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Aeon Mall hits the right note in Japan and Vietnam, but China is still problematic

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Aeon Mall, Japans biggest mall operator and an increasingly influential one throughout Southeast Asia, has turned in another record quarter for operating revenue, but not every one of its markets is singing from the same songbook. On January 9, Aeon reported operating revenue of 332.7 Operating revenue rose by 3.2

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Funday founder on how retail has changed since Covid – and remained the same

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Shopify has been a key part of our online growth, providing advanced analytics and insights for data-driven decisions, the ability to test and scale global opportunities quickly, a streamlined checkout and payment system and integrated subscriptions and loyalty program. This has given us the flexibility and tools needed to scale efficiently.

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Analysis: a perfect retail storm is brewing

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Government subsidies such as the JobKeeper payment scheme and rent relief regulations for retail and commercial tenants has kept some Australian retailers afloat and provided support to retain staff. Additionally, the wage increases established by the Fair Work Commission as of July 1 are affecting retailer operations and costs.

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Hot property: What’s driving Aeon Mall’s record-high results

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In Japan, the summers are usually fairly temperate, but when the country got a real doozy of a hot one this year, its malls became part of the government’s relief operation. Aeon Mall , Japan’s biggest mall operator, offered up its 92 properties as heat evacuation sites. Specialty store sales at Aeon’s 21 existing malls rose by 3.3

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

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In addition to the brand’s DTC website, Safely products are currently available at the University of Texas’ student shop and in several specialty stores throughout Texas. Raymond explained, “Something that is really difficult for Safely is that a lot of websites and payment processors consider us a weapon.

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What Rewe’s hybrid concept says about the future of checkout-free stores

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Essentially, shoppers could walk in, scan a QR code from their Amazon mobile app at a turnstile, add their items to their baskets within the store, and just walk out when they were finished. All the payments would be done automatically. With 9500 SKUs, the Berlin store sets a new benchmark for the Pick & Go concept.

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What Thailand’s innovative stimulus program means for retailers

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If the retailer is ‘outside’ the tax system and not registered for VAT, as many small operators in Thailand are, the digital currency cannot be exchanged for Thai baht directly but they can still use it to buy supplies from sources ‘inside’ the tax system. Retailers, for their part, must be ‘part of the tax system’.