Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2025

It’s a strategic toehold in the heart of Europe’s fiercely competitive fashion ecosystem and a litmus test for the brands global ambitions. Founded in 2006, Urban Revivo has grown into an emerging fashion player across Asia, with more than 400 stores in China, Southeast Asia and, most recently, the US.

Fashion

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The holy grail of any business is finding product/market fit, which venture capitalist Marc Andreessen defines simply as “being in a good market with a product that can satisfy that market”. Despite these facts, brands continue to ignore this sizable and profitable market. More than half (52.1 Its rationale?

Fashion

Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sydney-based fashion brand One Mile was founded by Sammy Robinson in 2020 after a collaboration with another brand sparked the desire to have her own label. One Mile made its runway debut at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022 with its Resort ’23 collections. Things happen so quickly, that’s the exciting thrill of it.

Boutique

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The new company launches with more than $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 store locations and 60,000 employees. JCPenney and SPARC Group, which holds a portfolio of brands including Aropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica , have formed a joint venture in an all-equity transaction to create Catalyst Brands.

Apparel

Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Since its founding in 1999, Iroo has set itself apart in the fashion sector by offering new collections weekly rather than following the industrys standard seasonal drop. Inside Retail : How has the Taiwanese fashion market changed since Iroo’s inception? IR: Which markets do you see as the most promising?

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. In October 2023 Steve Madden completed its acquisition of the privately held womens fashion label Almost Famous , and in June 2022 Steve Madden deployed a new order management system from HotWax Commerce.

Accessories

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The retailer is offering free returns on all Amazon Haul purchases over $3 within 15 days of delivery, and shoppers can drop off these returns at more than 8,000 drop-off locations, including Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market, UPS, Staples and Amazon Lockers. It will be available to U.S.

Drop-Shipping

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised. Adaptability and Market Responsiveness : Applying a hyper-local strategy enables luxury brands to be more agile and responsive to market trends.

Location

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2025

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has kicked off its first international wholesale partnership in the fashion category with Australian premium department store David Jones , which will now offer a selection of Marks & Spencer womenswear, menswear and lingerie online and in its 24 stores, including its Sydney and Melbourne flagship locations.

Fashion

Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Numerous conferences and sessions held over the first two days provided a comprehensive overview of market trends, featuring many exclusive international speakers. Retail investment has been especially driven by the strong performance of the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish markets, alongside robust results in the UK.

Marketing

Retail Gazette

MAY 26, 2025

The new sites, which sit on former Homebase plots, will create over 550 jobs and form a central part of M&Ss store rotation programme aimed at building bigger, better locations. The openings also signal the retailer s confidence in brick-and-mortar investment, even as the business recovers from a recent cyber attack that impacted trading.

Location

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Foot Locker is driving home is connection to sport culture with a series of new initiatives, including the debut of a platform to scale its creator marketing efforts and a multi-year partnership with the Chicago Bulls that will include events, in-store activations and behind-the-scenes content. ” . ”

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

Your brand has had great success at home, and now you want to duplicate that in additional markets, maybe even expand internationally. Every market is unique, often subject to its own regulations, availability of materials as well as supply chain and logistical quirks. Where will you find the resources to build your displays?

Payment Services

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

some entered the Indonesian market in 2019, citing a gap in diverse retail product offerings. some identified Malaysia as its next key market, driven by the countrys young consumer base and thriving retail environment. For these reasons, we decided to use these two cities as pilot locations for the Malaysian market, the person said.

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most recently, when fashion and accessories retailer Primark unveiled its 450 th store worldwide at the Florida Mall in Orlando, it announced it would have an entire floor dedicated to its growing partnership with Disney — a new kind of experience for the blossoming retailer, although certainly not the last. Our strategy in the U.S.

Accessories

Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2025

For too long, sustainable fashion in Singapore has been treated as a fringe movement something for thrift hunters or eco-warriors rather than the everyday shopper. In much of Asia, secondhand shopping has been relegated to online resale apps, dusty thrift stores, or weekend flea markets. Thats finally changing. This needs to change.

Fashion

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Retail Focus caught up with experts in the flooring market to find out more about their latest solutions and the long-term benefits they offer to retailers large and small. Offering a real-world example of this approach in action in the retail industry, Allen points to British fashion brand RIXO.

Promotions

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Wirth’s leadership has focused on in-store enhancements, customer loyalty, and curated brand partnerships, helping Myer adapt to and anticipate market shifts,” she added. Yet, their adaptability, continued consumer focus, and strategic acquisitions have positioned them as a resilient force in Australian fashion retail today.

Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2025

Princess Polly positions itself right in the center of the Gen Z zeitgeist, and its newest physical location also has surrounded itself with young brands. it found that consumers were about a year or two behind the trend cycles in Australia, which gave Princess Polly the perfect edge to not just predict but lead in key fashion trends.

Fashion

Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2025

After Tuchuzy fell into administration for the second time in five years, the industry was quick to point out where the Bondi-based fashion brand went wrong but after its appointed administrators, Antony Resnick and Henry Kwok from dVT Group, announced a successful sale, experts are weighing in on the enduring value of the brand.

Fashion

Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

A year after the French luxury department store originally announced it would be launching its first US location, Printemps is officially opening a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of New York Citys financial district on March 21. Unlike its other locations, the Printemps New York store will not have shop-in-shops.

Retail Marketing

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Inside Retail: What criteria did you use to select the locations for these new flagship stores? Jewel Changi in Singapore for example, has become an iconic landmark for both locals and tourists alike, while Shibuya and Gangnam are arguably amongst the most vibrant fashion districts in Asia.

Fashion

Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plus-size women’s fashion retailer forecasts to report sales revenue of $69.5 ” Last year, the company launched its first bridal line, First Impressions, in Australia via its website and select retail locations. . million in the 26 weeks to December 29, down 3.6 per cent from the year-ago period. It estimates a 2.8

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Image courtesy Tubi Television is rapidly transforming into an interactive marketing platform that can effectively influence consumer behavior from initial awareness to final purchase, said Glenn Fishback, CEO and Co-founder of Shopsense AI in a statement.

Apparel

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2025

New Plans Include Reimagination of Historic Store as International Beacon of Fashion Now, Saks says that it will keep the store open through the 2025 holiday season and work with the City of Dallas to evaluate alternative plans for the historic location.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Brand management firm Marquee Brands has acquired British fashion and lifestyle label Laura Ashley and will use the acquisition to establish its first European headquarters in London. The Laura Ashley brand currently is distributed in more than 80 countries via wholesale, digital marketplaces and at more than 150 branded retail locations.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

After taking home the National Designer Award last year at PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival, Best had his sights set on an expansion in Sydney. At the brands core Bricks-and-mortar is a costly investment for fashion retailers, especially locally made independent brands, but Best insists it is the best way to communicate his brand story.

Fashion

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The new retailer will market itself as “Your walk-in jewellery box” and open a store at Sunshine Plaza, among other planned locations. Former Lovisa CEO Shane Fallscheer is launching his jewellery business, Harli + Harpa, which plans to roll out several stores by Christmas.

Planning

Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

Vietnamese luxury multi-brand fashion retailer Runway has set its sights on the country’s growing interest in high-end jewellery, bringing contemporary Italian brand Vhernier to Vietnam. According to research company Imarc, the Vietnamese jewellery market size is projected to exhibit a growth rate (CAGR) of 4.59

Jewelry

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Set to boast a strong offering of luxury, premium clothing and accessories with an urban style, Police enters the Irish market for the first time at The Boulevard, to join its output in more than 80 countries across all major cities in the Middle East, China and Europe.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

athleisure market as a whole is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7% through 2028. Since its launch in 2015, Vuori has grown to serve customers across 18 countries through a growing network of brick-and-mortar locations and a robust ecosystem of distributors.

Consumer

Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2025

return to its old Sydney store location, but its first 10 hires for the relaunch are all previous Harrolds employees, a decision that Enayat believes is key to the future success of the retailer. “We Moving the fashion culture Harrolds 2.0 Not only will Harrolds 2.0 That goes back to the process that we had with Lardini.

Department Stores

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

After three years of continuous pop-up store activations, Australian athleisure brand Stax last year opened its 12th permanent retail location and flagship store at Sydney CBDs Westfield Sydney mall. The new retail vision marks a bold step in Staxs journey of redefining what a retail space can be in the competitive athleisure market.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Shot inside Macy’s iconic 34 th Street flagship location, Martin will guide viewers through Macy’s gifts for everyone across beauty, fashion, home and toys, as well as special holiday deals, including gifts with purchase.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Starting with Singapore, British sportswear retailer JD Sports is opening a series of new stores across the city as it seeks to capture a larger share of the dynamic markets of Southeast Asia. The stores include those at Bugis+, Ion Orchard, Funan, Vivo City and Jurong Point.

Fashion

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Starting with a single sneaker launch in 2014, the brand has expanded into other retail categories, including outerwear, streetwear and accessories to become a lifestyle brand for all ages — from children barely old enough to pronounce the name of the business to veteran fashion consumers.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Battersea Power Station Located in London, UK, Battersea Power Station has transformed a 170,000sqm development in the heart of central London into a community of homes, shops, bars, restaurants, cafes, offices and over 19 acres of public space. The centre is located 17 kilometres southeast of the Melbourne CBD.

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