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Australian Department Store Digitizes Merch Buying Experience

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David Jones , the Australian premium department store, has digitized its merchandising and buying process as part of its broader Vision 2025+ strategy. David Jones plans to launch the revitalized experience in January 2024, starting with the women’s international and designer ready-to-wear categories.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Positions Smaller Store Concept as ‘Innovation Lab’

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BJ’s Wholesale Club is testing out a smaller store format called BJ’s market. The first 43,000 -square-foot concept store opened in Warwick, R.I. BJ’s market will offer the same product sizes and pricing as BJ’s club stores, as well as the same omnichannel services such as curbside pickup and same-day delivery.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

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The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Loyalty to those stores used to be 100% — a top customer would go to Neiman Marcus for everything and not go anywhere else. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale.

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Starbucks Union Plans ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ Walkout; REI Accused of Unfair Labor Practices

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Starbucks Workers United , the union trying to organize Starbucks workers across the country, is planning a “Red Cup Rebellion” on Nov. 16, the retailer’s “Red Cup Day” — traditionally one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the season.

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In for a penny, in for a pound: Thailand’s Central bets big on wholesale

Inside Retail

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail (CRC for short) has launched full-on into the wholesale business under the name Go Wholesale, and is planning to give CP Axtra — parent company of retailer Lotus’s and wholesaler Makro — a run for its money. Average store size is a little over 5,300 square meters.

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Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group is to rebrand its chain of 194 Countdown stores in New Zealand under the Woolworths name. The rebranding is part of a $370 million, three-year transformation plan for the company which will see older stores revamped and an upgraded customer loyalty program.

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‘Big plans’: Seafolly CEO talks international expansion

Inside Retail

Excitingly we’ve seen double-digit growth across our retail, wholesale and online channels.”. In the UK, the business is already sold through a number of department stores and third-party retailers, but Seafolly’s new website will allow customers to buy directly from the brand.

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