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

Inside Retail

Specialty store metrics at the companys malls reflected rising prices and higher average transaction values in Japan, with sales growth at the Japan malls of 6.2 The companys new mall in Hue mall has more than 51,000 square metres of leasable area and 140 specialty stores, the vast majority of which are new to the central region.

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Tapestry Offloads Stuart Weitzman to Famous Footwear Parent Company Caleres

Retail TouchPoints

In the wake of its failed merger with Capri Holdings , Coach parent company Tapestry is following through with its plan to move with speed and boldness to accelerate growth for our organic business, as Tapestry CEO Joanne Crevoiserat put it last November.

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Saks Fifth Avenue teams with Reliance Retail to enter India amid luxury boom

Inside Retail

Infant stage The department store industry is nascent in India since the format (as per the usual definition) does not exist yet, Selvane Mohandas du Mnil, managing director at International Association of Department Stores (IADS), told Inside Retail.

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

Inside Retail

As foot traffic returned, we rapidly expanded into mass grocery, petrol and convenience; channels like Woolworths, Coles, Ampol, Coles Express and thousands more independents and specialty stores. IR : What’s next for Funday in the near future? Global demand is growing fast thanks to our strong brand and performance in-market.

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Perth Airport is seeking retailers for prime T3/T4 sites amid refresh

Inside Retail

.” Diverse opportunities beckon Perth Airport is seeking partners across a broad spectrum of sectors, including compelling food and beverage concepts, essential travel retail including news, books and magazines, and a wide array of specialty stores.

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Why Filipino mall giant SM Prime remains committed to regional expansion

Inside Retail

This landbank should be sufficient to serve the company’s development plans for five to seven years. In all the company runs 30 brands, and conveniently they rent space in SM Prime’s malls.

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Retailers ride the heatwave: How Asia’s summer is driving foot traffic and sales

Inside Retail

Specialty store sales during August climbed by almost 12 per cent, and the impact was so large that it showed up not just in the results for that particular quarter but for the year as a whole. It staged events like snowfalls and a Shaved Ice Festival by way of reassuring its guests that cool weather would eventually return.