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Central’s acquisition move is not unusual,” Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, International Association of DepartmentStores managing director, told Inside Retail. Central Group made the headlines again in 2022 after snapping up Selfridges Group, making it the largest luxury departmentstore operator in Europe.
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 departmentstore chain truly adapt to the needs of the modern-day consumer?
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Bastion Insights client coordinator Vedant Bhusari noted that departmentstores Myer and David Jones are considered by many to be operating in luxury retail.
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These make up a relatively small portion of our US sales, though, so our main focus for the US market will be on selling more of our Australia-made products, he said. The Nile: Scaling up our US warehousing The Nile, an Australian online departmentstore with a focus on books, has been a prominent player in the US market for over two decades.
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Luxury British store chain Selfridges is being sold to a Thai retailer and an Austrian property company in a deal that a source close to the matter said was worth around 4 billion pounds (US$5.37 With Selfridges, they hope to build a luxury departmentstore empire, complemented by an online business.
And while Central Group’s publicly listed subsidiary, Central Retail, has denied any involvement in the transaction, multiple reports suggest that another division of the conglomerate is involved in the talks. Central’s superregional malls and departmentstores are ubiquitous in Thailand.
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“In fact, we’ve made a big bet on the latter with multiple investments in companies that are focused on bridging the gap of DTC to physical, including Neighborhood Goods (the departmentstore of the future) and Shelfleet , which allows services businesses to add retail to their locations via rentals.”
China is the brand’s top market, followed by Australia, Hong Kong and then Japan. It sells both direct-to-consumer through a mix of online and stand-alone stores and via retail partners, including departmentstores and pharmacies. When you are in Guangdong, for example, in summer, you want a dry oil.”
“In fact, we’ve made a big bet on the latter with multiple investments in companies that are focused on bridging the gap of DTC to physical, including Neighborhood Goods (the departmentstore of the future) and Shelfleet , which allows services businesses to add retail to their locations via rentals.”
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The brand plans to open additional stores across the US, including locations in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. The potential Regent Street store would add to the brand’s increasing presence in the global retailmarket.
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