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In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp

Inside Retail

Luxury goods group LVMH unveiled on Monday the revamped La Samaritaine, a 150-year-old department store designed to help it grab a greater slice of tourist spending once pandemic travel curbs are eased. A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021.

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Frasers Group set to buy another shopping centre

Retail Gazette

Frasers Group is ramping up its property acquisitions with plans to add another shopping center to its portfolio. The Mike Ashley-owned group is in the process of acquiring Fremlin Walk, an outdoor shopping centre in Maidstone, from M&G Real Estate. Just last month, the company acquired the Frenchgate shopping centre in Doncaster.

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Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network

Inside Retail

We’re changing for the better and a name change for our stores is just one part of that.” Customers will also see “more convenient e-commerce shopping options, a deeper connection to grassroots community activities, and further commitment to top quality fruit and vegetables”.

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“Breadth of interest is underrated”: New Aim co-founder Cecilia Chiu

Inside Retail

Back in 2005, Fung [Lam, New Aim co-founder] focused on building the back-end engine of New Aim, handling all things IT, warehousing and logistics. By the end of 2009, we successfully convinced the most popular online department stores of the time to use our dropship service, including Catch of the Day and DealsDirect.

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Bunnings MD Mike Schneider: “I have the best retail job in the country”

Inside Retail

When I joined Bunnings back in 2005 our full year revenues were around the $4 billion mark and it’s certainly grown significantly since then, you know, it was 2015 as a business, we hit a billion dollars on the bottom line for earnings. I was interviewing for a couple of different roles and a role at Bunnings came up in 2005.

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Harvey Nichols to shutter Hong Kong Landmark flagship

Retail Gazette

Harvey Nichols is set to close its flagship store at the Landmark in Hong Kong’s Central early next year after operating it for nearly 20 years as spending by both Chinese tourists and local shoppers undermines its viability. The store has been open since 2005, but Harvey Nichols HK owner Dickson Concepts will give up its lease in March.

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Rajesh Grover on transforming Kanmo Group into an omnichannel machine

Inside Retail

Founded in 2005, the group has successfully built a conglomerate that speaks to the heart of Indonesian consumers. Some of his key experiences revolve around utilising data-driven insights and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create tailored shopping experiences.