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Mosaic Brands struggles to keep up with trade

Inside Retail

Trans-Tasman apparel retailer Mosaic Brands says it had a tough run in its third quarter due to the ongoing Omicron outbreak and inflationary pressure in the retail environment. In a trading update for the quarter ended March 27, the company recorded an operating cash outflow of $37.8 million. Online sales (excluding EziBuy) grew 40 per cent and is up 24 per cent year to date. .

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SBA National Small Business Week Focus Is Building a Better America with Resource Communities

Small Biz Trends

The Small Business Administration ( SBA ) theme for the upcoming National Small Business Week is “Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship.” SBA Director of Strategic Alliances Morning Washburn announced the schedule for the week, May 2-7, which includes a virtual summit, a winner’s event, field office events and a national bus tour.

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Harris Scarfe opens its largest store yet, in Queensland

Inside Retail

Department store Harris Scarfe has opened its biggest store to date, in Queensland’s Burleigh Heads. The 2000sqm Harris Scarfe Home store includes mock room displays, an in-store kitchen for cooking demos, special display areas for national brands, the ‘famous for’ collection with premium brands and an expanded range of categories including home decor, coffee and living room.

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8 Top CBD & Cannabis Wellness Brand Founders To Meet At LMCC 2022

Retail Minded

This year marks the 5th annual Luxury Meets Cannabis Conference (LMCC), a first-of-its-kind event to feature the world’s finest premium CBD and Cannabis everyday wellness brands. Returning to Hudson Yards in New York City on May 5 and 6, this B2B trade show connects top retailers, mainstream media, investors, and CPG executives to visionary brand founders complemented with a full schedule of keynote talks, brand presentations, and business matchmaking.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Online consumer behaviour has changed drastically. Have you?

Inside Retail

After two years of quarantining, it’s no wonder consumers are now expert digital shoppers. In fact, 55 per cent of AU consumers are shopping online more frequently than before the pandemic. As a result of more brands moving online (and consumers spending more of their days there), shoppers have become more digitally savvy at every point in the customer journey. .

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Apple Says New iMovie 3.0 Makes It Easier to Edit and Share Videos

Small Biz Trends

Apple have announced a new version of iMovie which includes features that make it even easier to create amazing edited videos on iPhone and iPad devices. Apple Says New iMovie 3.0 Makes It Easier to Edit and Share Videos. The new version of iMovie has a Storyboards feature which teaches content creators how to edit and improve their video storytelling skills with pre-made templates.

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Fashion Retail Outlook: Expert Call with Alfonso Segura x RBC Capital Markets

Fashion Retail

I’m excited to have participated again to an expert call with Richard Chamberlain, Head of Consumer Discretionary research at RBC Capital Markets Europe. Richard covers the General Retail sector and oversee the Luxury Goods and Internet sectors. We started our collaboration a few years ago and I really appreciate RBC Capital Markets insights which give me deep … More Fashion Retail Outlook: Expert Call with Alfonso Segura x RBC Capital Markets.

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Meta Store brings the social network to the metaverse

Inside Retail

Social media behemoth Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, has announced it will open its first physical retail store on 9 May at its campus in Burlingame, California. The 144sqm, sleek, minimalist interior space is being designed to showcase immersive technology products. Meta Store aims to encourage people to interact with Meta’s hardware, check out interactive demonstrations, make video calls to retail associates using the Portal smart video calling device, see how the Ray-Ban Stories sungl

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Companies around the world unite to agree upon conditions for Russia return

Retail Times

In late March, a group of high-level global advertising executives and CEOs initiated confidential talks to pursue aligning around an open letter establishing the conditions for a ‘minimum viable peace’ necessary for companies who have suspended or ceased operations in Russia to consider returning.

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Why insects could be the future of pet food

Inside Retail

The pet food industry is currently worth around US$105 billion globally, according to a report by FutureMarketInsights , and with a spike in pet ownership caused by the Covid-19 lockdowns, the market is forecasted to grow in the coming years. . And while most pet food is based on recipes using red and white meats as the main ingredient, usually mixed together with vegetables and grains, there is a new category emerging which is creating quite a buzz.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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The Rise of Buy Now-Pay Later Payment Options for Consumers and Businesses

Small Biz Trends

As many as 2 in 3 Americans have more interest in buy now pay later (BNPL) in 2022 compared to before the pandemic. The Rise of Buy Now-Pay Later Payment Options for Consumers and Businesses. The growing demand for BNPL is highlighted in an infographic by Opy , a payments fintech. The infographic shares the results of the survey that investigated the trends and opinions of 1,000 US consumers.

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Slam dunk: Brand Collective sees big basketball opportunity for Reebok

Inside Retail

Brand Collective has become Reebok’s official local distributor just six months after Accent Group locked in an exclusive agreement to distribute the US-based footwear brand in Australia and New Zealand for a 10-year term. The fashion and footwear retailer plans to open a handful of “small flagship” Reebok stores, invest in the brand’s online presence and boost its distribution through retail partners, such as Rebel, to capitalise on what CEO Eric Morris says is a “huge opportunity”.

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From the source: Tristan Harris, Harris Farm Markets

Inside Retail

F amily-owned grocer Harris Farm Markets has, for several decades, remained entirely within New South Wales after overstretching itself in the ’80s: reducing down to a single, family-run store in the state. Late last year, Harris Farm launched back into Queensland, both physically and digitally. And the business has eyes on Victoria as its next omnichannel region after launching its online offer there.

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