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Inside Shinsegae: The Korean department store with a golden boot

Inside Retail

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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Myer bounces back to profitability, names new chair

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Department store Myer has enjoyed the fruits of a rebounding retail environment in FY21, with total sales up 5.5 billion – 20 per cent of which were made online – leading to a statutory net profit figure of $46.4 Myer’s profit is a strong improvement on the $172.4 per cent to $2.65

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How scrutiny over prices could impact Coles’ and Woolworths’ loyalty programs

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Sharing the good fortune Another example of a retailer’s growing focus on loyalty programs is Australian department store, Myer. per cent increase in net profit in its half-year results in February, which grew to $929 million, with Woolies X being a major driver behind this growth. million active members, with 5.2

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Lew hits back at hints of capital raising at Myer

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The fight for board control of department store Myer will be decided in the next few months, with the firm’s AGM likely to run in late October, but Solomon Lew’s major stake in the business could well be diluted by the time to vote. Department store sales up this year. million, up 5.5 per cent to $539 million.

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Retail appointments of the week: Puma, Nike, Tory Burch

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Edouard is a results-oriented leader with vast experience in the region and a strong background in luxury fashion management and marketing,” said Pierre-Yves Roussel, CEO at Tory Burch. “We Boonsri has about 20 years of experience in department store management. billion in revenue last year with a net profit of US$216.6

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Newly-listed Best & Less delivers record profit

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Best & Less’ first financial year as a public company exceeded its own expectations, with strong earnings and like-for-like sales growth driving a net profit result 191 per cent up on the prior year. The department store business saw total sales hit $663.2 The department store business saw total sales hit $663.2

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Why Premier Investments is “well-placed” to meet economic pressures

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Group chairman Solomon Lew has commended Premier Investment’s strong half year results, attributing standout performances to careful management and execution. With an almost 26 per cent stake in Myer, Walker also said that it would make sense to put Smiggle and Peter Alexander in the department store in the future.