Expansion
The Sanssouci Flagship Store
10 days to Christmas and the brand retail world out there has turned into the same frenzy as every year. Why not distract yourself for a few minutes with my vision for the next potential location of your flagship store expansion?
Is the Italian Market on the Rise Again?
In the recent past, market expansion experts would hardly have considered Italy their flavor of the day. Is Italy on track to becoming a hot market again?
Topshop Left, Where Does That Leave Brand Expansion to New Zealand?
Reaching a realistic assessment of New Zealand’s brand distribution potential.
Topshop and Topman have permanently closed shop in New Zealand, is the country still a viable option for brand expansion?
Topshop Files Administration – Is Brand Distribution Australia ‘Drowned Under’?
Reaching a realistic assessment of Australia’s brand distribution potential.
Six years after launching the brand in Australia, UK fast fashion retailer Topshop Australia is forced into administration.
The Past, Present and Future of the Outlet Industry
The first FSP Outlet Industry Breakfast was a great success. It gave an overview of the expansion of the outlet industry over the past years and offered a preview for 2017 and 2018.
1000 Myths, 60 Locations & 5 Formats – The Facts about the Amazon Retail Strategy
Amid many myths and rumors, this research sheds light on the facts, corporate communication, and the evidence from physical store openings. Long quality read.
Imagine you own 43% of your online market, and 50% of the online growth, but 85% of your market continues to be brick & mortar? Imagine (more…)
Brand Distribution: Why Now Is the Time for Mexico
Reaching a realistic assessment of Mexico’s brand distribution potential
As the second largest retail market in Latin America, Mexico has long been considered an attractive market for international retail brands. With Brazil in recession, Mexico has been able to further improve its position. The country is now on the radar of current and new players seeking to conquer market share. (more…)
6 Great Posts for Your Weekend Brand Growth Reading
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International Expansion – How to Find the Best Distribution Model?
Selecting the most appropriate channel mix – using the optimal distribution model for any new market – is like finding your way in a multidimensional maze. It is one of the most complex and risky decisions top management has to make, as each market comes with its own set of conditions and requirements.
There is plenty of information available about characteristics of the different distribution channels. Therefore, in this post I would like to focus on how to select the best distribution model for your brand. A distribution model that allows you to expand into the targeted channels in a specific country in your market segment!
Wake Up Mono Brand Stores – Customers Love it Bright and in Stereo!
Is the era of mono brand stores over? Why an increasing number of brands cooperate to create mixed concepts and overcome self-conquering vanity. Finally.
(Retail) Love in the Time of (Store Closure) Cholera – 8 Reasons why Retail Expansion will Prevail
There are store closure programs wherever you look. But online pure players and successful brands continue to invest in retail expansion. So why is this?
To start with, I’m a finance and control guy by origin, certainly not a creative that simply likes brand stores because of their looks. I love retail expansion, because with the right ingredients almost any product category and brand can operate profitable stores – but you’d better know how. Retail expansion strategies have been my most interesting assignments, because the store operations models behind the façade are as complex as they are colourful. (more…)
International Expansion: Product Adaptation Without Jeopardising SKU Productivity
This post will answer the question “how much product adaptation is needed and healthy for a brand starting its international expansion?”
In answering the question, I am going to use examples from fashion and lifestyle companies, as I’ve spent the majority of my professional life in those industries.
Research For Brand Store Growth? Retail Expansion Software May Help!
Looking for retail expansion that really works? Smart software may be one tool out of many to find the perfect store location for your brand.
Reading the press, there isn’t a day without various brands and retailers unveiling and opening new stores in diverse locations all over the world.
According to the 7th edition of CBRE’s annual report “How active are retailers globally?”, retail expansion is continuing by brands to expand their physical store networks, despite several challenges. (more…)
8 Excellent Weekend Reads for Brand Growth Strategy
Our Q1 blog visits are +99%, bounce rate -41%, subscribers doubled, likes & recommendations +100%, there couldn’t be a stronger feedback the “Brand Growth Inspiration” blog is on the right track. Thank you to all authors, our readers & supporters.
In case you missed one of the valuable posts, here’s our bespoke selection of best weekend read for you. (more…)
Suitsupply – Achieving Brand Growth Through Courage, Innovation and Passion
The young Dutch brand for formal men’s wear wins globally by combining European tailoring culture with modern lifestyle. A fan report.
Yes, I am a fan of Suitsupply. When I started my career in the late 1980’s, I had the privilege to work as a creative buyer with a traditional, high class German menswear retailer in Berlin. As a result, I am now ruined for ever with regard to my quality requirements when it comes to suits and accessories. I believe the Italians and the English manufactories, who traditionally tailor their suits, using the finest local fabrics, are the best. Naturally they are unaffordable for most customers, therefore maintaining an air of elitism.
How to Drive International Expansion Without Escalating Complexity
Customise or standardise? This is the question! Maybe THE most important one whenever a brand starts its international expansion!
Depending on who you ask, you will get different answers. If you ask your brand and marketing management, they will vote for as much standardisation as possible. If you ask your sales force – well the answer will be quite the opposite!
They will come up with a long list of issues that need to be addressed before you can successfully launch into an international expansion and you know what? They are all RIGHT!
Brand Distribution India – Is the Country Finally Catching Up?
How to find a realistic assessment of the country’s brand distribution potential, for international brands aiming to expand into India.
Reading about brand distribution in India lately, has meant encountering an endless stream of comments filled with superlatives. For example: “India has emerged as the fastest growing major economy in the world” ; “India has become the second most competitive BRICS economy” ; ” … the Indian retail sector is poised for tremendous growth” and so on. (more…)
Now Open: The Trump Retail Store
Donald Trump is a seller. After his career in real estate, he is now taking the next step by opening his own Trump Retail store today – as a pop-up.
The address could hardly be more famous: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., USA. Admittedly, the White House is not known as a classic high street spot for commercial retail. But Mr. Trump has often enough proved he has a feeling for locations with potential. His next brand growth project, the Trump Retail concept as a pop-up format, partly reinvents former shopping rules:
No shop windows, no footfall through the building for some protective reason, therefore no conversion at the no tills inside. The receipts for the sold products in Trump Retail will be presented to customers in a more diverse, sophisticated and sustainable way. (more…)
Abercrombie – the Beach Models are Gone, It’s All Down to the Business Model
If you are a great brand and plan to grow in international retail, make sure you have a competitive brand business model. It takes more than six packs to be successful.
As the beach boy six packs are no longer in action, what is the brand’s competitive edge? Can you remember any new store opening hype lately for Abercrombie? In 2011, at the height of Abercrombie & Fitch’s international expansion, we looked for the first time at the brand’s P&L and its retail KPIs (see retail intrapreneur). In 2011 alone, US$230m in capital expenditure was spent on expansion in Asia and Europe. The US management was counting on the success of the brand’s international expansion. We questioned whether the business model was ready for European growth.