Retail Focus

MARCH 25, 2025

The Role of E-Commerce in Inflationary Periods During times of inflation, online retailers have an advantage over physical stores. Many costs are avoided by digital shops, including multiple locations, large staff teams, and high utility bills. When inflation is high, department stores expand their clearance sections.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As more retail chains file for bankruptcy and close more stores amidst the ongoing pandemic, Amazon is looking for opportunities among the ruins. . The location of the malls also affords Amazon the advantage of easy access to its mini-warehouses for the items from the third-party sellers it supports on its platform.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

And while Central Group’s publicly listed subsidiary, Central Retail, has denied any involvement in the transaction, multiple reports suggest that another division of the conglomerate is involved in the talks. Central’s superregional malls and department stores are ubiquitous in Thailand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

“In fact, we’ve made a big bet on the latter with multiple investments in companies that are focused on bridging the gap of DTC to physical, including Neighborhood Goods (the department store of the future) and Shelfleet , which allows services businesses to add retail to their locations via rentals.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Editors’ Perspectives column offers insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. Stay tuned next week for our coverage of the Jordan Brand’s District 23 activation at the former iconic Tati Barbès department store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

“In fact, we’ve made a big bet on the latter with multiple investments in companies that are focused on bridging the gap of DTC to physical, including Neighborhood Goods (the department store of the future) and Shelfleet , which allows services businesses to add retail to their locations via rentals.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

Many retailers are finding that their investments in UCC technology have given them a standard set of functionality in common with their competition. It also enables retailers to support implementations that deliver a seamless experience regardless of customer location or communications preference — at the retailer’s chosen pace.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2024

So, it came as a surprise to some when the LVMH-owned retailer announced on its Korean social media accounts that it would be gradually terminating all its operations in South Korea, including its app, online store, and physical stores, beginning May 6. billion won (US$9.26 million), 14.5 billion won (US$10.6 billion won (US$12.9

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

The place to be and be seen In Australia (and elsewhere), the CBD was at the epicentre of the evolution of discrete retail spaces. It offered a smorgasbord of independently owned shops, national and international chain stores and department stores. In short, the CBD was the place to see and be seen.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, is reportedly in talks to take over the vacant Ted Baker flagship store at 245 Regent Street, London, Drapers has reported. The prime retail location has been empty since August, following Ted Bakers closure of its remaining UK stores.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2023

Vincom is easily the largest mall developer and operator in Vietnam, and wants to focus less on new development this year and more on a trifecta of objectives aimed at its existing mall fleet: driving rental growth, upgrading its market positioning, and strengthening the shaky operating metrics of elements of its far-flung portfolio.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

MAGIC , the leading industry connector for the trend and young contemporary markets, organized by Informa Markets Fashion, recently announced its 2022 event calendar, which includes the debut of a new event – MAGIC Nashville, aimed to expand the retail market and fill gaps between primary buying seasons.

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Medallion Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2019

While fashion retail may currently be taking a hit, there’s a bright spot: secondhand fashion and accessories.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Recent reports suggest that Walmart is beating Amazon in India’s fast-growing online retail market, which is expected to be worth $200 billion by 2026. Loyalty members will enjoy free unlimited delivery while employees in the store can dedicate themselves to helping customers.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

We have assembled all the numbers you need, including store operations, shopper behaviors, how retailers market their businesses, and much more. If you own a retail store or are considering shop ideas for a new one, take a look at the stats below. Retail Statistics: The Big Picture. Physical Stores.

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Retail Minded

JULY 6, 2024

For small retail outlets, this might mean offering goods that aren’t available in big department stores, giving you an edge in the market. Leveraging retail recruiters to go find professionals in your organization to find reliable suppliers can be a competitive edge.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

As a business grows and introduces more products, locations, and channels, the complexity of managing merchandise planning increases exponentially. Spreadsheets, which work for small-scale operations, become cumbersome and unreliable for multi-location retailers managing thousands of SKUs. billion in 2024 to $85.07

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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. The closures are a part of the retailer’s plan “to create a more modern Macy’s, Inc. However, the legacy retailer’s reputation has been on shaky ground of late.

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Cross Cap

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Take Indigo, for instance: The opening of their first “cultural department store” at the Sherway Gardens location last year marks the upgrade from the original Chapters model to an unparalleled shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

Under his leadership, the K11 chain of malls was created: the first of them, opened in 2009, was the K11 Art Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, located adjacent to the teeming Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations and connected to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. K11, for all its quality and ambition, is not yet bringing culture to the broader public.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Here, we speak with CEO Graham Dean about the challenges of scaling a business at the right pace, the importance of a consistent growth strategy and how global department stores can compete with specialty retailers. Inside Retail : Harris Scarfe is marking 175 years of trading this year. GD: Many times.

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