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Latitude Group rescinds buyout offer for Humm’s BNPL business

Inside Retail

Australian digital payment and lending firm Latitude Group on Friday terminated its $335 million offer to buy Humm Group’s consumer unit that includes its buy now, pay later (BNPL) business. Shares of Humm Group fell as much as 11.3

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SHEIN Opens Dublin HQ, Plans 30 Pop-Up Events Across Increasingly Important EMEA Markets

Retail TouchPoints

SHEIN generated $23 billion in revenue and net profits of $800 million in 2022, people close to the company told WSJ. Nearshoring is a key component of SHEIN’s business model, allowing the company to maintain the speedy fulfillment times that have helped drive its popularity with consumers.

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Why Thailand’s HomePro is growing despite the stumbling economy

Inside Retail

Net profit increased by 6.3 Contributing to the decline in rental income was the cancellation of its annual HomePro Expo event, a direct response to concerns about slipping consumer balance sheets. The government data says they aren’t and consumers say they are. per cent in the first quarter, bringing in 18.8

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Eighteen months post-merger, Lotus’s growth is stagnating. Here’s why

Inside Retail

It operates 163 units with an average size of just over 5,200 square metres, but 80 of them are much bigger than that: cavernous warehouses where retail buyers and end consumers load up oversized shopping carts with bulk items at wholesale prices. Net profit was up by 8.9 For Big C, finance costs grew by 3.7

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Why Thailand’s rainy season is a double-edged sword for its DIY chains

Inside Retail

The growth was partly assisted by the opening of eight net new stores since mid-2022, and five more are planned for the second half of this year. Net profit for the first half was up 6.6 Net profit was 1.6 billion baht (US$1.1 billion), an increase of 9.3 per cent over the first six months of 2022. billion baht.

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Margin vs Markup. What is the Difference?

Retail Bound

It can also be a useful signaling mechanism to consumers. As the Small Business Chronicle notes, savvy brands deploy price-setting strategies as a marketing positioning tool: “The price you set sends a message to some consumers about your business, product or service, creating a perceived value. If it makes less, that is a net loss.

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How HomePro aims to grow in Thailand’s fragmented DIY market 

Inside Retail

With the pandemic fading in the rearview mirror, inflation becoming more subdued and consumer confidence returning, the home improvement sector is heating up along with Thailand’s summer weather. Net profit came in at 1.6 In the first quarter of this year, total revenues for HomePro increased by 9.5 Revenues were 17.2

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