Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2025

According to a report by iResearch, the market size of micro-dramas in China last year reached US$6.85 The offbeat premise was a viral hit and a rare example of the F&B and home renovation sectors taking a narrative-forward marketing approach. Further reading: Whats driving the transformation of Chinas department stores?

Retail Marketing 189

Retail Marketing Marketing Department Stores Advertising 189

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This includes significant investment into Steen & Strøm (S&S) shopping centre, the world’s oldest continuously running department store and anchor of the Promenaden portfolio, to diversify the store’s product and service offerings, as well as enhance its provision of experience-led shopping experiences.

Fashion 276

Fashion Department Stores Management Shopping 276

Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2025

While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to the tariff problem, and the situation remains fluid, several Australian retailers told Inside Retail they are recalibrating their strategies and looking to streamline their operations rather than retreat from the lucrative US market.

Marketing 165

Marketing Department Stores Accessories Shipping 165

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2025

At their very core, brick-and-mortar stores are meant to be the physical manifestation of a brand a distillation of its promise and the experience it aims to create for shoppers and associates alike. Andrew Lipsman, Founder and Chief Analyst of the consultancy Media, Ads + Commerce, calls physical stores the next major media channel.

Visual Merchandising 299

Visual Merchandising Advertising Beauty and Health Marketing 299

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The flagship follows the openings of the label’s travel retail boutique at Sydney International Airport in November 2022 and a shop-in-shop at David Jones department store in Sydney last October.

Boutique 278

Boutique Department Stores Fashion Consumer 278

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To address this problem, Barington believes Macys should form a separate real estate subsidiary to optimize the value of its real estate portfolio as well as significantly reduce capital expenditures , following the example of its department store peer Dillards. (In Since fiscal year 2014, Macys has spent $9.7

Returns 297

Returns Planning Department Stores Management 297

Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited has signed a franchise agreement with American luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue to expand its luxury retail portfolio through its subsidiary Reliance Retail, the company said in its third-quarter financial report last week.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Specialty Store Fashion Marketing 130

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

based companies, will take the storied luxury department store private in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $6.25 Members of the Nordstrom family along with Liverpool , a Mexican retailer that has recently been expanding relationships with U.S.-based ownership of the company and 49.9% to Liverpool.

Finance 278

Finance Department Stores Planning ATS 278

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

But designing a successful retail experience doesn’t simply involve placing stores and restaurants next to the stadium. It’s essential to harness consumer and market insights to craft an experience, and the right mix of uses, to entice locals to visit the stadium district for shopping, dining and a place to live or work.

Department Stores 262

Department Stores Customer Experience Shopping Consumer 262

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department stores, which have traditionally been one of the favourite retail go-to places for high-end chocolates, have had to think a little bit out of the box (or out of the square if you prefer). Chocolate isnt everything A worldwide scarcity of cocoa isnt the only thing thats bothering Japans department stores though.

Consumer 130

Consumer Department Stores Specialty Store Apparel 130

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Australias department stores are at a crossroads. Competition has never been more fierce and while data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed an uptick in department-store sales in November, this is likely temporary with earlier months showing stagnation or decline. So how did we get here?

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Fashion Specialty Retailers Discount Store 130

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Japanese department store Matsuya has introduced a digital platform with a click-and-collect service including tax refunds in a bid to tap into the growth of international tourists. Established in 1874 as a kimono retailer, Matsuya Co operates department stores in Tokyo’s Ginza and Asakusa districts.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Target Market Shopping Planning 130

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Bed Bath & Beyond has appointed Bart Sichel as EVP, Chief Marketing and Customer Officer as the troubled retailer rebuilds its executive leadership following a number of departures in 2022, including former SVP of Marketing James Reath.

Marketing 246

Marketing Department Stores Advertising Management 246

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The department store chain has yet to name the appointees for the newly created roles of GM of merchandise for beauty, accessories and services and GM of merchandise for women’s apparel. Last July, the company appointed Clarabella Burley, ex-Qantas Loyalty head of marketing, to the same role at Myer.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Accessories Apparel Planning 130

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Macys has named Thomas Edwards as its new CFO and COO, effective June 22, 2025, as part of a realignment of the department store retailers C-suite. He will replace the departing Adrian Mitchell, who will remain through June 21 to help ensure a seamless transition.

Department Stores 147

Department Stores Marketing ATS 147

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Nathalie Ahlström: For Fiskars Group, Australia is our fifth largest market, it’s big. When you look at other global companies, not many can say Australia is their fifth-largest market, so this is a unique place for us, and also I see a lot of future potential for Fiskars Group in the Australian market.

Department Stores 264

Department Stores Consumer Marketing Fashion 264

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The House of Amouage and Luxasia are expanding their partnership to bring high perfumery to several Asia Pacific markets. Moreover, the parties agreed to increase investments to grow the Amouage brand across all joint markets. Founded in Oman in 1983, Amouage now has over 50 perfumes available in more than 80 countries.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Boutique Marketing 130

Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of this year, Nordstroms common stock will no longer be listed on any public market. However, long-term success for Nordstrom wont come without further changes.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Boutique Store Operations Promotions 130

Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2025

In 2023, the premium spice brand found itself placed upon the shelves of Harrods in Knightsbridge London, one of the worlds most storied department stores. The brand is not mass market, and it doesnt want to be. Less about market share and more about meaning.

Boutique 237

Boutique Supermarket Grocer Department Stores 237

Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Last week, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) snapped up a 40% stake in Selfridges Group , which includes the British department store chain, along with the De Bijenkorf department stores in the Netherlands and Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland. This led to a new auction for its stake in Selfridges.

Department Stores 124

Department Stores Accounting Marketing 124

Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

After acquiring the distressed department store in 2022, Boohoo Group has pivoted the once-beloved high street favourite into a new direction, reintroducing it as what it claims to be Britains leading online department store with a marketplace model. “The young fashion market has really struggled,” he adds.

Fast Fashion 117

Fast Fashion Department Stores Fashion Marketing 117

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“While Australians continue to face cost-of-living pressures, particularly in a high-interest rate environment, we’ve seen that they’re still willing to spend, particularly on others during key gifting moments like Black Friday,” James Holloman, David Jones’ chief marketing officer, told Inside Retail.

Markdowns 241

Markdowns Promotions Advertising Department Stores 241

Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2024

Central’s acquisition move is not unusual,” Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, International Association of Department Stores managing director, told Inside Retail. Central Group made the headlines again in 2022 after snapping up Selfridges Group, making it the largest luxury department store operator in Europe. What’s next?

Department Stores 263

Department Stores Location Store Operations Marketing 263

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In 1999, the company was acquired by Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy , but perhaps its biggest brush with fame occurred in 1997 when Princess Diana made a surprise visit to the brand’s newly opened counter at the famed Harrod’s department store. In today’s marketing landscape, there’s so much access to customer data.

Marketing 301

Marketing Promotions Department Stores Returns 301

Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2025

A timeline of events Tuchuzy was founded by Daria Sukic in 1995 and operated for 25 years before first entering voluntary administration in June 2020 its demise at the time was put down to the volatile retail market caused by the pandemic and lockdowns. We are finding this a lot across the multi-brand boutique market.

Fashion 189

Fashion Boutique Accessories Department Stores 189

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Iconic British department store Harrods has partnered with the Global-e international ecommerce platform to improve its online operations in more than 200 markets worldwide and offer customers elevated, localized shopping experiences.

Payment Services 147

Payment Services Department Stores Shipping Customer Experience 147

Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2024

Wesfarmers booked higher net income and revenue in the last fiscal year, with its discount department store chain Kmart contributing the most growth among its retail businesses. billion, benefitting from above-market rise in the technology category. The company’s net income grew 3.7 per cent to $2.56 per cent to $44.19

Department Stores 299

Department Stores Marketing ATS 299

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception. LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion.

Supermarket 246

Supermarket Department Stores Shopping Planning 246

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Sales were down at the department store in both Q4 2024 and for the full year, both of which ended Feb. In Q4, net sales decreased 9.4% and comparable sales were down 6.7% year over year, mimicking results for the full year where net sales decreased 7.2% and comparable sales were down 6.5%.

Store Layout 267

Store Layout Promotions Jewelry Department Stores 267

Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

A prospective backdoor listing and a marriage of convenience have enlivened end of financial year stock market prognostications. After some six years spent exploring and preparing for a stock market listing, Chemist Warehouse believes the Sigma backdoor listing is its best option and will not adversely impact on competition in the market.

Apparel 277

Apparel Department Stores Wholesale Planning 277

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2025

In the competition for consumer dollars, stores remain a crucial part of a successful omnichannel strategy and there is significant opportunity in the current market for retailers looking to open stores and developers looking to reimagine spaces in fresh ways. Lets start by looking at the landscape.

Department Stores 147

Department Stores Consumer Location Planning 147

Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2023

In an ASX announcement, the department store’s board thanked King for his “extraordinary contribution” and added that his decision to leave is based on “being with his family as their health circumstances demand.” When he took over the helm of Myer in 2018, it was losing sales and struggling.

Department Stores 264

Department Stores Specialty Retailers Returns Planning 264

Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2024

Department store group Myer has proposed to combine its business with Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands, comprising Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti. The proposal is non-binding, indicative and conditional.

Apparel 306

Apparel Department Stores Marketing Accessories 306

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The downfall of the almost 40-year-old business raises the question of whether this is a sign of things to come as retailers struggle to compete with the increasing e-commerce capabilities and convenience of retail goliaths on the global market, or whether it is a case of Harrolds facing a ‘perfect storm’ of challenges on multiple fronts.

Clienteling 263

Clienteling Shopping Marketing Management 263

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?

Department Stores 245

Department Stores Fashion Grocer Location 245

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2025

The department store retailer will curate a collection of luxury merchandise from brands including Stella McCartney, Chantecaille, Giambattista Valli, Dolce & Gabbana, Balmain, Erdem and Fear of God , with additional brands set to launch in the coming months.

Department Stores 147

Department Stores Fashion Accessories Customer Experience 147

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new range of Forever 21 fashions has debuted at 100 JCPenney stores across the U.S. The move marks the latest bid by the perennially challenged department store chain to turn around, by bolstering its appeal with teens and young adults. JCPenney isn’t Forever 21’s first foray into department stores. and online.

ATS 299

ATS Department Stores Fashion Management 299