Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

The retail industry in Malaysia has struggled during Covid, but shopping centre Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has continued to find a way to reach consumers. Businesses that offer customers both physical and online store options tend to see higher customer engagement and sales. The demand for personalised customer experiences has increased.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

After closing its first direct-to-consumer (DTC) store in Australia in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, the brand initially planned to open a boutique in Bondi Beach. Coming to the consumer Ecoya has a strong online business partially attributed to its loyal following.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2025

In the competition for consumer dollars, stores remain a crucial part of a successful omnichannel strategy and there is significant opportunity in the current market for retailers looking to open stores and developers looking to reimagine spaces in fresh ways. The retail vacancy rate was 4.1%

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception. In-store, we increase our staffing levels, with extra team members focused on assisting customers in stocking shelves promptly to keep up with demand.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited has signed a franchise agreement with American luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue to expand its luxury retail portfolio through its subsidiary Reliance Retail, the company said in its third-quarter financial report last week.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Iconic denim lifestyle brand Levi’s has unveiled a unique storefront takeover – the largest of its kind in Europe – with premium London department store celebrating the campaign launch of REIIMAGINE Chapter II, featuring global icon, Beyonc.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Sephora is continuing its move away from malls with the announcement of the largest store expansion in its 21-year history in the U.S. More than 260 new stores are slated to open this year, including 60 freestanding locations and 200 shop-in-shops inside Kohl’s department stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated. The spring and early summer was an optimistic time for many consumers who finally emerged from lockdowns looking to refresh their wardrobes and find items suited for smaller local outings during the warmer months.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Myer has announced the closure of its Blacktown store in Sydney’s outer west, a move that follows the reduction of footprints of five other stores across Australia. . Since then it has closed stores located at Logan, Hornsby, Emporium and – most recently – Knox, last August.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

A year after the French luxury department store originally announced it would be launching its first US location, Printemps is officially opening a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of New York Citys financial district on March 21. Department stores havent had the best reputation the last few years.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

As part of the retailer’s plans to open 100 locations in 2023, Ross Stores opened 11 Ross Dress for Less and eight dd’s Discounts stores in 13 states during February and March. This is the second year in a row when Ross Stores will grow its footprint by 100 locations while maintaining the same ratio of Ross to dd’s shops.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Now, as the company’s 15th birthday nears, Hyman has unveiled her plans to “reinvigorate” the business heading into 2025 and beyond. ” Aligning with the Demands of Today’s Consumers “Some of the language that I continue to hear when I go to many of [my go-to-market appointments] are things like, ‘What will our adjacencies be?’”

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Inside Retail

JULY 23, 2024

The long-anticipated deal between Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus could create the ultimate department store behemoth at a time when legacy players are facing increased competition from luxury e-commerce companies and a new generation of high-end brands blending premium products with immersive experiences. billion deal.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Over the past few weeks, the retail industry has been buzzing about the news of legacy retailer Nordstroms privatisation plans. Nordstrom has been one of the weakest performers in the department store space, Saunders continued, adding that many adjustments are needed to fix recent missteps with merchandising, operations and store standards.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Starbucks Workers United , the union trying to organize Starbucks workers across the country, is planning a “Red Cup Rebellion” on Nov. 16, the retailer’s “Red Cup Day” — traditionally one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the season.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

After acquiring the distressed department store in 2022, Boohoo Group has pivoted the once-beloved high street favourite into a new direction, reintroducing it as what it claims to be Britains leading online department store with a marketplace model. How Boohoo Group is evolving and what’s next?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer’s acquisition of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands appears to be the next step in Olivia Wirth’s plan for the department store’s loyalty program, Myer One. Yet, their adaptability, continued consumer focus, and strategic acquisitions have positioned them as a resilient force in Australian fashion retail today.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2024

Today’s consumers are craving a truly unique shopping experience. We are only at the beginning, and as brands begin to scale their AI utilisation, its full spectrum of benefits for consumers and retailers alike will be uncovered. The post Generative AI is supercharging retail, what does this mean for consumers?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

A merger with Sigma Pharmaceuticals remains the preferred option for restructuring Chemist Warehouse but if that plan is quashed by regulators or Sigma shareholders there is a plan B. A straightforward initial public offering is a live option for Chemist Warehouse following extensive planning over six years.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Isetan-Mitsukoshi is a storied department store chain with 15 units in Japan, including five in the Tokyo metropolitan area. One of them, the Isetan flagship in Shinjuku, boasts the highest sales of any department store in Japan. Sales at Isetan-Mitsukoshi’s Tokyo metro stores are up 33.3 billion yen, or about $2.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2021

adults plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, spending a total of $21.8 The holiday may be serving as a form of release for pent-up consumers: nearly three-quarters ( 73% ) of shoppers celebrating Valentine’s Day this year feel it is important to do so given the current state of the pandemic. Just over half ( 52% ) of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Department store retailer Belk has debuted the Belk Media Network using technology from Criteo , offering brands and agencies access to its audience of high-earning, predominantly women shoppers via ads on its owned-and-operated properties. Belk, which operates nearly 300 stores across the Southeast U.S.,

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Australian department store David Jones has become the latest retailer to sell pre-owned clothing following the announcement of its partnership with Sydney-based luxury reseller Blue Spinach last week. It also offers second-hand items in its London flagship store through a partnership with online resale platform Vestiaire Collective.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Landsec has secured planning permission from Cardiff City Council to transform a former Debenhams unit into a dynamic 102,000 sq ft city square. The redevelopment, designed in collaboration with over 5,000 local residents, will respond to consumer demand for high-quality leisure experiences, green spaces, and family-friendly environments.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2025

Founded by Rebecca Vallance Gasan in London in 2011, the fashion brand is now available in boutiques and premium department stores in Europe, the US, and Australia. Concurrent with the new CEO position, Halkett will serve as an advisor to Cate Burton, founder of beeswax candle shop Queen B.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Myer currently operates 56 department stores across Australia, as well as its online business and in-house brands including Sass and Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence. It’s no secret that consumer-facing retail has had a tough year trying to stay price-competitive for customers. million and now account for 21.3

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Macy’s has been stepping up to the plate with a series of new moves, from the expansion of its smaller-footprint stores, to a new digital fashion platform targeting younger shoppers. But while these initiatives sound promising, the question remains: can the department store chain truly adapt to the needs of the modern-day consumer?

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Inside Retail

MAY 24, 2021

The suite of treatments available at the third Clarins Open Spa are designed to offer pampering and relaxation to time-poor consumers. Korean department stores diversify into food delivery services. South Korean supermarket chain E-mart has announced plans to exit Vietnam, according to The Korea Times.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Some of the brands have a history with Robinsons, while others are new to the department store. .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Analytics. million people , 69% of those planning to shop across Thanksgiving weekend, heading out for deals. An estimated 166.3

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

Amazon.com plans to open several large retail stores in California and Ohio that will offer many of the popular apparel, consumer electronics, household and other brands sold in major retail chains.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A fundamental question about the future of David Jones was put to rest this week, after the retailer’s parent company Woolworths Holdings announced the sale of the department store chain to Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners on Monday. We’ve seen a general consumer trend away from department stores.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

Luxury brand powerhouses Tapestry and Capri Holdings plan to oppose the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that seeks to scuttle an acquisition deal valued at $8.5 The purchase would unite Tapestry’s Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri’s Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

19 investor day, Ralph Lauren revealed that its growth plans through 2025, which will include opening 250 stores globally. The brand has exited two-thirds of its department store presence in the U.S. and reduced off-price exposure by 26% , but it has also opened 450 new global standalone stores and concessions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

The consumer is looking for aspirational product stories and we have a unique opportunity to serve them in this space.”. But given how consumers have become more digitally engaged and environmentally focused, how is Louvet reimagining the brand and the way it shows up in the world? Heritage sometimes isn’t enough ,” Louvet admitted.

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