Aussies may be tightening the household budget amid rising cost-of-living expenses but when it comes to retail spending, there’s one area that families are happiest to spend on – babies. It’s also why retailer Baby Bunting (ASX: BBN) has bucked the retail trend with another bumper result. For the 52 weeks ended 26 June 2022
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One of the surefire signs winter is here is when city slickers don their puffer jackets where social-desirability invariably leads to more jacket sales, but as KMD Brands (ASX: KMD) has found, that’s reliant on said Kathmandu jackets being out in public view. With less public foot traffic in response to the pandemic, earnings have
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“Oooh is that a free spot?” “Are these people leaving or arriving?” These are the mutterings of many a shopper as they negotiate the parking situation at their local shopping centre lately, and it’s music to the ears of retailers. Despite COVID accelerating ecommerce and online shopping, people are still flocking to shopping centres to
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Prada, Armani, Fendi and Michael Kors – You don’t need to be strolling down streets of Milan or even finding parking space at Chadstone for a chance to show off fancy designer handbags or shoes. All you need to do is click a few buttons and arrive at Cettire (ASX: CTT) which is that thousands
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Despite the enduring pandemic, lockdowns, restrictions and all the other crap that COVID has rained down upon us (I’m a VERY annoyed Melbournian this morning), retail has, for the most part, surprisingly stayed afloat, even thriving in some areas. One of those areas is jewelry. Yep, diamonds remain a girl’s best friend, even when in
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If you haven’t seen the ads that have been peppering Australian television and media over the past week, Amazon Prime Day is coming on June 21 and 22 which means there’s going to be a flurry of retail activity that ASX investors can keep an eye on. Although Amazon’s entry in the Australian market is
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