Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

The consensus within the retail industry is that Nordstroms partnership deal with the Mexican retail group will improve the department store retailers chances of thriving at a time when many legacy players, like Macys, are struggling to survive. However, long-term success for Nordstrom wont come without further changes.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The biggest swing occurred in department store spending, which saw a 14.3 Especially in department stores, where the consumer appetite to spend appears to have fallen so dramatically between November and December? When it comes to the big department stores, there needs to be a differentiation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Designed to align with Clinique branding elements such as language and color palette, The Lab promotes the brand’s commitment to leading skin diagnosis and appropriate solutions. The Clinique Lab emphasizes the science behind the heritage beauty brand’s ingredients.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Department store chain Myer expects fiscal first-half sales and net profit to decline year over year amid a challenging trading environment. “Like many retailers, we have had to contend with inflationary pressures and greater promotional cadence, which has an impact on profits.” Online sales account for 21.3

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2024

” Department store sales climbed 3.7 “Department stores fared particularly well, capitalising on the Boxing Day sales and the final few weeks before Christmas with a range of promotional events.” per cent to $1.83 billion, followed by food sales which grew 1.4 per cent to $14.18 per cent to $2.86

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While discounts and deals will be core, the ailing department store chain is also prioritizing in-store merchandising and curation to improve the customer experience. To make finding the perfect gift even easier, Kohl’s has developed a new front-of-store experience, aptly called Gift Shop, that is curated for various holiday gifting needs.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

The companies have also developed effective partnerships with global retailers while at the same time vigorously promoting Thai culture and local Thai designers. The store is the work of Central Department Store Group, a sibling company of Central Pattana.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

From using non-toxic paint in stores to digitising documents to avoid paper waste, more businesses are taking steps to make their physical operations more sustainable. That includes the Japanese department store chain Takashimaya.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

But for Jeff Warren Macys vice president of selling and customer experience, and one of the key people involved in reinvigorating the department stores relationship with its customers sticking with the status quo is not an option. billion and stores numbering 868 globally. The initiative has shown success so far, with 3.4

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2025

The department store chain appointed Megan Collins as chief people officer, effective April 28, while promoting Belinda Slifkas from GM of menswear, childrenswear, and home and entertainment to chief merchandise officer. Kathy Karabatsas, formerly of David Jones, has succeeded Matt Jackman as CFO, effective March 14.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2025

But success requires a delicate balance between entertainment and promotion. Further reading: Whats driving the transformation of Chinas department stores? For brands, the lesson is clear: micro-dramas offer a compelling route to cultural relevance and consumer engagement, especially with younger, digital-native audiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2022

According to the second annual report from the global architecture and design firm, shopping centers, malls and department stores are being transformed into mixed-use spaces, a trend that prioritizes the needs of consumers whose time is valuable as they change the ways they live, work, shop, dine, exercise and socialize.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Clothing, footwear, and accessories sales were up 4 per cent followed by department store sales at 3.4 Due to “cooler than average weather” and early promotional activity, “modest growth” was observed in other retailing at 2.2 per cent while household goods fell by 4.4 per cent, the ABS said. per cent, WA at 5.7 per cent.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Myer’s executive chair Olivia Wirth gave her first full-year earnings report to investors on Friday since officially stepping into the top job at the department store chain on June 4. OW: The reality for us is, promotion always plays a role in retail and we recognise that, and promotion will always be there.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The model gives suppliers more control over pricing and promotion. Why fashion loves dropshipping This is the digital version of department stores that decades ago moved to concessions taking a percentage of sales. Think of the high-end concessions seen in department stores like Myer and David Jones, except this is online.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2022

During a time of continued C-suite transition, department store retailer Belk has appointed MaryAnne Morin as its President and Chief Merchandising Officer. MaryAnne’s wealth of knowledge will help us make that experience even better, whether customers are shopping in our stores, on Belk.com or our mobile app.”.

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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. Like many retailers, we have had to contend with inflationary pressures and greater promotional cadence, which has had an impact on profits,” said King.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Global high-performance wellness brand, Hyperice , opens its first pop-up shop at luxury department store, Harrods. Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice says: “Harrods’ is the world’s most iconic department store. Today, the company is a holistic high-performance wellness brand with numerous product lines and categories.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

The business has also promoted Debenhams finance director Phil Ellis to the role of new chief financial officer, replacing Stephen Morana with immediate effect. Rebuilt for the future and transformed into Britains leading online department store. Group chief executive Dan Finley said: Debenhams is back.

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

The Reserve Bank is, of course, not so interested in profitability but may be swayed by 2024 financial year sales results that retailers have eked out with heavy and less enriching promotional activity. Clothing and footwear stores started the half well bettering 2023 sales with a 2.4 Department stores followed suit with January up 1.7

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Bastion Insights client coordinator Vedant Bhusari noted that department stores Myer and David Jones are considered by many to be operating in luxury retail. However, she believes there is still work to be done, with awareness still relatively low among Mainland Chinese and South Asian communities in Australia.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 2, 2018

However, one marketing tactic has stood the test of time, and for good reason: the promotion. . Shoppers won’t know your excellent sales if you don’t promote them. Promotions are one of the best ways to communicate your discounts, sales periods, and other crucial information to your target audience. Black Friday Winners .

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Charity Super.Mkt, the ‘department store for second-hand style’ launched earlier this year by Maria Chenoweth and Wayne Hemingway, will open at Bluewater this week. TRAID CEO and Co-founder Maria Chenoweth, commented: “My career and ambition has always been to promote second-hand fashion as the most impactful way to dress ourselves.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Consumers are most likely to purchase a restaurant ( 27% ), department store ( 26% ) or bank-issued gift card ( 25% ). This is in line with predictions by industry experts , who noted that promotions with long tails would be a defining aspect of this holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Digital payments capabilities are particularly important to luxury retailers, supermarkets and department stores, while online retailers are less likely to stress this goal. Rodrigo gave the example of a customer going to a brick-and-mortar store to pick up a BOPIS order.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

Whether through specific recommendations, exclusive in-store experiences, or personalized promotions, brands strive to make each shopper feel seen. The concept of personalization is not limited to individual stores but also extends to the overall mall experience.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

Grocery stores that promote organic or specialty foods frequently include budget lines to attract customers who can no longer afford premium items. When inflation is high, department stores expand their clearance sections. During inflation, many discount retailers increase their market share, while others struggle.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2023

per cent by volume, and in department stores by 1.4 Clothing and apparel sales received a sugar-hit due to increased promotional activity with heavy discounting heading into winter clearance sales events,” Zahra noted, with volume sales up by 1.1 By category, food retailing sales volume was down 0.7

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2024

Department stores inched 3.3 “Black Friday sales were again a big hit this year, with retailers starting promotional periods earlier and running them for longer, compared to previous years,” said ABS head of business statistics Robert Ewing. per cent higher to $2 billion and household goods rose 0.5 per cent to $6.25

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 22, 2023

Today, Curacao operates stores that are at least 100,000 square feet in size and cover four main verticals — electronics, home, fashion, kids and babies — and 17 different subcategories. We don’t want to be just a store that sells stuff that everyone else sells ,” said Nerubay. We sound like them. We feel like them.”

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Frasers Group unveiled its latest Frasers flagship in Norwich last weekend as it continues the rollout of its upmarket “next generation” department store format. Its rollout comes as the department store sector has undergone much change in recent years. ” Is Frasers the future department store?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Each zone within the store is designed to promote play and interaction while also providing bespoke skincare and beauty solutions. The Clinique Laboratories retail concept juxtaposes our brand’s DNA with a fresh new look for our in-store experiences,” said Ingrid Montoya, VP global retail design at Clinique.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

You will be able to overlay the digital world onto your day-to-day life, and mesh with in-store networks to interact, browse and check out while in the store or just passing nearby. Augmented reality data such as price, promotion and product availability will overlay directly on top of the physical world.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

McNamara spotlighted a surge in promotional activities in July 2022 that marked the official kickoff of the back-to-school season. There is likely to be a similar kickoff period in the middle of October where we could see a pretty significant surge in promotional activity,” McNamara explained. “If

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2023

per cent followed by department stores, down 2.1 There was extra discounting and promotional activity in May, leading up to mid-year sales events. However, all remaining categories registered a decline in spending when compared to last year. Household goods registered the biggest decline of 4.4

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Aptos develops and delivers unified commerce solutions for specialty softlines, hardlines and department store chains in North America, Europe, Asia and ANZ. Many more are also now inquiring about the ability to make it easy for their stores to go (and sell) where customers gather.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

In November last year, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) entered into a strategic partnership with French department store chain Galeries Lafayette to open luxury department stores and a dedicated e-commerce platform in India. And Apple is far from the only premium brand eyeing the opportunity.

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