Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. According to the report, the stores will be around 30,000 square feet — much smaller than a typical department store, which is around 100,000 square feet — and will feature items from leading brands as well as Amazon’s own private-label products.

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AUGUST 22, 2021

Translucent glass shrouds the books within this bookshop in Chongqing , designed by architecture studio HAS Design and Research. Located in Chongqing's dense city centre, The Glade Bookstore is a bookshop, restaurant and exhibition space designed to act as a "spiritual and restful place" in the otherwise bustling Chinese city. The Glade Bookstore is a peaceful store inside the bustling city of Chongqing.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

Woolworths is finding new ways to get its groceries to customers as Covid-19 lockdowns keep many Australians indoors, and has partnered with Uber to bring same-hour-grocery-delivery to Sydney and Melbourne later this month. The offer will expand across the eastern seaboard after its initial launch on August 30, and will be available through the business’ Metro stores nationwide by early next year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

A post-pandemic uptick in Australian e-commerce is here to stay, according to a new study conducted by order and delivery management software company ShipStation. The business surveyed 2000 global consumers to compile the data, releasing the report to highlight retailer opportunities that continue to arise in the sector. Country manager for the company’s Australia/New Zealand territory David Boyer said that the changing habits towards increased consumer e-commerce spending – which developed over

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

New research published by the University of South Australia indicates that gender pay gap remains a significant disparity across most Australian firms, with 80 per cent of them paying female executives 30-35 per cent less than their male counterparts despite being of equal calibre, education, and achievement. The findings were a result of the study that looked at 539 ASX-listed firms across 10 years of data to identify the implications of gender pay disparity in top management teams.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

The surge of consumption of Korean beauty products has made K-beauty not only popular in its most prominent market, Asia Pacific, but also the rest of the world. The K-beauty market is projected to reach $13.9 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.0 per cent from 2021 to 2027, according to a study conducted by Allied Market Research.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

They say sex sells, but in the case of OnlyFans, not anymore. After five years building its name as a subscription platform for adult content, OnlyFans has announced a ban on sexually explicit content from October 1. The backflip was attributed to meeting the requests of OnlyFans’ banking partners and payment provider. “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines,

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

As each state edges ever closer to hitting its vaccination targets, business leaders are pushing back against the on-again-off-again use of lockdown measures to control the public’s movement and, therefore, Covid-19 transmissibility. Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said on Monday it is important state and territory leaders don’t walk away from the Prime Minister’s 4-step plan to reopen the country and rejoin its international peers.

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