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Will Saks Global create the ultimate department store behemoth?

Inside Retail

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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BJ’s Wholesale Club Positions Smaller Store Concept as ‘Innovation Lab’

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club is testing out a smaller store format called BJ’s market. The first 43,000 -square-foot concept store opened in Warwick, R.I. BJ’s market will offer the same product sizes and pricing as BJ’s club stores, as well as the same omnichannel services such as curbside pickup and same-day delivery.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Loyalty to those stores used to be 100% — a top customer would go to Neiman Marcus for everything and not go anywhere else. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale.

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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now

Inside Retail

First quarter results for calendar year 2022 are in for the three biggest Korean department store retailers, and the numbers are encouraging. Shinsegae, Lotte, and Hyundai account for the top nine department stores in the country (coming in at number 10 is Galleria’s high-end flagship in Seoul). trillion KRW ($2.1

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A marriage of convenience? Myer’s acquisition of Premier’s apparel brands

Inside Retail

A prospective backdoor listing and a marriage of convenience have enlivened end of financial year stock market prognostications. Assurances on the wholesale operations and support for other chains such as Sigma’s Amcal and community pharmacies will also be crucial elements of a Chemist Warehouse response to ACCC concerns.

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Asos Sells Majority Stake in Topshop, Topman as Turnaround Effort Continues

Retail TouchPoints

The deal includes a pro-rata payment to Nordstrom to buy out its minority interest in the brands , which the department store acquired as part of a previous joint venture with Asos back in July 2021. Analysts have noted that the deal has the potential to open the Topshop and Topman brands to additional wholesale arrangements.

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In for a penny, in for a pound: Thailand’s Central bets big on wholesale

Inside Retail

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail (CRC for short) has launched full-on into the wholesale business under the name Go Wholesale, and is planning to give CP Axtra — parent company of retailer Lotus’s and wholesaler Makro — a run for its money. It operates 164 wholesale units, of which all but 10 are in Thailand itself.

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