Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”. Key measures include a ban on advertising for cheap textiles and an environmental charge on low-cost items. While the proposed laws need to pass a vote in France’s senate, they signal an increased need for focus on sustainability in the retail industry. It’s a trend that’s also playing out close to home with Roy Morgan’s Future of Australian Retail address highlighting the dichotomy between the $8 billion in s

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Retail Focus

APRIL 26, 2024

Braehead, one of the UK’s most popular retail and leisure destinations, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills as property managers, is pleased to welcome beauty brand, KIKO Milano, to the centre as the store opens its doors to customers. KIKO Milano, the Italian cosmetics brand, has opened a c.1,000 sq ft store stocking its range of beauty products including makeup, face and body treatments.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Thanks to rapid innovations in supply chain management, AI technology and digital marketing, e-commerce is increasingly playing an integral role in the lives of everyday Aussies. With this momentum continuing into this year, it’s the perfect time for retailers to reexamine their strategies and restructure with growth and scale in mind. Four key trends stand out as high-growth opportunities for online retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Americans spent $136.8 billion on their pets in 2022, up from $123.6 billion in 2021, according to the American Pet Products Association. Half of these pet-owning households are run by millennials and Gen Zers, who don’t just look at their pets as “furry friends” but as their children. Bark is one company that is laser-focused on engaging these pet lovers — specifically, pup parents.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Inside Retail’s Top 50 People in E-Commerce is an annual ranking of the most impressive and inspiring leaders in Australia’s online retail industry. Our 2024 report features C-level executives with decades of leadership experience, alongside start-up founders and digital specialists with a wide range of skills, from marketing to logistics. You can download it here.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

A rising trend among young affluent consumers is the integration of luxury sleep brands.

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365 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Wex Photo Video , the UK’s largest specialist photographic retailer, has announced the launch of its latest store, located on Haddington Place in the heart of Edinburgh. This new outlet is set to replace the company’s previous Bonnington location, opening its doors to the public on the 3rd of May 2024, with an inaugural event featuring award-winning documentary photographer Sophie Gerrard.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

The UK’s largest retail marketplace for Home, Gift & Fashion, Autumn Fair has announced the launch of a New Business Pavilion designed to support small businesses and the next generation of makers and creators, helping put their products on the map and reach thousands of buyers nationwide. 100 New Business Pavilion ready-to-exhibit entry level price packages are available and include space at both Autumn Fair taking place from 1 st – 4 th September 2024 at NEC Birmingham, and Spring Fair f

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365 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Braehead , one of the UK’s premier retail and leisure destinations, managed by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual with Savills as property managers, has expanded its beauty offerings by welcoming Italian cosmetics brand KIKO Milano. The brand has opened a new store, spanning approximately 1,000 sq ft, on the Upper Level of the shopping centre.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (A)-driven in-store workforce scheduling solution, Orquest , has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Innovation Awards by the Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading industry event that connects retail’s changemakers and cutting-edge technology providers. Announced at the BIG Retail Party, RTS’ peer-to-peer networking event that brings the retail community together at the end of Day1 of the show, Orquest took the crown, having been chosen from a shortlist of

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Shoplifting in England and Wales in 2023 reached the highest level since records began in 2003, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). More than 430,000 offences were recorded last year – up by 37% in the year ending 31 December 2023, compared to in 2022, the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) published shows.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Braehead, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual in conjunction with Savills as property managers, is pleased to welcome beauty brand, KIKO Milano, to the centre as the store opens its doors to customers. KIKO Milano, the Italian cosmetics brand, has opened a c.1,000 sq ft store stocking its range of beauty products including makeup, face and body treatments.

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365 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

Artificial intelligence (A)-driven in-store workforce scheduling solution, Orquest , has been announced as the winner of the 2024 Innovation Awards by the Retail Technology Show. Announced at the BIG Retail Party, RTS’ peer-to-peer networking event that brings the retail community together at the end of Day1 of the show, Orquest took the crown, having been chosen from a shortlist of 10 progressive innovators also selected as finalists as part of the 2024 Innovation Awards programme, which cham

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Following the continued success and growth of its Editions range, Red Bull is launching a new permanent Sugarfree Edition this summer. Exclusively available now with Tesco and Booker, before rolling out nationwide on 1st July, Red Bull Pink Edition Sugarfree combines the tastes of raspberry and other forest fruits, complemented by exciting herbal notes o

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365 Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

London Designer Outlet (LDO) , the outlet shopping destination at the heart of Wembley Park, has announced a record-breaking start to the year, achieving a notable first-quarter trading performance. The outlet reported over £20.8 million in sales, a 5% increase from the previous year. In March alone, LDO achieved over £7.6 million in sales, approximately a 10% increase from 2023, and experienced its strongest-ever Easter weekend, with sales exceeding £1.5 million for the first time.

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LS Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

©iStock/Galeanu Mihai International tax laws on e-commerce may change the industry and global trade — perhaps not for the better, resulting in higher consumer prices. E-commerce has enjoyed such a meteoric rise over the past decade that ordering pretty much anything online and receiving it within a few days is now routine for consumers all over the world.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Nano Interactive, leader in ID-free targeting solutions, has launched a partnership with Circana, the leading advisor on consumer behaviour. The partnership will enable Nano to bolster its identity-free Intent Personas, combining Circana ProScores™ data with sophisticated modeling techniques to allow areas of opportunity to be identified in a privacy-fri

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Asda is trialling new ‘Digital sSpirits display screens’ across 23 of its Express stores, under its continued investment in innovation. The new digital display screens, launched in partnership with beverage company Diageo, will allow shoppers to select from a larger choice of spirits, with the stores’ range increasing from 13 or 26 products to 50 products.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Wildfarmed, the UK’s leading regenerative food and farming company, has launched its first range of “life-changing” breads in UK supermarkets. From 1st May, five bread products will be available in Waitrose, followed by baguettes and flour products launching in June.

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Dezeen

APRIL 26, 2024

Six interweaving "petals" encase the facade of Dior 's store in Geneva , Switzerland, which has been designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Christian de Portzamparc. The Dior store's expressive facade elements echo those of its Seoul flagship store – also designed by French architect De Portzamparc – that similarly draws on fabrics used for Dior's creations.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Zoflora – the indulgently fragranced, award-winning cleaning brand* – is delighted to bring back its popular Tropical Palms fragrance, ready to transform homes across the UK into Summer sanctuaries. Tropical Palms is a mixture of tropical fruits drenched in coconut water, while fresh white flowers and rose dance in this mood-booster, joined by soft amber

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Clintons has opened an outlet store at Northern Ireland’s only premier designer outlet The Boulevard. The 1,054 sq ft space, formerly occupied by Card Centre, has been rebranded as Clintons, marking the card retailer’s first outlet store in the UK since its acquisition by Cardzone earlier this year. The shop will house a range of cards and gifting products, as well as Kenji soft toys.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Aldi is the latest retailer to sign up to The Portman Group’s Code of Practice, which promotes the responsible marketing and retailing of alcoholic products. Signing the code commits Aldi to following best practice for the naming, packaging, and merchandising of alcoholic drinks, in particular ensuring there is no appeal of products to under-18s.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Moonpig experienced its worst day of trading in three years as private equity backers cashed in significant stakes at a double-digit discount. The decision sent shares plunging resulting in what became the greetings card retailer’s worst day of trading as a listed company. The group of investors, led by private equity firm Exponent, sold 25m shares in the FTSE 250 retailer at 160p apiece, more than 10% below Wednesday’s closing price of 178p.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! In a significant initiative to bolster the British pork industry, Lidl GB has announced an investment of £500 million into the sector. This investment ensures the continued production of high-quality British product at the best possible prices for customers.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Lidl is investing £500m into the British pork sector as it doubles down on its 100% everyday fresh meat promise. The discounter said its funding commitment will ensure the continued production of high-quality British meat “at the best possible prices for customers”. As part of its investment, the supermarket chain has moved its pork producers to an open-book model that includes the on-farm cost of production and includes a fixed margin for farmers.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Frontline retail workers in the UK say they’re having to cut corners and risk their safety to meet the demands of the job, prompting calls for employers to provide extra support. More than half of the nation’s frontline retail workers (56%) have admitted to cutting corners on the shop floor or in the stockroom, in […] If you want more information R

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APRIL 26, 2024

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Little’s (www.wearelittles.com) has been in the coffee-making game for over three decades. The Devon-based family business is turning up the flavour and cranking up the quality of instant, pod and ground coffee.

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Retail Times

APRIL 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Gü Desserts unveils “Cheeky Pots,” a delicious new range that has been three years in the making and promises broader choices for consumers seeking deceptively indulgent sweet treats. The Gü expert chefs have harnessed their craft and ingredient creativity to develop a range that is still indulgent but kind on calories.

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