Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mobile wallets could surpass retail card payments by 2032 if current trends continue, according to Peter Drennan, research and data expert at Australian financial comparison platform Money. However, with mobile wallet usage at 37 per cent, the adoption rate could be slowing.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Our company started with a dream and I think we would say that we’re still a dreaming and innovation company at heart,” Rebecca Cai, general manager for APAC at On, told Inside Retail. “I I think it goes back to the vision that we have at On: We want to build the most premium global sportswear brand,” she added.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nick Scali is at risk of not meeting its first-half net profit guidance for Australia and New Zealand due to delays in the delivery of its products. However, the company expects to incur additional storage and detention costs for the containers which cannot be quantified yet at this time.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Party City Holdco Inc. PCHI) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas and has begun to wind down retail and wholesale operations, including holding going out of business sales prior to closing its approximately 700 stores across the country.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

Festive sales at Battersea Power Station increased by 13.4% Demonstrating visitors inclination to indulge at Christmas, Vagabond Wines sold over 1,304 cheese fondues in December. NEON at Battersea Power Station, Central Londons first-ever purpose-built entertainment and cultural exhibition space will also open in Spring 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In addition to extended store hours, increased inventory pressures and customers who often are even more impatient than normal, these workers also often find themselves working more hours at a time when many other employees are taking time off. “On The reality is not everyone is going to get that time off. It’s a lot of fun.” “I

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In 2024 alone, several high-profile companies, including Dell, AT&T, Ticketmaster and Disney have suffered the consequences of a major breach. In the retail and consumer sectors, the average cost of a security breach was below this average, sitting at $3.91 million and $3.48 million, respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 8, 2025

“Reimagining how and where beauty lovers can shop with us has always been at the core of Ulta Beauty’s mission,” said Jodi Williams, VP of Ecommerce at Ulta Beauty in a statement. To celebrate the launch of the partnership, customers can receive $10 off orders of $50 or more through Jan. ” .” ”

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Chris Bristow, a company liquidation and corporate rescue specialist at Real Business Rescue, examines the financial health of retail businesses under the current climate. We look at some of the factors shaping the health of the retail industry, such as the evolution of retail technology, economic conditions and sector trends.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

. “Black Friday sales events proved once again to be a big hit, with widespread discounting and higher spending across all retail industries,” said Robert Ewing, head of business statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). billion while the ACT stood flat at $685 million. . billion. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

This innovative solution and proven technology allow us to deliver more relevant and personalized ads to our shoppers, enhancing their experience while driving stronger engagement and conversions,” said Neil Folgate, SVP of Global Marketing at iHerb in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a headline topic at the National Retail Federations annual Big Show , and NVIDIA is undoubtedly one of the companies leading the industrys innovation in this sector. Ultimately, this can help retailers improve throughput and fulfill orders faster.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Merry Hill has announced that Footasylum, the leading streetwear retailer, has launched its upsized store at the centre, tripling its footprint. Combining its existing unit with the adjacent space, Footasylum has expanded its presence at Merry Hill from 3,000 to 10,000 sq ft.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

per cent in the September quarter, marking the largest quarterly increase since the June quarter 2022, and that suggests that household consumption may be a little stronger in the September quarter than we’ve recently seen,” said Callam Pickering, Apac economist at Indeed. per cent, followed by WA at 4.5 per cent. .”

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Now, securing sought after products at the best price is becoming increasingly chaotic for consumers, with prices fluctuating during a number of weeks across the Golden Quarter. The average price of a wearable this year came in at £287.80, down by 8.55% compared to 2023’s average of £313.83. to a retail price of £2999.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 17, 2025

store, at the Mall at Millenia in Orlando in early 2024, the brand has opened its next three U.S. stores at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., where the brand has previously been sold via its owned website and wholesale at retailers including Bloomingdales , Nordstrom and Dillards sales grew 58.7% million ($3.1

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2025

The first store is located at the Castle Towers shopping centre in Sydney, in a space formerly occupied by Priceline shop. Wesfarmers Health has opened the pilot of a new beauty and wellness concept store called Atomica, which it plans to roll out in major cities this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

High-profile speakers at the 2025 event will include: Tracee Ellis Ross, Founder, Pattern Beauty ; Pete Nordstrom, President, Nordstrom ; Joshua Schulman, CEO, Burberry ; John Furner, NRF Chairman and Walmart U.S. Additionally, the NRF Startup Hub will feature nearly 90 companies operating at the bleeding edge of retail tech development.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The shift in focus at AFW from industry insider to mainstream audience is palpable for many fashion veterans beyond just the seating charts being adjusted to prioritise influencers and media outlets focusing on street style happening outside of the runways. To this day, Jam’s AFW runway is a discovery reference for many customers.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

High-profile fashion collaborations are nothing new, but does making luxury accessible and marketing it to a younger audience come at a cost? It does not feel luxury at all, and brand cues are lost with a product that looks generic, and store environments without brand cue,” Mansfield said. billion Bitmoji avatars globally.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Demand rising for sustainable solutions First up, Richard Allen is sales director at Karndean Designflooring, a brand of luxury vinyl flooring that replicates the look and feel of natural materials, with some clients in the retail sector. The retailer recently opted for Karndean LooseLay flooring in its head office and Carnaby Street store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

He also said it would be logical to look at an IPO of the consolidated businesses in the future, although much would depend on Elliotts strategy. Daunt, who also owns his own eponymous bookstore chain in the UK, revealed that he was focused on bringing together the IT and finance systems for both Barnes & Noble and Waterstones.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

“Our work with Avery Dennison will improve inventory visibility, which means products will be on the shelves when our customers want them, while enabling our associates to spend more time with our customers,” said Jordan Poff, VP of Retail Operations at Kroger in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Shein is very Gen Z oriented, so we bring in as many Gen Z team members as possible,” said Marisa Runyon, Director of Creative Content and Production at Shein. “We Shein spoke during a panel discussion at the recent FUTR conference in New York City. We spend a lot of time in brainstorming sessions, asking them, ‘What are you watching?

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The strike is yet another symptom of big supermarkets myopically pursuing profit,” Jim Ritchie, strategy director and partner at brand agency US+US, told Inside Retail. Not a good look at all,” he stated. Woolies is accused of rorting its customers, not paying their workers fairly, and presiding over empty shelves.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In-N-Out Burger's owner says there was too much crime at the Oakland location.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion. Moreover, our emphasis on creating a vibrant in-store atmosphere with festive displays and personalised customer service makes shopping at LaManna more than just a transaction its an experience.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

However, at last week’s Delivering the Future event in Nashville, Tennessee, the retail giant announced major plans to combine choice and convenience for its customers. The way we see it: It’s still Day 1,” stated Tony Hoggett, senior vice president of worldwide grocery stores at Amazon. asked Varadarajan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

These platforms have revolutionized the way consumers shop, offering convenience, variety and competitive pricing at the click of a button. They are willing to wait for extended periods if it means securing products at rock-bottom prices. For context, theres been an incredible amount of spending to put Americans on notice.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

“The full financial impact at this stage is unknown.” ” The United Workers Union (UWU) launched an indefinite strike action at four Woolworths sites on November 21, causing stock flow limitations across some product lines in some of the stores in Victoria, southern NSW, and ACT.

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