Retail Focus

MARCH 14, 2022

Following the opening of a bold and distinctly industrial space inside the world-renowned Hyundai COEX, the brand unveils yet another site in the Korean capital, this time located in the famed Lotte Department Store, Jamsil.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2023

For once, department stores are leading a retail sales recovery instead of lagging it. Supermarkets (5,921 stores) gained 1.8 per cent but the big winners were department stores (190 of them) performing well above the average, with a 13.5 METI counted 190 department stores for its first quarter survey.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 6, 2022

We have ‘iconic’ shopping centres, ‘iconic’ retail stores, ‘iconic’ restaurants, ‘iconic’ hotels, ‘iconic’ rock groups. But Takashimaya, a retailer of 1831 vintage and still the largest department store chain in Japan, is surely genuinely deserving of the word. The amount of department store floorspace declined by 6.1

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Kohl’s has identified the next 400 stores that will be adding Sephora at Kohl’s shops this year as it continues toward its goal of 850 shop-in-shops by 2023. From Alaska to Maine, the 400 stores will span 36 states and bring the current Sephora at Kohl’s location total to 600.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For more than 150 years, Parisian department store La Samaritaine has overlooked the banks of the Seine, a sweeping expanse of glass and intricately painted iron that proudly proclaimed the store’s position at the center of French commerce, both geographically and ideologically.

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VMS

JANUARY 9, 2023

Macy’s (New York) is set to shutter four more department stores in in the first quarter of 2023 as part of its ongoing Polaris transformation strategy, according to Retail Dive and several other news sources. The affected stores are in these malls: * Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza; Los Angeles. Foothills Mall, Fort Collins, Colo.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2024

KnitWell Group has partnered with Mexican department store retailer El Puerto de Liverpool to expand the Talbots brand to Mexico. Liverpool will open 10 Talbots shop-in-shops within its stores in and around Mexico City this month with assortments featuring Talbots’ modern classic style curated for Mexican consumers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

As the UK starts to reopen after a prolonged lockdown, the launch of a wedding venue at Selfridges’ Oxford Street location could end up driving much-needed store visits, if only due to sheer novelty, according to Jana Bowden, an associate professor at Macquarie University Business School. “As

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VMS

JANUARY 2, 2023

More than 20 years after the Ames department store chain closed all of its stores, the retailer is mounting a comeback. According to NBC 10 News , the first locations will open in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Frasers Group unveiled its latest Frasers flagship in Norwich last weekend as it continues the rollout of its upmarket “next generation” department store format. Its rollout comes as the department store sector has undergone much change in recent years. ” Is Frasers the future department store?

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Macy’s has announced plans to open up to 30 smaller stores in strip malls over the next two years, marking a significant shift for the retailer as it seeks to move away from declining shopping malls. These smaller-format stores, about one-fifth the size of traditional locations, offer a more modern, open layout and focus on.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The department store concept Amazon.com is reportedly opening will include high-tech dressing rooms where clothes are brought to customers after they have scanned QR codes on items they’d like to try on. Touchscreens located in dressing rooms may also recommend other choices based on items that customers have initially chosen.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Architecture studio OMA has revealed images of the first completed part of its renovation of Berlin department store KaDeWe, a retail and event space connected by wood-clad escalators. The department store's food laboratories will also be unveiled as a part of the new outdoor space. Lighting: Sekles Planungsbuero.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Sephora is continuing its move away from malls with the announcement of the largest store expansion in its 21-year history in the U.S. More than 260 new stores are slated to open this year, including 60 freestanding locations and 200 shop-in-shops inside Kohl’s department stores.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Frasers Group unveiled its latest Frasers flagship in Norwich in September as it continues the rollout of its upmarket “next generation” department store format. Its rollout comes as the department store sector has undergone much change in recent years. ” Is Frasers the future department store?

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VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Originally scheduled for an October 2020 opening, the seventh location for this family-run department store was caught in the middle of the global predicament – to build or not to build, to cancel or push on? Retail was no different. It was in this context, that we helped launch Cimaco Culiacán in Culiacán, Mexico.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Macy’s has been stepping up to the plate with a series of new moves, from the expansion of its smaller-footprint stores, to a new digital fashion platform targeting younger shoppers. But while these initiatives sound promising, the question remains: can the department store chain truly adapt to the needs of the modern-day consumer?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

At Myer’s annual general meeting this week, outgoing CEO John King predicted that trading activity on Black Friday would likely surpass Christmas, with the department store preparing stock ahead of time to mitigate any logistical delays related to potential industrial action. per cent increase in total sales to $3.36

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week, Macy’s announced plans to shut down 150 “underproductive” stores, more than one-fifth of its department store assemblage, over the next three years. In addition to the closures, Macy’s has also pledged to invest in approximately 350 locations and expand smaller storefronts. Where did Macy’s go wrong?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2020

Just 16 months after its first New York City store debuted as the anchor for the brand-new Hudson Yards retail and residential complex, Neiman Marcus announced it would close the 188,000-square-foot store. We are assessing each store in how they maximize customer relationships and optimize profitability. and Bellevue, Wash.

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A1 Retail

MAY 24, 2021

Oslo’s luxury, contemporary department store Steen & Strøm, which is managed by Promenaden Management, is officially relaunched today following a major NOK 300 million (£25.7 Steen & Strøm first opened in 1797 and is the oldest running luxury department store in the world. shoppers every year. New beauty hall.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

David Jones is expected to axe as many as 100 jobs as its department store operations are being reviewed under the new owner. The company is in the process of improving store efficiency and eliminating tasks such as preparing sales reports for stores and office tasks, which can increasingly be done with the use of technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

The associates at a Patagonia store in Reno, Nev. have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711 , marking the first successful unionization effort at a Patagonia store. with the RWDSU and five Vertical Endeavors climbing gyms in Minnesota. In August 2022 , a Berkeley, Calif.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 20, 2021

Suburban shoppers seem to have much less trepidation heading back to Macy’s stores while those in urban areas are more cautious. The department store retailer reported that sales in suburban locations is above 2019 levels while those in urban centers continue to lag.

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Retail Dive

MAY 22, 2023

The regional department store is expanding its off-price concept with openings in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and other states.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The department store is betting on its lower-priced unit despite declines over the last several quarters.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2023

Department store Myer will exit its Queen Street Mall flagship in Brisbane’s CBD after unsuccessful negotiations with the landlord on lease renewal terms. In a trading update, the retailer said it will continue to search for alternative locations for its CBD flagship.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Showfields closed its Miami and New York City locations in July and September, respectively. It has three remaining bricks-and-mortar locations, in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn store will be expanded by 2,500 sq feet, to 14,000 sq feet, to accommodate brands relocating from the two stores that closed.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The high perfumery now has six global flagships with plans to open another four locations within the APAC region over the next 12 months. Moreover, the location was flagged as having a lot of exposure to tourists and locals with its city centrality. By culture, we are a department store brand in the way we function.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2023

Department store Kmart Australia is set to close its Port Adelaide store in the coming months, resulting in 100 job losses. A Kmart spokesperson told Inside Retail that affected employees would be redirected to opportunities within the “wider Wesfarmers business” when the store closes.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The site’s home page boasts of having unionized more than 360 Starbucks locations and having over 9,000 union partners. The union has been seeking to consolidate talks with Starbucks to a national level since at least May 2023 , but the company has maintained that each store needs to bargain individually.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

Macy’s will expand its off-mall presence by opening additional Market by Macy’s and Bloomie’s shops — smaller versions of the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores, respectively — even as it shutters full-size stores. The size, the locations are all working.” We’re very bullish on the early learnings.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The study authors also reviewed nearly $850 billion in credit card transactions over a four -year period in order to explore the impact of physical stores on both emerging and established retailers in categories including apparel, big box specialty, cosmetics, department stores, discount department stores and home stores.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 9, 2024

The new location is at the Willowbrook Mall in New Jersey, which is owned by the department store’s co-owner, Brookfield Properties.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Children’s couture brand Tutu Du Monde has opened its first flagship location, in Sydney’s Westfield Bondi Junction. The store offers the brand’s celebrated collections including tutus, dresses, resortwear, and accessories crafted for young fashion enthusiasts. ­­The

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

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