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Why Aeon Mall is looking outside Japan for future growth

Inside Retail

They occupy almost 30 per cent of company leasing space and this makes it look like they are punching below their weight, but disposable income (and by extension retail spending) are materially less in some of the company’s non-Japan local markets. per cent in the May quarter, partly due to the strong specialty store sales and higher rents.

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Marketers Need to Rethink Strategies for Attracting Younger Generations

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, marketers need to work harder to sell to young Americans. Predictably, BCG found that Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to grocery shopping over take out and online marketplaces instead of specialty stores. As in stores, customers should be guided to related products based on individualized criteria.

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Meet Safely, a modern self-defense brand founded by women for women

Inside Retail

Due to growing safety concerns, especially for femme-presenting individuals and the elderly, the market for non-lethal self-defense weapons, such as pepper sprays or wearable devices, is expanding, especially in North America. According to Verified Market Research , the self-defense products market was valued at around $2.9

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Exclusive: Target Australia MD talks turnaround ahead of brand relaunch

Inside Retail

The closure or conversion of 144 Target stores in FY21 has left the retailer with a network of around 140 stores today, a much smaller business that is simpler and less costly to run with a stronger focus on digital sales. Taking share off specialty stores.

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4 Ways Anthropologie is Building Brand Loyalty While Acquiring New, Younger Customers

Retail TouchPoints

While Urban Outfitters ’ assortment is designed for consumers in their teens and early 20s, Anthropologie provides a destination for consumers’ “next generation of life,” when they’re starting careers and families, according to Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Preis.

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Revived MKT Square brings opportunities to Brisbane’s north

Inside Retail

Located in the rapidly growing Moreton Bay region, MKT Square’s stage two master-planned multi-million-dollar transformation is nearing completion, offering retail and hospitality operators far and wide the opportunity to be part of the growing market.

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Mother’s Day spending expected to hit $33.5 billion

Mass Relators

On average, those celebrating plan to spend $254.04 Even though consumers continue to gravitate toward classic Mother’s Day gifts like flowers and greeting cards, almost one-third plan to give a gift of experience this year,” Prosper Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said. Eighty-four percent of U.S. per person.