Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

Fast forward to 2011, when entrepreneurial husband-wife duo Tony and Josephine Antoci acquired Erewhon, which had relocated to California, and set about creating a luxury food retail empire. Of course, Erewhon is not targeting consumers trying to reduce their weekly bills by shopping at value grocers.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. “The It was pivotal,” he says.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

The range which features gourmet cakes and pastries, artisan sourdough breads and brioche buns, as well as award-winning meats and premium ready-made meals, has been tailored to suit the needs of the “upperclass” consumer base in the area. Mortimer believes Coles will continue to grow both formats to cater to varying consumer needs. “On

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded. For many, every day has become a holiday as new packages arrive from their favorite online retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

However, there are some telling statistics and areas of opportunity — especially around consumer behavior — businesses can take advantage of to re-establish the balance of in-person and online sales. consumers have changed stores, brands or the way they shop. For example, McKinsey found that 73% of U.S.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2022

Of all the habits consumers have established in the past two years, some are more likely to stick than others and the uptick in online shopping is certainly one of them. Even people that were ‘tech fearful’ prior to Covid lockdowns – like my 85-year-old mum – have become more comfortable with the online shopping process.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

That doesn’t mean rude people ditching their physical shopping carts in the parking lot, but millions of consumers being lost in the online purchase funnel for a variety of reasons. Despite their work with creators across varying platforms, we’re still seeing an $18 billion chasm between retailers and consumers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 13, 2024

The owner of embattled furniture brand Incy Interiors has apologised to customers for lengthy delivery delays and says the retailer will work to fulfil all outstanding orders before shutting up shop. SmartCompany has asked NSW Fair Trading and Consumer Affairs Victoria if they have received any formal complaints about Incy Interiors.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

For customers, many aspects of a shopping trip impact whether they view it as a success. grocery shoppers, 78% of consumers have experienced out-of-stock products in-store over the last 12 months, and 68% have experienced the same issue online. According to a Retail Insight survey of over 1,000 U.S. Three in 10 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2023

Today’s consumers rely on their smartphones for, well, just about everything, and Verizon recognizes just how important that connection is. That’s why the retailer and mobile service provider uses multiple technology solutions to create a personalized shopping experience at scale. Now it’s super-simple and easy to use.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

When describing the essence of modern direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands, words like “digitally native,” “quirky,” “edgy” and “creative” are often used. Founded in 2011, MeUndies initially stood out with its bold, colorful and pop culture-infused prints as it acquired a loyal customer base through social media.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

It’s been 30 years since Seth Weisser and Gerard Maione opened their vintage boutique, What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA) during the 1990s emergence of consumer appreciation for preloved garments. Now the owners of three locations — two in Manhattan, including the original SoHo shop on West Broadway, and one in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

“There are three major players in the retail industry — the brands that make the products, the retailers that sell the products and the consumer who buys from the retailer,” said Max Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of B2B marketplace Fa i re. Olive Et Al “shop” on Faire.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Morrisons was found to have breached the order 55 times between 2011 and 2020, and The CMA said it had the “poorest compliance record” it had seen with the rules. It follows similar breaches by Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Asda, which have all previously been called out by the CMA.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Genie Shopping, a leading UK retail price comparison engine , has appointed performance marketing expert Warrick Lambert as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer. Lambert rejoins the company after a 12-year hiatus, stepping in at a time when Genie Shopping is experiencing a remarkable year-on-year revenue growth of 172% in 2023.

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2021

Style Story founder Lauren Lee discovered her love of Korean beauty products as an exchange student in 2011, which inspired her to launch her own e-commerce business back home in Brisbane, Australia. “On Both Jelly Ko products have become best-sellers on our site,” Lee said. 2021 and beyond.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s a trend that’s also playing out close to home with Roy Morgan’s Future of Australian Retail address highlighting the dichotomy between the $8 billion in sales cheap offshore marketplaces are sucking out of the market versus the increase in people wanting to shop more ethically and sustainably while still looking for quality.

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 20, 2021

Ten years ago today, August 20, 2011, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and an influential investor, published a pivotal story in the Wall Street Journal: Why Software is Eating the World (also reprinted on his venture capital firm’s Web site). Marc Andreessen was right in 2011. We’ve been creating it ever since.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2024

Tom Kirkhope founded the Australian fashion footwear brand Alias Mae in 2011. Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This week, The Iconic hard-launched a new brand campaign to serve as a reminder, to consumers and itself, that the online retail platform is far from finished with disrupting and innovating the Australian and New Zealand retail industry. Australians have never had more choice when it comes to shopping fashion online.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

The decision follows the success of a pop-up shop that Revolve and its sister site FWRD opened in the same location last December. KL: In 2011, Revolve expanded internationally, with Australia being a top 10 market for the brand. This is because of the similarities in language and consumer behaviours.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2024

Under the joint venture, YNAP and Alibaba launched two mobile apps for YNAP’s Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter multi-brand online stores for consumers in China. LVMH has around 30 brands on Luxury Pavilion, the high-end site on Alibaba’s Tmall shopping platform, including jewellery houses Chaumet and Tiffany.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Tech accessory juggernaut Casetify is making waves in the American retail landscape via its landmark partnership with consumer electronics giant Best Buy. She added that consumer sentiment was a big factor in driving Casetify’s online sales, which helped the brand weather the pandemic while posting sales growth at a healthy pace. “We

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

McLeod has many anecdotes of staff going beyond the call of duty to keep stores running during the Covid-19 crisis so consumers could source food, medicines and other essentials in times of severe movement restrictions. We’ve seen that so often in retail, at the shop floor level.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

With many Australian consumers continuing to moderate their discretionary spending due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, overseas markets could offer a lifeline to struggling local retailers. The data suggests that high consumer confidence in China is likely from a growing number of consumers ascending to the middle and upper classes.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Under Armour recently opened a new store at Outlet Shopping at The O2 , overseen by Waterfront Limited Partnership, a collaboration between AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners. This opening bolsters our already strong line-up of household name sportswear brands, and provides consumers with even more of the choice they have been seeking.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 25, 2024

Online shopping service Stitch Fix’s recent announcement that it would be cutting all full-time stylists and opting for a more casual approach to staffing these roles has raised questions about the viability of the business model, which was first popularised by the likes of Trunk Club in the early 2010s. What and who is Stitch Fix?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2023

According to the 2016 Census , the number of women over 55 years old experiencing homelessness increased by 31 per cent compared to 2011 – making it the fastest growing demographic experiencing homelessness in Australia. However, a post promoting the quiz on Facebook, which has an older user base, was deleted following backlash.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

BA&SH opens a flagship at Marina Bay Sands Asian luxury brand distributor Bluebell Group and cult Parisian womenswear brand BA&SH have collaborated to open the company’s first flagship shop in Singapore, at Marina Bay Sands. Singapore is not only the central hub of Southeast Asia but also a bridge between East and West.

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365 Retail

MAY 30, 2022

This is particularly important within retail—analysts predict that immersive new shopping experiences present a trillion-dollar revenue opportunity. Shopping experiences no longer need to be the same for everyone, either. Regardless of these complexities, retailers will still be able to craft exceptional metaverse shopping experiences.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2023

A crowded marketplace The Southeast Asian marketplace has a myriad of food and beverage offerings from humble mom-and-pop coffee shops right up to high-end artisan coffee outlets, so for a brand like Old Town White Coffee to stand out, it has to be on its A-game.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Perhaps that is in part because native Japanese founder and creative director Kenneth Shoji launched the brand in Hong Kong, where he relocated after his Fukushima Prefecture home was destroyed by the Tohoku Earthquake in 2011. The birth of % Arabica was almost accidental.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

But the reality is, today, The Shop Around the Corner would stand a much better chance of survival, thanks to the revival of indie bookstores in recent years. In addition to these shops, a new player has just entered New York’s competitive indie bookstore market and is already garnering buzz.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

percent year-over-year, the largest annual uptick since 2011. When Does Holiday Shopping Happen? After more than 1,400 responses, we learned a few things about what retailers are doing in advance of the major holiday shopping season. First, we wanted to see when people shopped for the holidays. Let’s find out.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. She has built up considerable expertise across a number of consumer-facing companies as well as during her time in the UK banking industry. Sound familiar?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2023

Welcomed by some commentators, others questioned if the move might be counterproductive in closing the door on a valid channel that would allow consumers to repurpose used clothing, rather than consign them to landfills as waste. Also, our goal is to focus on the upstream and do more prevention than reparation.

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Retail Adventures

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

We know that in retail everything you do has to be done with the consumer in mind, and the consumer is continuously changing. When it comes to shopping, Baby Boomers hold 70% of the disposable income in the U.S. In a shopping experience, Boomers expect attention, extra services and conveniences. Big mistake.

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