Inside Retail Weekly issue 2070

InsideRetailWeekly2070A sneak peak at what’s featured in this week’s issue of Inside Retail Weekly….

Target’s new store format is one of many talking points at the newly redeveloped Eastland shopping centre in Ringwood, Melbourne. In Inside Retail Weekly’s From The Source this week, Justin Grey chats to Target’s managing director, Stuart Machin, about the new-look, vastly improved Target store format and the broader transformation strategy the department store is rolling out.

Our Opinion column this week looks at the question marks that linger over the future of Dick Smith. With Anchorage Capital no longer a major shareholder, and with speculation that a takeover bid could be imminent, Dick Smith faces a rough road ahead.

In our News section this week, Milan Direct CEO, Dean Ramler, discusses the online retailer’s bullish plans for expansions, and Booktopia’s Tony Nash weighs in on Amazon’s bricks and mortar move.

And in Features this week, we kick off with a look at the award-winning Just For Pets, which is offering a new business model for pet store retailers.

You’ll find all of this, and much more, in Inside Retail Weekly Issue­­ 2070.

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