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Alquemie Group to launch National Geographic stores

Inside Retail

Apparel retailer Alquemie Group will launch a network of National Geographic apparel stores in Australia and New Zealand. Managed by private-equity group Acta Capital, Alquemie Group last month acquired urban lifestyle apparel chain General Pants, at the time saying it was looking to add further brands to its stable which also includes Lego, Ginger & Smart, and SurfStitch.

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Former Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Charged with PPP Loan Fraud

Small Biz Trends

Austin St. John, 47, McKinney, TX, is one of 18 people charged in a Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP) fraud scheme that allegedly involved 16 loans and $3.5 million. St. John is best known as the original Red Power Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series. The series launched in 1993. Former Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Austin St. John Charged with PPP Loan Fraud.

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How Australian designer Daniel Avakian is reimagining the runway

Inside Retail

During Afterpay Australian Fashion Week this year, prominent fashion designer Daniel Avakian’s Resort 2023 runway show was a stroke of genius. The stunning couture collection entwined with cult fiction sent a strong message to the industry: The future of fashion is physical and digital. Daniel Avakian’s fashion show was elevated by technology, ringing in a new industry standard.

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10 Red Flags That May Indicate Your New Hire Is a Bad Fit

Small Biz Trends

All new hires should be given a fair chance to acclimate to their new position and get used to the way things are done within your company. However, after some time, you may start noticing signs that the onboarding period simply isn’t going well for your new employee. So how can you tell if it’s just new-hire jitters or if they’re not a good fit for the role?

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

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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Retailers urge new government to keep up promises

Inside Retail

Retailers are looking to the new Labor-led government for leadership in five key areas after voters on Saturday chose a new parliamentary lineup. Australian Retail Association CEO Paul Zahra says the incoming government will need to focus on the following — labour and skills shortages, supply chain resilience, small business recovery, inclusive and equitable workplaces and sustainable businesses.

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Why nobody speaks about Inditex growth levers? (part 1)

Fashion Retail

The Fashion Retailer has not accepted promotional or guest post since it was created in 2017. If it mentions fashion retailers, startups, or tech solutions, the main reason is describing best practices based on research and also more than 15 years of experience working for leading apparel brands. Today, I’m excited to introduce a collaboration … More Why nobody speaks about Inditex growth levers?

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Is Retail Dead in 2022?

Retail Bound

As we rapidly approach the peak selling season for 2022, I thought it might be beneficial to take a quick look at where retail stores currently stand. Having recently reviewed some studies by the National Retail Federation (NRF), I discovered some interesting facts. Below is a summary of what the industry is saying about retail stores, ecommerce, and the post (or semi-post) Covid climate.

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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now

Inside Retail

First quarter results for calendar year 2022 are in for the three biggest Korean department store retailers, and the numbers are encouraging. Shinsegae, Lotte, and Hyundai account for the top nine department stores in the country (coming in at number 10 is Galleria’s high-end flagship in Seoul). And despite the importance of hypermarkets and the rapid growth of e-commerce in tech-crazy Korea, department stores are an important and venerable part of the country’s retail tradition.

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What Is Google Merchant Center?

Store Growers

Last Updated on May 24, 2022. A Google Merchant Center account is the cornerstone of all successful Google Shopping campaigns. It’s an essential tool that bridges the gap between your website and your Google Ads account. In this article, we’ll dive deeper into what Google Merchant Center is, what it has to offer and how your ecommerce business can benefit from it!

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Major US retailers sign charter to end racial bias in retail environments

Inside Retail

A collective of 28 major US retailers have pledged to reduce racially-biased interactions in retail environments as part of the Mitigate Racial Bias in Retail Charter. The charter was created from the key findings of Sephora’s Racial Bias in Retail study (2019). The investigation shed light on what racial bias looks, sounds, and feels like in a retail setting for BIPOC and suggested ways on how to prevent it.

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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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Are You Achieving a Work-Life Balance? Not Even Close

Small Biz Trends

Americans spend a significant amount of time working and looking at screens, but the majority don’t take enough time off. Are You Achieving a Work-Life Balance? Not Even Close. Over the course of their lifetime, Americans spend, on average, 13.2 years working, and just 328 days socializing. The average worker in the US spends 5.3 hours per week checking work emails at home.

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How to scale your e-commerce business

Inside Retail

Congratulations! So, you’ve managed to launch a successful e-commerce business. Now what? At EIZ, we know a thing or two about e-commerce. And that doesn’t just come from designing and developing technology solutions for the industry. It also comes from the close relationships we’ve built with thousands of customers – successful and growing e-commerce businesses like you – and dozens of solutions partners, over many years.

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Coles launches plastic bags made from marine waste

Inside Retail

Coles supermarkets will roll out plastic bags made with 20 per cent marine waste and 80 per cent recycled plastic in stores across the country. The Marine Reusable Shopping Bag is made from recovered plastics from inland and ocean-feeding waterways, mainly in Malaysia. Coles’ chief sustainability, property and export officer Thinus Keevé said the new plastic bags offer a ‘practical and convenient’ way for customers to shop while also supporting a circular economy.

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5 practical lessons in fighting the global supply chain crisis

Inside Retail

By now, retailers know all too well that Covid-19 and supply-chain issues go hand in hand. Since the pandemic reared its head, we’ve seen cargo ships rerouted, entire countries wiped off theB delivery map, and estimated shipping times pushed back weeks or even months. February 2022 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that over a third of all businesses experienced supply-chain disruptions, with the most common issue, domestic and international delivery delays, affecting 88

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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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Calvin Klein launches Pride campaign to celebrate LGBTQIA+ community

Inside Retail

Apparel label Calvin Klein has introduced its newest campaign This is Love to celebrate LGBTQIA+ community. The campaign contains a new collection of apparel, underwear and activewear featuring colours inspired by the Progress Pride Flag. . Each item includes a woven label that reveals what each colour of the Flag represents: Black for Beauty; Brown for Power; Pink for Sex; Orange for Healing; Yellow for Sunlight; Tan for Harmony; White for Nonbinary; Turquoise for Magic; Blue for Serenity.

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