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Two WA shopping centres up for sale

Inside Retail

Margaret River Shopping Centre and Busselton Boulevard Shopping Centre in Western Australia have been put for sale for the first time in 10 years. On behalf of the vendor, a private family that has owned the centres since 2011, James Douglas of CBRE and Craig Butler of VPG Property will oversee the sale process.

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Store Management Costs in the Era of Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

The impact of this increasing growth is the resulting strain on incumbent infrastructure that was originally designed to manage only about 5% of a retailer’s total sales capacity; the steady rise in costs from stretching this capacity have shown home delivery, buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) and curbside fulfilment to be highly unprofitable.

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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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Thrills takes the trek from Byron Bay to Bondi

Inside Retail

Founded in 2011, the brand is known for its sustainably sourced, vintage-inspired collection. The brand’s retail manager Jo Hunter said opening a store at Bondi Beach was a ‘no brainer’ – but the company had found it difficult to secure a site. .

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Macy’s Partners With Target Evolution to Sell Teen Entrepreneurs’ Products at Texas Off-Mall Store

Retail TouchPoints

The companies will initially open a Trail Blaze Shop in the Market by Macy’s in Flower Mound, Texas as well as launching related two-day popup experiences that will offer teens a chance to sell their products inside Macy’s stores. Target Evolution was founded in 2011 to provide solutions to the common problem of youth unemployment.

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Report: Forever 21 Will Reestablish  Physical Presence in China With a New Store

Retail TouchPoints

The store is slated for the Jingjiang Impression City shopping center in Taizhou, a city located near Shanghai. Forever 21 then opened a store on Alibaba ’s Tmall and has begun advertising its offerings for the 618 mid-year shopping festival. to manage Forever 21’s China operations.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Continues to Rebuild C-Suite with Marketing Chief Appointment

Retail TouchPoints

Sichel will manage fully integrated marketing and customer strategies for Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY and Harmon. During his 35-year career, Sichel served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Burlington Stores for eight years , from 2011 to 2019, with a focus on ecommerce and strategy.

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