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What’s old is new again: The rise of rental

Inside Retail

That was my least favourite of all the options, as the assembly process was a nightmare and the quality always made me feel like I was in a temporary home. IR: Tell me about the furniture design process and your partners, like West Elm. How does the production and design process work?

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These Were the Top Retail Stories of 2022

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In California, Amazon-owned Whole Foods stores launched palm-scanning technology at checkout. The palm images, after being entered in a kiosk at the 65 locations, link shoppers’ palms to payment cards. In September, still struggling to find the key to survival, the retailer announced more than $500 million in new financing.

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A cost-of-living crisis is brewing in Asia. Here’s what it means for retail

Inside Retail

At first, it seemed like Asia might get off lightly – most governments and professional economic forecasters in the region said so – but cost of living pressures are rising across the continent, with food, energy, rent and labour costs now all key drivers of retail price inflation. Transportation prices are up 20.2

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