Retail Focus

AUGUST 31, 2022

Sales at Icon Outlet were up +54% over the August bank holiday weekend versus 2019, with the Entertainment District posting similarly strong results. Overall, footfall across the venue has grown by +28% versus 2019. The success follows a consistently strong summer trading period, including a record-setting July.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ relaunched the brand’s website in Australia in 2019. comeback, which saw first the October 2019 launch of an ecommerce site , followed by physical stores in various shapes and sizes ( not all of which survived , although the pandemic was certainly a contributing factor). billion (approximately $4.1

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Scars of the 2018-2019 U.S.-China China trade war of 2018-2019 offers a cautionary tale about the far-reaching consequences of tariffs. China Trade War: A Case Study in Disruption The U.S.-China During this period, the U.S.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by NIQUE (@niqueclothing) Founded in Melbourne, the label boasted eight bricks-and-mortar outlets across its hometown and Sydney in 2019. Beyond its traditional men’s and women’s lines, Nique has championed specifically gender-neutral designs since 2019 through its Genderu capsule collection.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2024

“Since Cinnabon landed on Oz shores in 2019, West Australians have been hounding social media asking when it will be their turn, and we are so excited to finally make their wishes come true,” said Boxx Brands MD Brett Higgins.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2022

Between December 2016 and September 2019, the company admitted to receiving $58 million in cost-per-click fees from offers that weren’t the cheapest choice available for a given hotel. Trivago had used an algorithm to determine which travel booking site paid the highest cost-per-click fee and highlighted them on its website.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Ronson served as CMO of Coles from 2019 to 2023. According to local media, Ronson was riding an all-terrain vehicle, which rolled over and crashed. Emergency services were called but were not able to revive Ronson. Most recently, she worked as the CMO of Medibank.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2024

In 2019, that number was US$28,000, reports The Knot, a global technology company that provides content, tools, products and services for couples planning weddings. In a recent survey by The Knot, one-third of couples said having a lab-grown diamond was important to them, a 17 per cent increase from 2019. billion.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

“Having founded the brand in 2019 initially online and then opening stores, we are pleased that the business has found a new home at Munro Footwear Group for its the next phase of development,” Liam Robson, GM of trend division at Accent Group.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

Total sponsorship value grew to at least $536 million (US$349 million), from $526 million (US$342 million) in 2019, according to GlobalData, with many brands aligning themselves with themes of women’s empowerment. “That tells you something about the exponential growth of the sport,” said Adidas spokesman Jan Runau.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

Under Armour revealed in November 2019 that it had been the subject of a federal investigation into its accounting practices since 2017, with the Wall Street Journal reporting at the time that both the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were looking at the retailer’s financial reporting. 16, 2015 and Nov.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

The nine affected workers engaged in cashier, baker and kitchen-hand positions at eight 85 Degrees locations in Sydney in 2019. The FWO discovered the contraventions when it conducted proactive audits at the company.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2024

Since 2019, Mecca has expanded its presence in Western Australia with the redevelopment of its Karrinyup, Subiaco, Booragoon and Carousel stores, which paved the way for the entry of 60 additional beauty brands into the state.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

After itself filing for bankruptcy in October 2019 , Destination Maternity revealed in December 2019 that it would close all its remaining brick-and-mortar stores if a “stalking horse” bid from Marquee Brands was accepted, which it was.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by NIQUE (@niqueclothing) Founded in Melbourne, the label boasted eight bricks-and-mortar outlets across its hometown and Sydney in 2019. Beyond its traditional men’s and women’s lines, Nique has championed specifically gender-neutral designs since 2019 through its Genderu capsule collection.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

The ACCC said that The Good Guys ran 116 promotions between July 2019 and August last year, offering consumers a store credit or StoreCash if they spent a certain amount on qualifying products in its online or physical stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Launched in 2019, the Retail Media+ organization offers suppliers managed service and self-service media buying opportunities on both physical and digital retailer-owned properties as well as offsite media channels including social, display and video.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

The Memo, founded in 2019, opened its first store in Armadale and aims to bring more experiences to the baby goods market. The brand is planning to increase its physical retail presence over the next six to 18 months.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

She also served as President and CEO of Charlotte Russe from 2009 to 2019 and has served on the boards of companies including Kendra Scott, Levi Strauss & Co. Quanbeck, who joined Rothy’s in 2019, will expand her current roles as she takes the President title. and Kaiser Permanente.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

He was named SVP of Retail Operations in 2016 and President in 2019. He was named President in 2008, added the CEO title in 2016 and was named CEO in 2019. All three executives are long-time Publix veterans: Murphy began in 1984 as a front service clerk in Margate, Fla., working his way up through various positions.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The deal marks Australia’s largest single regional asset transaction since December 2019. Melbourne-based fund manager Fawkner Property and alternative investment firm PAG have acquired Perth’s Midland Gate shopping centre for $465 million.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

million last year, and online sales growth of 60 per cent yearly from 2019 to 2022. Founded in 2010 by Cliff and Paulina Collier, The Berry Tea Shop offers a selection of more than 48 varieties of loose-leaf tea, tea wares and accessories and includes a cafe. The company reported a revenue of $1.3

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Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2024

The Australian Retailers Association and the National Retail Association have finally signed a heads of agreement on a proposal to merge, a plan that was called off in 2019. The amalgamation of Australia’s top two retail lobby groups will result in a single unified body representing the $420 billion sector.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Since its entry online in 2019, the company says US sales have made up the majority of its revenue. Established in 2005 by husband-and-wife team Wez and Eirin Bryett, the Gold Coast brand sells on-trend women’s clothing for predominantly Gen Z consumers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2024

“In 2019, Country Road set itself and Australia’s fashion retail industry an ambitious benchmark for the design of healthy and environmentally responsible stores by achieving the nation’s first five-star Green Star Interiors certified store,” said Davina Rooney, CEO of the Green Building Council of Australia.

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Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2024

Am I simply reading some archived stories from more than a decade ago and as recently as 2019 when merger proposals were abandoned ? Great news but, again, we have been here before as recently as 2019 when the NRA walked away from amalgamation plans claiming it was not in the interests of small retailers. Or are they?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Prior to her promotion, Day was the VP of Merchandising for Starboard and held a number of senior merchandising roles with the company since she was hired as Director of Merchandising in 2019. Day’s experience prior to joining Starboard includes roles with JCPenney and Soma.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Choice, however, noted that the price had already dropped – way back 2019. Meanwhile, shoppers are also confused on Woolworths’ ‘Prices Dropped’ label, unsure if the product was already discounted. “The current promotion was for a discount that was applied about five years earlier,” the consumer advocacy group said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

The expansion brings InHome — which launched in October 2019 in three markets — to more than 50 markets covering 45 million homes. Households in the greater Philadelphia area as well as Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and San Bernardino, Calif. will now have access to Walmart InHome, the retailer’s top-shelf delivery service.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The first Walmart MFC was launched in late 2019, using technology from Alert to create fully automated robots that store, retrieve and dispense orders by moving horizontally, laterally and vertically across three temperature zones without any lifts or conveyors. population, for storage and fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2024

Since rebranding from Sports Direct International to Frasers Group in 2019, the company has been steadily growing its slate of fashion and lifestyle brands, which now includes Flannels , House of Fraser , Everlast , Amara Living , Gieves & Hawkes and Slazenger , among others.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

The couple, Ina and David Steiner, were the victims of a harassment and intimidation campaign run by Ebay employees in August 2019. In a statement, current Ebay CEO Jamie Iannone said the conduct in 2019 was “wrong and reprehensible”. E-commerce company Ebay will pay a $4.5

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JUNE 14, 2024

Kohl’s has years of experience in this area; the retailer partnered with Amazon in 2017 to accept returns for the ecommerce giant, expanding the service chainwide in 2019. The retailer has partnered with Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and Narvar to provide shoppers with package-free, label-free returns in its 1,100+ stores nationwide.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

McDonald has been CEO of Barbeques Galore since 2019 and has played a key role in the company’s growth, including the introduction of 40 award-winning new design stores and brands such as Gozney and Masterbuilt. Alex Foster, who has 20 years of retail experience at discount supermarket Aldi, will take over the position.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

PAG took ownership of Craveable Brands for $480 million in 2019, when the fast food chain group was generating about $60 million from Oporto, Red Rooster, and Chicken Treat. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported that Affinity backed out from its bid to acquire Craveable Brands following due diligence.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Seipel, who has served on Citi Trends’ board since 2019, brings experience in public and private equity as well as with Fortune 500 retail companies. Citi Trends has named Ken Seipel as its new CEO, a job he has held on an interim basis since June 2024.

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