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Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans

Inside Retail

A list of major retail chains that have confirmed they do not scan the faces of customers and use facial recognition technology has been published by consumer advocacy group Choice. ” The post Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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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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Danish brand Søstrene Grene to open 100 UK stores in expansion plan

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! After an incredible response to the homewares brand in the UK, Danish retail chain, Søstrene Grene, has ambitious growth plans in place to open over 100 UK stores before the year 2030.

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US brand Nautical Bowls primed for Australian launch

Inside Retail

Nautical Bowls, an acai bowl retail chain founded in the US, is heading to our shores. I am working on additional locations for next year with some leases already signed off on for an additional two locations with a total of 10 planned for roll out next year,” Lightfoot told Franchise Executives. “We

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How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market

Inside Retail

GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. GMG plans to open 11 SSS stores – and 100 new stores overall – in Southeast Asia by 2025.

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Premier Retail to close four Sydney stores despite good performance

Inside Retail

Premier Retail says it achieved a modest increase in sales for the half year to January 29, despite losing 42,000 trading days to Covid-related lockdowns and movement restrictions. Peter Alexander, Smiggle and Portmans will close by March and Just Jeans by no later than July.

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JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester

Retail Focus

The largest Danish retailer operating globally, JYSK , is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans. The post JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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