Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Fashion brands are leveraging pop-ups to create buzz, showcase limited-edition collections and connect with customers in immersive, high-energy environments. Brands must also ensure permitted use and zoning laws allow for retail and promotional events, especially during high-traffic periods like New York Fashion Week.

Fashion

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Over the last week there has been a raft of updates from fashion retailers, from Primark to M&S. The results have highlighted the different strategies fashion retailers are deploying to stay ahead in a fragmented and challenging market. New stores, particularly in overseas market, are propelling the retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

We Wear Australian, an initiative created by Showroom X, is activating at New York Fashion Week with an immersive retail activation on 7 February. I think our aesthetic, our way of living, our innate ability to be sort of relaxed but beautiful at the same time has [helped us] find our feet in this international market, she added.

Fashion

Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

After a four-year hiatus, G-Star Raw is poised to re-establish its presence in Australia and New Zealand, emerging from a turbulent chapter in the market. The Australian arm of the Dutch-founded denim giant, established in 1989, collapsed into voluntary administration in early 2020 as the advent of covid engulfed the market.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

It’s a strategic toehold in the heart of Europe’s fiercely competitive fashion ecosystem and a litmus test for the brands global ambitions. Founded in 2006, Urban Revivo has grown into an emerging fashion player across Asia, with more than 400 stores in China, Southeast Asia and, most recently, the US.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2025

Even in an industry accustomed to a rapid pace of change like fashion manufacturing and retailing, AI is racing by like the Road Runner speeding past a desert mesa. Even in the mid-tier market take the example of leggings. That makes things both challenging and exciting for early AI adopters.

Fashion

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This seamless, integrated customer experience has redefined Australian consumers’ expectations, making it harder for traditional retailers to compete with their slower and more costly fulfilment methods. Shein: Dominating the fast-fashion market Shein has become a major player in Australian fashion, particularly among younger consumers.

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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? Over the years Bitmoji has partnered with many fashion brands, including Ralph Lauren and Levis. Bitmoji, is a platform subsidiary of social media platform Snapchat, and there are over 2.7

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Certain categories seem to work best with social commerce: Consumer packaged goods (CPG), fashion, beauty, and health and wellness. Cultivating KOCs (key opinion consumers, a.k.a. for every $1 spent on influencer marketing, one study found. Regardless, influencers pay dividends: businesses are making an average of $5.79

Social Commerce

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2025

Conversely, companies like Costco doubled down on DEI efforts , and social media feeds became filled with consumers signing up for memberships. consumers who say they will pay more based on an important value, nearly a quarter are spending more than they were six months ago. Resonate data shows that of the 54 million U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Nearly half ( 46% ) of consumers game to meet their desires for creation, imagination and self-expression , a 10% increase over 2023, according to research from Fandom. This represents a massive opportunity for brands to build a community of fans on Roblox and get the attention of consumers who spend time mostly in digital spaces.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The holy grail of any business is finding product/market fit, which venture capitalist Marc Andreessen defines simply as “being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market”. Despite these facts, brands continue to ignore this sizable and profitable market. More than half (52.1 Its rationale?

Fashion

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The Sussan Group, the retail collective behind women’s fashion brands Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae, is incorporating “responsible fibres” into its supply chain and investing in futuristic pilot projects, such as making a compostable T-shirt, as it looks to increase consumer awareness of its sustainability initiatives.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

A Robust Portfolio of Fashion Brands With a range of offerings including formal fashion from Brooks Brothers, casual apparel for younger consumers from Aropostale, outdoor apparel and gear from Eddie Bauer and everyday fashion for the whole family from JCPenney, Catalyst Brands will boast expansive reach across multiple market and customer segments.

Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

billion ) annually to counterfeiting, equating to approximately 5% of all clothing sales in that market. Look at the value of seized items that are picked up by customs its in the hundreds of millions of dollars in particular markets, so theres a real impact of taking steps to fight it, said Ferdinand in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

That is why Carters, the baby and childrens retailer behind Carters, OshKosh BGosh, Little Planet and Skip Hop , recently implemented a fresh direction and approach that spans marketing, product development and even store design. Reimagined marketing creative and campaigns that authentically demonstrate the new realities of modern parenthood.

Visual Merchandising

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

While policymakers often champion tariffs as a mechanism to protect domestic industries, their ripple effects are far-reaching, inflating costs, disrupting supply chains and, ultimately, burdening consumers. Price-sensitive products suffered a drop in demand as consumers struggled to shoulder the rising cost of tariff-stricken goods.

Apparel

Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Since its founding in 1999, Iroo has set itself apart in the fashion sector by offering new collections weekly rather than following the industrys standard seasonal drop. Inside Retail : How has the Taiwanese fashion market changed since Iroo’s inception? IR: Which markets do you see as the most promising?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Traditionally, consumers bought them to get the benefit of wearing a near-enough copy of a luxury item they desired without having to sell a kidney to pay for it. Many shoppers, particularly younger consumers, see buying dupes as markers of frugal cool, and revel in their ability to find a bargain that has the look and feel of the real thing.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In fact, Australia’s second-hand market, covering everything from clothing, electronics, furniture, and cars, is worth around $46 billion and just keeps growing. As an occasional buyer and seller of second-hand fashion, I’ve been watching the trend with interest. The post From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn?

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Their ability to create highly curated experiences that are tailored to regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local consumers is made possible by this approach. In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised.

Store Layout

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Nagnata is a premium Australian fashion and lifestyle brand designed for modern movement, including pilates, yoga and dance and studio-to-street style. Laura May Gibbs: Nagnata was founded with the vision to contribute to a more sustainable business model within the fashion industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2025

While there’s no magic answer, there are three key tactics marketers can use: data-driven pricing, personalized marketing and strategic use of AI tools. Marketing Efficiency: Doing More with Less Making a return on ad spend (ROAS) is becoming harder to achieve as advertising costs continue to rise. Still, customers expect value.

Social Commerce

Retail Focus

APRIL 28, 2025

Todays savvy consumers have more information and choices at their fingertips than ever before, demanding a more thoughtful approach to fashion. To capitalise in this evolving market, retailers should re-align their offers to reflect consumers shifting values and purchasing habits. billion by 2033. billion by 2033.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2025

According to Bain & Companys How India Shops Online 2025 report, Indias e-retail market is on track to more than double from $60 billion in 2023 to $160 billion by 2028, making it the fastest-growing major e-commerce market in the world. This means brands need to rethink how they define their audience.

Marketing

Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sydney-based fashion brand One Mile was founded by Sammy Robinson in 2020 after a collaboration with another brand sparked the desire to have her own label. One Mile made its runway debut at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022 with its Resort ’23 collections. Things happen so quickly, that’s the exciting thrill of it.

Boutique

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Here, we speak with #2, Babyboo’s founder and director, Argylica Conditsis, about the challenge of staying relevant in the fashion industry for more than a decade, her proudest accomplishment in the last year and what it will take to grow online in 2025. AC: Expanding into global markets is essential for scaling an online business.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Its differentiated and elevated positioning within the market and its alignment with our strategic initiatives of expanding in international markets, accessories categories and direct-to-consumer channels make this a highly attractive and complementary addition to our portfolio.

Accessories

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The fashion industry is no longer just under-appreciated, it is in an undeclared war. What is it about fashion brands that make them the target of more greenwashing claims than just about any other industry? Do fashion labels make themselves easy targets by setting unrealistic goals and making outlandish claims?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2025

Knockoffs have stormed the fashion scene, causing a stir across social media and online marketplaces like an uninvited guest at a high-society gala. These sneaky style chameleons give you the luxury look without the luxury price tag, sparking endless debates on whether they’re fashion-forward genius or outright fraud.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most recently, when fashion and accessories retailer Primark unveiled its 450 th store worldwide at the Florida Mall in Orlando, it announced it would have an entire floor dedicated to its growing partnership with Disney — a new kind of experience for the blossoming retailer, although certainly not the last.

Accessories

Retail Focus

APRIL 25, 2025

Fashion brand MS Mode is equipping its 185 stores in the Benelux countries, France and Spain with a new inventory management system based on RFID technology. The solution ensures that the supply is accurately tuned to the shopping preferences of consumers. It is the largest roll-out of RFID technology in the Benelux to date.

Inventory Management

Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2025

Global geopolitics are making Australia look like an attractive market, but retailers are continuing to grapple with huge shifts in consumer behaviour as well as technological change. These evolving consumer expectations are a key driver behind the changes happening in retail. This is what consumers crave.

Payment Services

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Hot on the heels of being named the Australian Fashion Laureates Emerging Designer of the Year, Gabriella Pereira this month opened the doors to the first physical retail concept this month for her label Beare Park. My legacy is about creating things that last and are loved, not just consumed. GP: Interestingly, no.

Finance

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

some entered the Indonesian market in 2019, citing a gap in diverse retail product offerings. some has implemented a cross-border online and offline membership system, allowing consumers to earn and redeem points across different countries. some brand is also in the works to meet the needs of a wider range of consumer groups.

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The news follows rumblings last week that the retailer was struggling to maintain its sprawling brick-and-mortar presence amid increased competition in the fast fashion sector. During her tenure she made a concerted effort to refresh the brand with a focus on younger consumers and enhanced omnichannel capabilities.

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