Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

After 16 years of partnership, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and Beam Suntory are going their separate ways. The pair will see out their current contract, which ends in 2025, then continue to operate within the beverage space separately. Since 2007, CCEP has produced and distributed Beam Suntory’s brand portfolio across Australia, which includes products such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Canadian Club, as well as a number of ready-to-drink options and non-alcoholic beverages.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 6, 2023

Potential buyers of stricken retailer Wilko will have to invest up to £70m to rescue the retailer. PwC, the discount chain’s advisors, is in talks with a rival discount retailer and two private equity firms as it seeks to find a buyer so Wilko can avoid collapse, The Sunday Times reported. Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group and Hilco – a lender to Wilko – are not in talks to buy the firm.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

Melbourne-based furniture and home-decor brand Fenton & Fenton collapsed last week. The brand, which has appointed Adam Nikitins and Stewart McCallum of EY to oversee the liquidation process, is one of a number of mid-sized retailers being hit hard by macroeconomic conditions and rising cost of living pressures. This collapse follows the demise of Australian furniture brand Brosa late last year – which cited declining sales and cash flow pressures – as well as heightened challenges faced by

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 6, 2023

AllSaints has posted its best ever annual sales and profits for the year-ended 28 January 2023 as its focus on product paid off. Sales at the fashion retailer grew by 36% to £457m for the period as profits swelled 50% to £58.6m. Chief executive Peter Wood said trading had been boosted by customers cutting back on other discretionary items to be able to afford its pricier products.

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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

AUGUST 6, 2023

Indonesia’s recent announcement that it will limit online sales of imported goods worth under US$100 is set to upend the country’s rapidly growing e-commerce sector, and possibly pave the way for local players to take market share from international competitors, particularly those based in China. The country’s trade minister Zulkifli Hasan was quoted as saying that the move is aimed at protecting small and medium enterprises in Indonesia.

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I Vend

AUGUST 6, 2023

Reporting has always been important in retail – understanding sales tracking figures, inventory levels and the impact of marketing for example. But in today’s highly competitive, demanding retail world, the weekly or even end of day sales tracking reports that sufficed in the past just don’t cut it any more. Retail analytics has taken on an even more important role, and your retail POS software can track, analyse and make reports available in real time for super-smart, data-driven decision makin

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