Retail Gazette

MARCH 19, 2025

Net shop closures across the UK stabilised in 2024 as openings across retail parks accelerated and the rate of closures across high streets and shopping centres slowed. Convenience and coffee shops were the primary drivers of store openings during the year, registering a net uplift of 171 and 105 respectively.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

The synchronised bang-bangs took place along a 1400-metre stretch of the Chao Phraya River, with its epicentre at the Icon Siam shopping mall on the west bank. The female powerhouses of Thai retail The global retail real estate industry (or shopping centre industry if you will), has traditionally been dominated at the highest levels by men.

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Department Stores Shopping Promotions Marketing 130

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2021

Since it was founded in 2014, Returnly has processed more than $1 billion in returns and been used by 8 million shoppers. The company reports that its model — offering consumers an instant merchant credit at the time a return is initiated — helps retailers drive higher return-to-repurchase rates.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Returns Fashion 279

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2023

EP Athleisure Collection 01 is available to shop via the Ena Pelly website. Founded in 2014 in the South Melbourne Markets, Ena Pelly currently operates a direct-to-consumer website and 90 stockists around Australia, and is sold at David Jones and The Iconic.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In a joint venture with Oroton Group, the first Brooks Brothers store in Australia opened its doors in 2014 at Melbourne’s The Emporium and with a 2293sqft store. It is available in 500 standalone stores, shop-in-shops, and outlets in 45 countries worldwide.

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Wholesale Apparel Fashion Location 264

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Flora & Fauna (F&F) founder and CEO Julie Mathers has resigned from the eco-friendly online retail business she started in 2014 and sold to beauty and wellness business BWX less than a year ago. Mathers started Flora & Fauna in 2014 to help people make better choices for the planet. A model for purpose-driven leadership.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It has 11 fitting rooms for customers and five self-checkout stations to improve the shopping experience. The Adelaide store marks Uniqlo’s 30th store after debuting in Australia in 2014. The Japanese retail giant is expanding its footprint into other markets including the US, Europe, China, South Korea and Singapore.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 21, 2024

Frasers Group is ramping up its property acquisitions with plans to add another shopping center to its portfolio. The Mike Ashley-owned group is in the process of acquiring Fremlin Walk, an outdoor shopping centre in Maidstone, from M&G Real Estate. Just last month, the company acquired the Frenchgate shopping centre in Doncaster.

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Shopping Department Stores Outdoor Planning 119

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

“The world of shopping has completely transformed since we got our start in 2014, and so has the way our customers experience Brooklinen,” said Fulop in a statement. ”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Reinterpreting Icons room broadens out to spotlight the illustrious designers, artists and creative minds who reworked and transformed the Monogram in 1996 for its centenary, and again in 2014. A cafe and chocolate shop, Maxime Frederic at Louis Vuitton, is overseen by the famous chef-patissier of the Cheval Blanc Paris.

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Fashion Shopping Planning ATS 246

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

Through its expanding grocery and last-mile delivery programs, the Flipkart Group will also work with kiranas (small local shops) to help them digitize and grow. Myntra, which the group acquired in 2014, is among the leaders in the fashion category in India. Flipkart currently works with more than 1.6

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Wholesale Social Commerce Fashion Consumer 309

A1 Retail

JANUARY 24, 2025

Shoppers can also look forward to a selection of seasonal merchandise and an extended value range, making Alliance The Food Warehouse a one-stop shop for all their grocery needs.

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Location Shopping Planning Management 95

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The test in São Paulo, Brazil, which allows WhatsApp users to find shops and services through a directory in the app, is the latest feature in Facebook’s drive to bolster ecommerce on its services. As online retail has continued to boom during the Covid-19 pandemic, Facebook has pushed in-app shopping features across its apps.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Scentre Group chair Brian Schwartz said that since Allen’s appointment in 2014, he had built a strong organisation and culture focused on its people, the customer and communities. In an announcement today, the ASX-listed retail landlord’s board said Allen will be replaced by Elliott Rusanow who will assume the role on October 1.

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Returns Planning ATS Shopping 246

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

We have had over 35 retailers and brands participate since 2014, several returning year after year.”. Squadded Socially focused solution Squadded connects shoppers with their friends through a partner retailer’s website as a way to re-create the social aspect of brick-and-mortar shopping in a group, but via an ecommerce platform.

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Social Commerce Fashion Returns Consumer 243

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

Before COVID-19, the brick-and-mortar shopping differentiator for the consumer was the in-person experience: They could try on the goods, or just see them in context. But for the foreseeable future, shopping will be “ no contact.” Malls were ranked lowest, with only 33% of respondents saying they feel safe shopping there.

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Shopping Boutique Supermarket Management 317

Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2021

When Anchorage Capital Partners bought Brand Collective from its previous owner Pacific Brands in 2014, “it was an unloved, unprofitable, orphan company within a large public company”, he told Inside Retail.

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Wholesale Department Stores Fashion Consumer 246

Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

A turnaround program was set in motion in 2014, focused on cost-cutting and trendier merchandise that abandoned its logo-centric designs to a certain extent. This included the images on in-store photos, gift cards and shopping bags. A new, brighter store design was introduced and it quit playing loud, thumping music in its shops.

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Fast Fashion Fashion Accounting Target Market 223

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

One of the key dimensions of EuroShop 2023 is Shop Fitting, Store Design & Visual Merchandising, which is the heart of EuroShop and its largest dimension. Shopping becomes an interactive high-tech experience. 2014 EuroConcept hosts new Lighting Designers zone. The consequence? 1966-1972 EuroShop held every two years.

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Visual Merchandising Payment Services Management Marketing 303

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

billion that Woolworths Holdings paid for the business in 2014, though the sale to Anchorage does not include David Jones’ recently revamped Bourke Street flagship store, which is valued at around $250 million. In 2014, the firm bought a then-unprofitable Brand Collective from Pacific Brands. That is a fraction of the $2.1

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Department Stores Supermarket Management Marketing 246

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As we fast approach Q4 2023, there is one topic at the forefront of every retailer’s mind: holiday shopping. And if Amazon Prime Day sales and back-to-school shopping trends are any indication ( hint : we know they are), then this year’s Cyber 5 is going to be one for the books.

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Customer Experience Consumer Shopping Marketing 260

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Founded in 2014, the brand says the new brick-and-mortar store acts as an “extension” of its online presence, giving customers an opportunity to shop retail exclusives in signature KTL styles coupled with regular events like late-night shopping and VIP product launches. Image source: Supplied.

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Shopping Consumer ATS Accessories 147

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. People shopped at small businesses 36% more often than last year and spent 58% more overall, according to data from Klaviyo.

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Promotions Shopping Consumer Checkout 279

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2022

Why wait around for new features from a provider when you could be shopping around for best-of-breed functionality from a whole marketplace of software developers? Providers like SAP and Salesforce demand manufacturing users work in very specific ways, with limited options for customization.

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Accounting Fulfillment Marketing Customer Experience 312

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2021

The term rose to the surface last year as 2020’s unique confluence of events drove consumers toward shopping alternatives that were both environmentally friendly and economically feasible. Sandro and Maje in 2014 in the United States was opening one store every three days — that’s how much the demand was. Talk about circularity.

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Consumer Fast Fashion Finance Shopping 306

Dezeen

AUGUST 4, 2022

The Axel Arigato shop-in-shop is located in Selfridges. A digitally native business, Axel Arigato began its life online in 2014, opening its first physical store in London's Soho in 2016. Metal lines the walls of the shop-in-shop. rdh's mission to disrupt the traditional retail module.

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Shopping Department Stores Location ATS 104

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For Australian property group Mirvac, this isn’t just a strategic investment but also a partnership it hopes will help shape the future of its retail business through shopping centre activations. Stylists in Residence at Toombul Shopping Centre, QLD. Mirvac partnership taps into community connection. Image: Supplied.

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Fashion Social Commerce Telecommunications Returns 246

Inside Retail

AUGUST 4, 2022

The slowdown adds to challenges facing China’s e-commerce giant, which has enjoyed double-digit revenue growth almost every quarter since it went public in 2014, as it navigates Beijing’s crackdown on tech companies as well as its scrutiny of founder Jack Ma. per cent higher in early US trading. .” ” Revenue stood at US$30.43

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Finance Promotions Consumer Management 246

Retail Focus

AUGUST 16, 2023

Founded in 2014, the company works with retailers, designers and their construction teams to design retail lighting environments. The post Shopping for Sustainability appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Shopping Consumer Outdoor Shipping 130

Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

This capability was extended in 2014 to allow for basic function planning and then again in 2016 to provide dashboard capabilities for management teams. “We Staffing requirements are also analysed to determine how many hours will be required to unpack stock deliveries and transfer items onto the shop floor.

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Planning Point of Sale Fashion Management 245

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

What started in 2019 as a six-month pop-up shop that welcomed 3000 visitors on opening day has quickly turned into a full-blown retail operation with multiple bricks-and-mortar locations, a wide range of SKUs, and several intriguing collaborations. The company expects to open its fifth physical shop, in Los Angeles, in September.

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Location Consumer Shopping Planning 130

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. And, some major publishing companies are closing shop on their NFT marketplaces. The retail store, on the other hand, appeared further down the road in ancient Greece, where merchants sold goods in the Agora city center. As these digital assets became prevalent, so did fraud.

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Merchant Services Consumer Accessories Advertising 312

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As an example, in 2014 the International Journal of Marketing Studies set up two pairs of running shoes in two separate Nike retail spaces that were completely alike with the exception of one detail — one space was perfumed with a floral scent while the other was not.

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Promotions Customer Experience Consumer Planning 279

Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

Aeon made its southern Vietnam debut in Ho Chi Minh in 2014, choosing a site at Tân Phú Celadon, 5km from the city centre, a suburb almost exclusively occupied by local Vietnamese. It will also continue an upgrade program of the southern Vietnamese Citimart store network it acquired in 2014 and continue to expand the chain.

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Specialty Store Supermarket Marketing Shopping 147

Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2023

Documents listed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show Calia Australia, which operates the flagship restaurant and retail store in the city’s Emporium shopping complex and a spin-off restaurant at the Chadstone shopping centre, appointed voluntary administrators on June 28.

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Payment Services Point of Sale Location Shopping 245

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

For ecommerce retailers — particularly those in the fashion sector — this represents a massive opportunity to heighten sales, lower returns and offer customers a new way to shop online. While online shopping for clothing is nothing new, the sheer number of brands, styles and influencers working in the ecosystem is larger than ever.

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Fashion Returns Boutique Shopping 234

Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2024

We’ve had customers shopping while on vacation in another city, who continue to shop with that sales associate from afar after returning home. We pulse post-purchase surveys to our customers both online and in-store and conduct focus groups, shop-alongs, and customer intercepts to understand and stay close to our customers.

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Boutique Fashion Clienteling Marketing 257