside Retail

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. Growth happened organically as did the process of management transitions,” Angus Logan, managing director, told Inside Retail.

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Compliantia

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Having high standards and a strong plan of action is great, but even the best strategies will fall flat if they aren’t carried out properly. One of the best ways to prevent this is for district managers to conduct better store inspections. It’s also helpful to be aware of the common mistakes that managers make when auditing stores.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Inside Retail sat down with Nuholt Huisamen, managing director of Levi Strauss & Co for East Asia Pacific, to unpack what the future of the DTC-first strategy means for the Asia market. The next chapter of the 170-year-old fashion brand is set to be one that centres on the in-store consumer experience. “In

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Discount retailer Aldi may be a novice when it comes to in-store technology in Australia, but it has plans afoot in the UK to launch an advanced system that will replace checkout entirely. Will they be able to manage product limits if consumers are able to scan and go with these scarce items?”.

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RetailMinded

MARCH 20, 2021

Opening a new business location, whether you’re a first-time business owner or the proud founder of a chain of independent retailers, is always something to celebrate. However, understanding what you can do to put yourself in a great starting position really begins with the location you decide to open at. Managing The Load.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Local governments, planners, place makers, economic development managers, trade associations and retailers work hard to design, improve and revitalise main streets. Our research is the only-known Australian study to ask shoppers about the key elements, and shops and services, they regard as contributing to the ideal main street.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week, Macy’s announced plans to shut down 150 “underproductive” stores, more than one-fifth of its department store assemblage, over the next three years. The closures are a part of the retailer’s plan “to create a more modern Macy’s, Inc. The closures are a part of the retailer’s plan “to create a more modern Macy’s, Inc.

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