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Kiwis ‘not served well’ by grocery duopoly, but report reactions mixed

Inside Retail

Several submissions advocated splitting the wholesale and retail arms of the two players, Woolworths NZ and Foodstffs, thus reducing their ability to influence prices through convenience stores and independent retailers. In addition, Covid has brought about further, more recent, steep cost increases.

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How Korea’s big 3 department stores are killing it right now

Inside Retail

Prices for clothing and footwear – both staples of department stores – have been quite stable though, partly because it is much harder for retailers to pass on price increases in those categories and because of contracts locked in earlier at lower prices.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 300 – Goodwill Finds CEO Matt Kaness

Retail Geek

Over a billion in gmv which is to say the direct to Consumer wholesale and the value of their licensing business in the market was over a billion dollars. You’re back into fashion as much as I really thought that there was this route there’s a unique opportunity with lucky they were. Strategy content messaging 1p data and then. [39:48]