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Asic orders Urban Rampage stores to end Centrepay credit arrangements

Inside Retail

Clothing and homewares retailer Urban Rampage has been ordered by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (Asic) to stop offering Centrepay credit arrangements at its stores. Coral Coast targeted First Nations consumers who received Centrelink payments.

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What is a Target Market and How to Pick One (Examples and Template Included)

Small Biz Trends

When marketing a business, the key to success lies in the ability to target the right group or groups of people accurately. Knowing your target market is essential for any company that wants to create an effective, compelling marketing message that resonates and results in sales. What is Target Marketing?

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Fine jewellery in your 50s: Meet the matriarch proving age is just a number

Inside Retail

The family-run business opened its first shop in the Royal Arcade in the Sydney suburb of Double Bay in October 1989 and currently has three locations after opening and closing stores locally and overseas. My first exhibition was at the Moree Women’s Club which was very successful. In those days no one else was holding such events.

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‘Targeting the vulnerable’: Asic halts Urban Rampage Centrelink payment scheme

Inside Retail

Urban Rampage sells clothing, household goods and essentials at 10 locations in regional and remote locations across Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. Asic is concerned that these consumers are at risk of financial hardship and that many may currently be experiencing financial distress.

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Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses looks to expand drive-thru model

Inside Retail

CEO Steve Plarre said: “There is a real focus on speed and service at the drive-thru window, with best-in-class processes that will lay the foundations for our 10-Star Drive-Thru Franchise System. We will be using the opening of the first concept store to optimise the customer experience and embed it in future drive-thru locations.

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

Inside Retail

The company is flush with funds after a successful launch on the Thai stock exchange in December last year, and is looking to put it to work by dominating the Thai market in what the company mysteriously refers to as the “retail lifestyle” category, of which it claims to already have a 38 per cent market share.

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Goodbyes’ roadmap for national expansion and a store in every city

Inside Retail

We require reasonably large locations on busy main roads, which limits our options for these spaces, and we’re competing with quite large retailers, like pharmacies and other larger retailers. We have so much demand for Sydney, but we’ve got to get the location right. OM: There are a few factors.

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