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Analysis: a perfect retail storm is brewing

Inside Retail

Additionally, congestion at the Port of Shanghai, the largest port in the world, appears to be easing. The average waiting time across all vessel types, including tankers, bulkers and containers, at Shanghai has reduced to 28 hours, which is down considerably from its peak average waiting time of 66 hours during the lockdown in China.

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Why Premier Investments is “well-placed” to meet economic pressures

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The group – which owns and operates brands including Dotti, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Smiggle, Portmans and Jacqui E, and features over 1,100 stores across six countries – saw net profit after tax rise by 6.5 Smiggle was a particularly strong performer, with sales for the stationary and accessory brand up by 30 per cent growth.

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R.M. Williams crafts quality and service from people and tech

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Williams’ global flagship store on Sydney’s George Street, which opened at the end of last year, revealing an industry-leading virtual showroom and customer service hub that is redefining the customer journey. At the heart of it all are the R.M. Williams’ only new shop, but it is the standard. Emily Anders, R.M.

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“We’re ready”: Menswear brand Yd launches dressed-up store concept

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Australian menswear retailer Yd is revamping its bricks-and-mortar experience with a radical new store design aimed at driving the next stage of the brand’s evolution. Launched in 1995, Yd has opened two new stores designed by the team at Landini Associates that offer a more spacious, modern shopping experience for customers. “We

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Daiso, Muji, Moshi Moshi? Why this Japanese-inspired chain is taking off

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It isn’t clear who has the other 62 per cent, but regardless, Moshi Moshi’s current expansion is aimed at filling what the company sees as numerous gaps in the national market that are not currently covered by the existing 117-strong store fleet. Some stores also sell pet accessories. per cent, as was the net profit margin of 14.5

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Premier’s Covid-resistant strategy pays dividends

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In the 26-week period ending 29 January, Premier lost 42,675 trading days to government-enforced lockdown measures aimed at controlling the spread of the Delta and Omicron variants of Covid-19, resulting in a 16 per cent drop in net profit to $163.6 We’re not looking at motorcar accessories, for example.

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How dated stores could hurt Thai retail giant Big C’s sales rebound

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It is holding back growth at a time when sales should be rebounding strongly from the low bar set in 2020-21. This was accompanied by a gross profit margin increase from 15.1 per cent and a net profit margin after tax of 3.4 Third quarter gross profit was particularly strong, coming in at 16.9