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CEOs exit: The Reject Shop, Best & Less leaders step down

Inside Retail

The CEOs of two discount retail chains — The Reject Shop and Best & Less Group — have stepped down with immediate effect today citing personal reasons. Steven Fisher, chairman of The Reject Shop, said the board and team have thanked Bishop for his work over the past six months and wish him well.

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The Reject Shop names its new CEO

Inside Retail

The Reject Shop has tapped a former senior Bunnings and Officeworks executive as its new CEO. Phil Bishop, who was most recently director of merchandise & marketing at Bunnings, also served as COO at Officeworks. His retail career started 30 years ago as a people greeter in a Target store. Phil Bishop (LinkedIn).

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The Reject Shop profit jumps 643 per cent as restructure moves past ‘reset’

Inside Retail

million, as lockdowns around the country caused shoppers to avoid public spaces, with many of the businesses stores located in shopping centres and CBD locations: areas hit particularly hard by movement restrictions. Comparable store sales fell 19 per cent in total, with large shopping centre and CBD stores making up the bulk of that.

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How retailers can capture the Millennial market in a cost-of-living crisis

Inside Retail

So how can retailers capitalise on the Millennial market and what drives this generation’s interests? Instead, savvy brands attempting to target the equally savvy Millennial market might need to head for ‘green but lean’. Most consumers, when asked directly, will say they want to shop sustainably. And, why wouldn’t they?

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How Brands can Deliver More Value to Shoppers in 2023

Retail TouchPoints

Loyalty programs, as well as strategically deployed marketing tactics, can help retailers win over hesitant consumers. respondents said rising inflation had affected their shopping habits, which included actions such as shopping at discount stores and consolidating shopping trips to save costs.

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Back-to-class shopping expected to reach record levels

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – Consumers are expected to spend record amounts for both back-to-school and back-to-college shopping this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-class shopping is one of the most important consumer shopping occasions of the year.

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Sweaty palms and bargain bins: Why consumers are flocking to dollar stores

Inside Retail

Discount stores are booming in post-Covid Europe as price-sensitive consumers seek out bargains amid inflation and the devastating impacts of the pandemic. Pepco Group currently trades from over 3000 stores in 15 territories across Europe, meeting the needs of 50 million shoppers each month. All consumers love a good bargain.

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