First up in this week’s Inside Retail PREMIUM, editor Carla Bridge chats with Uniqlo’s Australian CEO to find out more about its plans for the Australian market after the announcement of its first Australian store this week.

In other big news, Dick Smith is blazing a fresh new trail for itself as an electronics leader with a brand new retail concept targeting women.

Cotton On surprised the market on Wednesday with the announcement of a major acquisition – we bring you further details of what the purchase means for the two value fashion players involved.

Changing tack a little, Woolworths has yet again been forced to defend its hardware venture, while another Australian retailer is going from strength to strength off the back of an acquisition.

Questions are being raised about the rampant discounting of a certain adventurewear retailer, and an Aussie brand is trying China on for size.

Michael Baker takes us around the world of American retail in 80 days with his six observations on the market, and Jon Bird talks conscious capitalism.
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