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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

Inside Retail

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public.

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JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester

Retail Focus

Despite a challenging year for the retail market, with forced store closures during lockdown periods, over 860,000 customers (a 55% YoY increase) in the UK & Ireland chose to shop at the Scandinavian retail chain to improve everyday life in their homes, confirming a UK-wide trend that has seen homewares sales soar.

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

Inside Retail

While retail has been tough in many categories through Covid, overall the book retail market has grown a significant 15 per cent over the last year, and Dymocks has had its share of this business boost. He is focused on four elements to bring business to the retail chain: Growing the network from 50 to 75 stores.

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Interview with Aaron Turner, COO of Symbodi

Retail Bound

After raising equity financing, we determined it would be the right time to start approaching the retail market. We wanted to ensure that the business was in a position that we could fulfill the large orders that a big box retail chain would place. Keep grinding.

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What is Omni-channel Retail?

Retail Bound

When it comes to offline retail sales, one of the most popular retail channels is still brick-and-mortar stores. Retail stores is by far the largest retail market segment at $6.5 A second retail channel product manufacturers should look at is catalog companies.

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Get to Know Robert Bruza – Retailbound’s Director of Business Development

Retail Bound

Lastly, retail. Early in my career I worked as a buyer for a prominent retail chain and as a retail store agent for a premier shopping center company. One of the best parts of my job was sitting on the other side of the desk talking to companies and helping them to better understand what it takes to succeed in retail.

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

Inside Retail

As Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, told Inside Retail , “Having produced a string of good numbers over the past few years, Walmart is currently one of the stars of the retail market.” They have better displays, lighting, and improved ways of displaying products.

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