Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said there were 210 department stores in Japan at the end of 2019 but attrition in the ensuing three years reduced that number to just 192 by the end of 2022. Both the Takashimaya and Tokyu stores were luxury-focused, and had been a fixture of their neighbourhoods for decades.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The space is the upper level of a three-level empty box, the two levels below having been left by upscale department store Bloomingdales , which closed in March 2021. It sits at the top of Third Street Promenade, a famous shopping, food and entertainment strip. Will they work as shopping mall anchors over the long haul?

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. In the 2000s the internet met fast fashion, and a slew of new competitors began to emerge.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

We’re trying to keep that customer over 40, but we’re trying to go back to our younger customer as well,” Preis said during her session at CommerceNext’s Ecommerce Growth Show , held June 20-21 in New York City. We are not a department store, so we’re not forced into merchandising certain product categories together,” Preis explained.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The US-inspired shopping event – which sees retailers across the country offer deals and discounts to tempt customers and boost sales – kicks off the peak period, and is routinely one of the busiest days on the calendar for shops, large and small. Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south east went all out for the shopping event.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

As we celebrate the emergence of more glamorous urban shopping centres with their cast of global retailers, spare a thought for the thousands of small cities across developing Asia where there isn’t quite enough spending power to support a full-sized regional shopping centre, store directory glowing with marquee names.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As the year comes to an end, Retail Gazette looks at some of the biggest stories that rocked the sector over the last 12 months. The news came a month after White said that her big five-year plan that she promised would deliver £400m a year in profits at the department store and grocery group would be delayed by two years.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the shift to online, as more people relied on online grocery shops, eCommerce, and online services than ever before. With lockdowns forcing many shops to shut their doors and trade exclusively online, retailers were forced to get creative with how they engaged and communicated with consumers.

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Dezeen

APRIL 3, 2021

Called Moniker Fashion Universe , the 1,500-metre-square concept store is located in the heart of Oslo's shopping district, near the newly renovated Valkyrien Square. When the store opened last spring, its two Snøhetta -designed floors housed only womenswear.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 21, 2023

Zara x Barbie Zara’s dreamy Barbie collection dropped at the beginning of the week, with some products selling out within hours of going live. The impressive 60-something-piece range spans across all of the retailer’s departments from clothing and accessories to homewares and stationery.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. We’ve all encountered those shopping centres that look and feel the same, no matter where you are in the world. Platform is the antithesis of a cookie-cutter shopping centre – indeed, it acts as a platform for independent brands to thrive.

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VMS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

“Yes, right out of school I was fortunate to work for a designer that had his start as a visual merchandiser for a large department store in Detroit. My first job in the retail design segment was with the DeBartolo Company who at the time was the largest shopping mall developer in the world. “My How times have changed.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2022

They think, ‘Oh, I’ll just go to a department store.’ JW: We’ve gone through a brand building exercise to fuel that brand awareness at the top of the funnel so that people can ultimately become customers. If you look at the stock market, it’s a little bit of a choppy time.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As the pair continue to build their empires, Retail Gazette looks at what businesses the two groups own and their timeline of acquisitions. Former-JD Sports fashion brands Acquired: February 2023 At the start of the year JD Sports formally completed the divestment of non-core UK fashion brands to Frasers Group.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 12, 2024

2023 Predictions Recap Jason : At least 2 retail bankruptcies (besides Party City) Yes BNPL Consolidation (Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay. Sezzle) – at least one merges/exits US or BNPL. 2024 Predictions Jason : Retail Media Networks go In-store. Temu US gets to at least 75% of target US E-Com. Shein successful IPO.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

I can’t believe how fast 50 years have gone. As they say, if you love what you’re doing, you’re not spending one day at work. Of course, we don’t carry shoes or bags, but at the moment, everything’s about the right shoes and the right bag. The women in the street, in the shops, at the hairdresser.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2022

A generation that sees shopping as binary: “I want brand X, therefore I need to shop at store Y”. A generation that loves to shop online because it’s fun and convenient – and also because they are juggling work-life (im)balance, kids and life in the ’burbs. We like familiarity. We are predictable. Meet Olivia.

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Retail Insider

MARCH 25, 2021

Welcome to this column within our broader sustainability section which focuses on what fashion retailing is doing to address the issues in its industry. From fur farms to fast fashion, excess packaging to plastic coat-hangers – this is where the real action is. I don’t mind disrupting it at all,” she says.

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Retail Geek

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Mickey: [2:50] Well I say I’m a retailer and I leave it at that, no reason to go further sometimes people after the fact say gee I didn’t know you are who you are and cetera but if they want to know then maybe answer some specific questions, but I don’t give them my resume. 7:35] And so I decided when I got to Ann Taylor. [7:39]

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