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Pokemon launches online stores for Australia, New Zealand

Inside Retail

Pokemon Center, a retail chain offering a wide range of Pokemon products, is currently available in the US, Canada and the UK. Headquartered in Japan, Pokemon Center has locations in Singapore and Taiwan.

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How Just Jeans is rebranding for the modern age with a single store

Inside Retail

Kimberley co-founded the brand in 1970 and helped build it into a national retail chain before selling it to a private equity firm in 2001. Beyond the merchandising and outfitting, ACRD focussed on storytelling throughout the Highpoint Just Jeans store through details almost imperceivable to the average customer’s eye.

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“A big vote of confidence”: Why Walmart’s store upgrades are key

Inside Retail

However, not everything has been coming up roses for the mass retailer. While Walmart has successfully pulled in new shoppers for groceries, it has been less successful in its general merchandise business. Some of this is because core customers are more constrained and have cut their spending on non-food.

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Thai hypermarket Big C boosts profits with fresh food focus

Inside Retail

It has become a familiar theme among most Thai retail chains over the past year, with many reporting little or no same-store sales growth and poor results in departments like home appliances, furniture and DIY. Spare a thought for the home-improvement players especially. Big C has a lot of ideas about how to keep its results improving.

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Dymocks will add 20+ new stores in three-year plan

Inside Retail

Dymocks’ three-year plan will see the bookstore chain add another 20+ retail outlets to the network. CEO Mark Newman told Inside Franchise Business Executive there will be a mix of suburban and regional locations in the new store plan which will spread the book chain further into the north of the country.

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The strengths and weaknesses of Nordstrom’s bid to go private

Inside Retail

In addition to footwear, the solo operation slowly but surely expanded into other retail categories including beauty, apparel and accessories as it grew into an internationally recognised retail chain. Hoping to bank on Nordstrom Rack’s success, the company has announced plans to open 22 more locations before the end of 2024.

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Take That, Tired Narrative: Research Says Physical Stores Benefit When Customers Buy Online

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To better understand the impact of BOPIS, the doctors analyzed online and in-store sales of a national retail chain, before and after a competitor launched a BOPIS service. They found that, after the competitor’s BOPIS launch, the retailer’s sales dropped by 4.7 percent online and 1.8 Read more at Harvard Business Review.