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Bespoke Hat Maker Marcel Rodrigues opens pop-up on Savile Row

Retail Focus

Bespoke Hat Maker Marcel Rodrigues opened a pop-up shop at 20 Savile Row on Thursday 12 October. Moving out of London in search of other opportunities, Steyn noticed a gap in the market for a truly bespoke hat making process, and subsequently began making hats in his garage in 2019.

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Beauty, business and Celeste Barber: 5 minutes with Shelley Sullivan

Inside Retail

I’ll admit with my busy work schedule I don’t have a huge amount of time for browsing, so I love to shop online at retailers like Net-A-Porter, MatchesFashion and Farfetch. And because I’m on the go, I love a one-stop shop. Or for more fancy international brands you can’t buy in Australia, I shop at Net-A-Porter.

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Behind the evolution of 107-year-old Japanese eyewear brand Tanaka Optical

Inside Retail

We have been aiming to deepen our understanding of local customers in Singapore and learn about local business models after acquiring Flo in September 2019. The Covid-19 outbreak urged consumers to change their buying and shopping behaviors not only in Singapore but worldwide. That’s how we have found Flo.

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4 Things to Know About Restoration Hardware’s Strategy

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon If you haven’t shopped at Restoration Hardware (RH) then you have likely walked past one of its luxury stores. billion and sales were up 42% versus 2019. Whoever said brick and mortar retail is dead has not gone to an RH store. RH’s revenue last year increased by 32% to reach $3.8 Invest in brick and mortar.

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The Nature of Sales Trends for Today from State Park Gift Stores

SGN Magazine

Read on to see the pandemic’s impact on gift shops at state parks. The gift shop at Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park in Nevada is small, about 20 feet by 20 feet, but it is right by the Visitors’ Center front desk, and you must walk through it coming into the park and leaving. By Susan Mease.

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5 Online Hacks to Boost Local Footfall to Your Store

Retail Next

So far in 2019, Macy’s, and even Walmart, have announced plans to close some of their stores, while Barney’s New York has filed for bankruptcy. The way consumers are shopping has changed and many larger chains have failed to keep up with the trends. Stocking exclusively in-store products. Putting on special in-store events.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

The result is slow turns, deep markdowns, write-offs, and heaps of dead stock in warehouses, much of which eventually becomes landfill. The myopic focus on low price has lead to an epidemic of markdowns and dead stock. Failing to do so will send capital, growth, and prosperity shopping elsewhere.