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Overseas expansion is risky, but these Aussie retailers are doing it anyway

Inside Retail

Venturing into new overseas markets potentially spreads the risk of trading downturns, but, more significantly, it can offer stronger growth prospects than the mature and highly competitive Australian retail market. However, there tends to be a risk-averse culture in business. Domino’s has more than 3800 stores.

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From Clicks to Bricks: Expanding Brand Loyalty Through Physical Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Early C2B adopters discovered the revenue advantages of opening retail stores after successfully building a loyal following online. Warby Parker started its business online in 2010 and opened its first retail store in 2013. Now its brick-and-mortar stores provide half of its revenue.

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Analysis: Will the market pay 7-Eleven’s $2 billion asking price?

Inside Retail

The 7-Eleven Holdings board’s decision to seek a buyer for its network of about 750 retail outlets continues a seismic restructuring of the convenience retail market in Australia. The decision by the leading retail franchisor and Australia’s largest private company in fuel sales should have caught no one by surprise.

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The lowdown on Central Group – reported new owner of Selfridges

Inside Retail

It was revitalised in the 1990s under the direction of Vittorio Radice, who now runs the Rinascente chain for Central Group, and was crowned Best Department Store in the World four times between 2010 and 2018. What does it say about the future of department stores?

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

If they needed washing liquid, eggs, veggies or paper towels, they’d duck down the road to a market or a ma-and-pa store – whether in a large format meeting place the size of a small Western supermarket or a collection of shophouses and street vendors shoulder to shoulder down a narrow alleyway. Source: Statista.

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‘Gen Z wants to see change’: Princess Polly’s journey towards diversity and inclusion

Inside Retail

Inside Retail : Can you give me a quick snapshot of what Princess Polly is like? Kim Zorn: Princess Polly’s story started around 2010 from a beachside apartment on Australia’s Gold Coast. That’s when we really burst onto the retail scene.

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5 Ways Retailers Can Use Video Marketing

Retail Next

If video isn’t already a part of your retail marketing strategy, your business is losing an opportunity to be seen (and remembered) by a growing and diverse audience. Let’s review five ways you can use video to help improve your retail business. Deliver More ‘Shoppable’ Options.