Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

For the first time ever, a runway show for people with disabilities will feature at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) in May. . The consumer show will put the Adaptive Clothing Collective in the spotlight, a new group of three adaptive fashion labels which aim to “bring strength and unity of message and voice to mainstream media, retail and fashion industries”.

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The post 13 New Store Concepts to Look Forward to in 2022 appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

Centuria Capital Group has secured the $202 million West Village retail precinct within Sekisui House’s $1.1 billion master-planned mixed-use development in West Village, Brisbane. The group will co-invest in the acquisition alongside an existing international sovereign wealth fund’s institutional mandate. Spanning 16,560sqm, the West Village retail precinct includes two anchor supermarkets, which are complemented by cafes, restaurants, bars, parklands and wellness facilities.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

T ALK ABOUT A triple-whammy: during 2021, the pandemic continued to play a major role in daily life; massive snags in the supply chain caused shortages in a variety of goods; and inflation surged to levels not seen since the 1970s. Like a New Year’s Day hangover, those factors are expected to continue to make their presence felt in the coming year. But on the plus side, let’s look at three major innovative trends that appear ready to help retailers find new ways to connect with customers in 2022

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

After retailing women’s shoes for 48 years, shoe retailer Peter Sheppard has unveiled its first men’s footwear collection, which will be available only online. Chris Sheppard, CEO, said the company has recognised an ‘unprecedented demand’ for high-quality shoes for men and will now include a curation of sneakers, loafers and oxford shoes imported from Europe.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

I found this on Dailytimewaste.com (yes, i was wasting time…) and #3 and #4 hooked me to read all of them. #3 is a GREAT idea and I can’t believe #4. Some of the rest aren’t as funny but it’s still worth the read. And if you’re like me, you’re going to laugh at the Frozen Hispanic… “SHOPPING TROLLIES EQUIPPED WITH MAGNIFYING GLASSES SO YOU CAN READ THE SMALL PRINT.”.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

In a perfect world, board members, owners and executives wouldn’t have any reason to doubt whether or not they can rely on ‘the numbers.’ The extent of regulation around financial reporting is voluminous, but it can be adversely impacted and immediately undone by short-sighted decision-making. By this, I mean making operational decisions to manipulate ‘the numbers’ to achieve short-term results.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

Inside Retail : Tell me about the story behind Babyboo and how you came up with the idea to launch it. What was the gap in the market that you saw? Argylica Conditsis: I was working at Pizza Hut as a casual [while in] university in 2011, aged 17, when I started Babyboo as a hobby. I discovered there was a massive gap in the market for eventwear in my price range.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2022

An innovative new website aiming to solve long standing issues around authenticity in the luxury alcohol category has launched. Meet BlockBar, the world’s first direct-to-consumer NFT marketplace for wines and spirits. One of the fastest growing markets that arose in the last few years is the sale of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – unique digital assets sold exclusively to a single buyer, and which represent a new concept of digital scarcity.

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