Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2023

Founded in 2016, luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty has seen massive growth over the past several years, and is expecting revenue growth of up to 90 per cent in 2023. With international expansion on the horizon, we sat down with founder and CEO Shelley Sullivan to talk through the brand’s journey, as well as what makes it tick.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2024

The brand is known for its rose mist and hand cream and in 2013, it commissioned rose breeder George Thomson to create the Jurlique Rose, a proprietary hybrid flower that reportedly improves the skin barrier function. Do you know what drives a customer to buy your product? What are the triggers? But we are back.”

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2024

At Starshipit , we surveyed leading retailers from around the globe for our latest report, Evolving Expectations 2024 , to bring you the freshest insights on what truly drives customer satisfaction in shipping and fulfilment. What’s the rush? In fact, 33.7 In fact, 33.7

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2021

Global brands and retailers have signed an agreement with trade unions and factory owners to extend protections for garment workers in Bangladesh. The new agreement comes after months of intense negotiation between brands and retailers, factory owners and global trade unions IndustriALL and UNI Global over the issue of enforcement.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 18, 2024

But while luxury fashion houses are well-versed in repairs, discussions around circular fashion for premium brands are often limited to rental and resale marketplaces. Australian label Shona Joy is expanding its circular fashion economy to now include repairs, taking the road less travelled but in the company of brands such as Nudie Jeans. “We’ve

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Inside Retail

APRIL 9, 2024

Long gone are days when businesses handed out loyalty cards to incentivise more frequent purchases – retailers are being urged by industry experts and leading brands to reimagine customer loyalty. But other Australian retailers are defining a new loyalty standard for the industry.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

Mosaic Brands, the Australian apparel retail group, says it will open 40 new large-sized ‘mega stores’ this financial year as it transitions into what it describes as “a more ageless, value-driven, big-box retailer”. Mega stores are typically three times more profitable than standard-sized stores and those in shopping malls.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2024

Long gone are the days of Victoria’s Secret’s fashion show and ‘fantasy bra’ taking centre stage and setting trends for brands and retailers globally. The brand uses premium materials and products are sampled almost 30 times. The result was Form and Fold, a brand that liberates and flatters.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Martin says that despite challenging times, consumers are seeking to maintain their standard of living. That motivates them to seek deals from retailers and to make lifestyle adjustments in order to maintain that standard of living. Specifically, they are seeking more value – to get “more for the same or more for less”.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

They can also be advocates for ethical consumption by demanding better from brands, hosting a clothing swap with their friends, or sharing what they know about ethical consumption on social media, for example, and these actions cost them nothing but their time,” Knop said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

The brand is 95 per cent franchised with more than 320 franchisees globally. In Australia, the fast-food brand is gearing up for hundreds of stores under a franchise model. Abigail Pringle: Wendy’s is a challenger brand, and we believe there is space in the hamburger category to offer something different.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For branding obsessives, the move wasn’t simply the standard overhaul that often takes place when a new creative director comes on board. Delatte believes that Burberry is just the start of a new era of brands embracing their heritage and unique identity. “I What drove the minimalist trend to begin with? “If

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2024

The breakthrough moment for By Charlotte has become somewhat legendary throughout the fashion industry with the brand’s lotus necklace serendipitously landing on the cover of Marie Claire around supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s neck. IR : What does “meaningful jewellery” mean to you today?

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

Australian direct-to-consumer brand Who Gives A Crap disrupted the way consumers bought toilet paper almost a decade ago; now its CEO is challenging businesses across the supply chain to “give a crap”. What progress has Who Gives A Crap made towards its mission since being founded in 2012? What happens next is that curiosity.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Liquid Death is not a standard name for a beverage brand , especially for a drink as healthy and innocuous as water. However, as unique as the brand name is, the company has taken an even more “metal” approach to marketing. In March, the beverage brand closed a US$67 million financing round, giving the company a US$1.4

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2024

For Jordan Gogos and his eponymous brand, Iordanes Spyridon Gogos, sustainability is both a necessity and a trend. The rise of brands marketing their sustainability efforts has enabled greenwashing to run rampant across the industry. The whole idea of fashion is what’s trending, that’s what fashion means. “The

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2023

In a world where customers are bombarded with information as brands try to get more exposure, data silos continue to stand in the way of good customer experiences, according to Emarsys’ APAC VP of Revenue, Kristyn Wallace. You need to have a real intention around what you’re going to do with that data.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The world’s largest jewellery brand Pandora was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1982 and is now the world’s largest jewellery brand by volume. Two of Pandora’s key suppliers are the world’s leading bullion brand, Swiss MKS PAMP, and Belgian circular materials technology company, Umicore.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2024

Against this backdrop comes the latest creative refresh from DFO, highlighting that its national portfolio of seven outlet centres is more than just premium brands at the best prices, it is also an increasingly interactive and great customer experience. As a touch point, we measure brands and energy. What’s the driver?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

What happens to clothing after it leaves consumers’ wardrobes — and whether there are more sustainable solutions — is what the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) hopes to discover over the next year and a half. On the gold standard of textile recycling. Here are their thoughts.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

New Zealand’s kids’ shoe brand Bobux is on the lookout for a new CEO, as current CEO Andrew Sharp announced he will be stepping down at the end of the month to build his own electronics business. The post CEO of kids’ footwear brand Bobux to step down appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Pop Up Grocer is taking the standard grocery store or bodega concept and turning it on its head. The retailer offers a variety of food and lifestyle goods and features an impressive assortment of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and women-owned brands. I didn’t even know what point of sale (POS) stood for.

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Retail Focus

MAY 16, 2024

UX Importance To understand the importance of UX, we must first understand what it means. The seamless navigation and immersive design are intuitive and simple enough for potential players to find what they need while displaying all the important information. User experience has also had a positive impact on brand loyalty.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Valentino has become the latest high-profile fashion brand to bow to consumer pressure to ditch the use of fur in its collections. The leadership shown by high profile brands to move towards ethical fashion supply chains, and away from one of fashion’s most well-known cruel textiles, is encouraging.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2021

From Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana to Nike, major fashion brands in recent months have been embracing NFTs and now, small Australian businesses will be given support to explore virtual fashion, thanks to a new FashTech Lab program from the Australian Fashion Council (AFC). KH: This is what the FashTech Lab will be all about.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Investing in its people and technology to give the customer the best possible experience has been paramount for heritage Australian brand R.M. Williams’ only new shop, but it is the standard. It’s important to remember we’re humans and that’s at the essence of what we present,” Anders said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At CosMc’s, you’ll find exactly what you need to take you to your happy place. The rise of nostalgic branding The rise of nostalgia-based marketing strategies has taken the retail industry by storm as brands have realised it is a powerful emotional driver for consumers. We know that everyday life can weigh us down.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2024

At Starshipit , we surveyed leading retailers from around the globe for our latest report, Evolving Expectations 2024 , to bring you the freshest insights on what truly drives customer satisfaction in shipping and fulfilment. What’s the rush? In fact, 33.7 In fact, 33.7

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2021

Sustainable fashion firms Outland Denim and Spell are teaming up to produce a limited edition capsule collection, which will serve as the first of many collaborations between the two brands. Moving forward, Outland will produce future denim designs for Spell. “We

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2023

Every once in a while, a brand comes along that tries to defy conventions and transcend expectations. In a world full of improbable standards, it aims to redefine the very idea of perfection. As a digital-first custom jewellery brand, we want to champion a new era of purchasing custom jewellery.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 19, 2024

Menswear brand Moss, previously known as Moss Bros, recently announced its return to the Scottish market, with the opening of a new store under its successful rebranding. The new brand concept, our level of service, competitive pricing and the fact that we offer ready-to-wear, Hire and Custom Made sets us apart from competitors.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

It’s no secret performance marketing on social media platforms isn’t what it used to be but it’s where consumers reside. Michelle Evans, global lead of retail and digital insights at Euromonitor International, said in a statement that “consumers are also seeking more power in their relationships with brands”. Xcel Brands Inc.

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Compliantia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In a retail and hospitality environment, a checklist is a collection of brand standards and best practices. The checklist needs to be representative of business programs and objectives but also clear and well understood by the field team responsible for executing these brand standards. We call this step “calibration”.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2021

This is what you call convergence,” Akhavan said. E-mail marketing is key in engaging the consumer in what brands have to offer and can eventually convert, but you need to know if you are in compliance with all those legal issues like spam laws,” Kadyan said. It all starts with awareness.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Bartle argued, through an Instagram video, that a number of brands that received a ranking of A do not meet his standard for ethical practices, and that the report risked misleading customers into thinking certain brands were sustainable or ethical when they aren’t. “I

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2023

The store design epitomises something that luxury brands have long understood, which is the importance of creating an immersive environment that enables customers to escape the noise and congestion of everyday life, and fully experience and connect with the brand on an individual level. The only non-luxury element is the pricing.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2022

The online gaming experience is set to go live in late September and will showcase more than 35 new and existing brands within a 3D environment. People who attend will be able to play games, learn about new beauty products, join masterclasses and connect with brand founders and Sephora experts.

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