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Circuit City Plans to Curate Shop-in-Shops Using its Electronics Expertise

Retail TouchPoints

Circuit City has launched a Series A funding round along with plans for alliances with national companies, though it did not identify which companies will be involved. The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year. This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008.

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Revealed: Costco Australia’s expansion plans for online, grocery

Inside Retail

Since launching locally in 2009, American grocery membership chain Costco has grown from a single store in Melbourne to 13 sites across Australia and is now present in almost all capital cities. It was challenging, because it was a brand new business with a brand new team, and the way people shopped changed almost overnight.”.

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Digital Revolving Credit: A Potentially More Responsible Financing Option than BNPL

Retail TouchPoints

Digital revolving credit is an ecommerce financing option that allows users to instantly open a revolving line of credit in the shopping cart that can be used and reused repeatedly over a lifetime. As the CEO of FuturePay, I’d like to shed light on some of the benefits of digital revolving credit over buy now, pay later (BNPL) options.

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

Inside Retail

Chiu quickly developed a passion for online retail and abandoned her plans to become a lawyer to help grow the business. We took the leap and spent $4,000 on a trade show booth in 2009, a lot of money for the company at the time – back then, Fung was driving a 20-year-old Nissan worth much less than that.

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A retail expert weighs in on Alibaba and JD.com’s approach to Singles Day

Inside Retail

As China’s economy grapples with the aftermath of the pandemic, e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com are pulling out all the stops for their annual Singles Day shopping festivals, with both players set to unleash an unprecedented level of discounts and deals. Started by Alibaba in 2009 with just 27 brands, 11.11

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Cake Box reports sales surge as it plans further store openings

365 Retail

Cream cake retailer Cake Box has reported a surge in sales after pandemic restrictions eased, as it also confirmed plans for a raft of further shop openings. Sukh Chamdal (left) and Pardip Dass (centre) launched the Cake Box franchise in 2009 (Cake Box/PA). It told investors that revenue jumped by 91.8%