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How retailers in regional Victoria are compensating for decreasing foot traffic

Inside Retail

Inglewood’s Brooke Street is home to local shop fronts that have weathered not only the current economic storm but also physical storms and flooding. Norman has innovated and iterated Fusspot’s business model with every change in consumer behaviour, natural disaster, global pandemic and trading crisis since its founding in 2006.

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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years

Inside Retail

Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Bec Lutz in 2006, Design A Space rents physical floor space to independent brands hoping to showcase their goods to a metropolitan customer base. Elevating the costs faced by partner brands did not make sense so long as underlying consumer spending remains low, he added.

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Warrick Lambert Takes the Helm at Genie Shopping Amid Growth Surge

365 Retail

Genie Shopping, a leading UK retail price comparison engine , has appointed performance marketing expert Warrick Lambert as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer. Lambert rejoins the company after a 12-year hiatus, stepping in at a time when Genie Shopping is experiencing a remarkable year-on-year revenue growth of 172% in 2023.

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The Body Shop: What went wrong for the pioneering beauty chain?

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop owner Aurelius called in administrators for the retailer’s UK operations on Tuesday, just weeks after snapping up the business. They lost that feeling one got when buying a Body Shop product – that you were helping to change the world.” Portas told The BBC: “L’Oreal knows how to use brands.

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Unveiling the Future: Retail Product Trends in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Textured Metals for Refined Luxury Banker Wire mesh at HOB, a luxury shopping destination in Abu Dhabi’s Dalma Mall In the pursuit of creating retail spaces that are not only functional but also visually captivating, designers are turning to textured metals to refine the luxury shopping experience. manufacturers.

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Behind Abercrombie & Fitch Co’s record results lies a decade-long reinvention

Inside Retail

In a now-infamous 2006 interview, Jeffries stated, “We go after the cool kids. However, in the mid-2010s, the brand’s image shifted from “cool kid” to “mean girl” as consumers began to distance themselves from its discriminatory hiring practices and limited product offerings and turned towards brands that were more welcoming and trendy.

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Carhartt, cowboys and the romanticisation of the middle class

Inside Retail

They have realigned their strategies to target older consumers with higher incomes who are typically less affected by economic downturns and spending more than pre-pandemic levels. Consider bundling key items and basics in multi-packs to offer value as consumers are tightening budgets. billion in revenue for Q2 2023 and 2.5