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Irene Dong

Irene Dong is a journalist with a major in International Relations. She has several years of experience writing news, featured articles, and magazine features for Inside Retail. Her favourite retail sectors are Business, Food and Beverage, and Beauty.

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Sylvia Park

Sylvia Park marks 20 years as New Zealand’s leading retail destination

NZ grocery competition shows signs of improvement, report says 

Lush NZ

Lush opens ‘immersive’ Sylvia Park flagship

Hong Kong fairs

Hong Kong fairs signal shift in Asia’s lifestyle retail demand

Pizza 4P's burrata pizza.

Inside Asian chain Pizza 4P’s’ ambitious plan to conquer Brooklyn

Submissions sought over controversial liquor regulation review

Retailers seek more exemptions from new gift card rules

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Why AI alone won’t win Southeast Asia’s e-commerce race

Dress Smart Christchurch

Dress Smart Christchurch sold to Oyster Property Group

Hermès at IconSiam, Bangkok, Thailand

New standout stores during last quarter: Hermès, Champion and more

Woolworths

Woolworths contact centre workers strike

T2 Melbourne Central

T2’s ‘reinvention’ program begins with radical Melbourne store design

H&M x Stella McCartney

H&M reunites with Stella McCartney for a collection focused on sustainability 

people shopping

Retail sales data suggests consumers are loosening the purse strings

Temple & Webster

Temple & Webster sees early success in New Zealand launch

Icebreaker store in Thailand

Icebreaker expands into Southeast Asia with first store in Thailand

Champion

Champion to launch fragrance with Revlon

Estee Lauder

Estee Lauder rebounds in Q1 FY26, confident on full-year outlook 

The Coffee Club

Minor DKL appoints Richard Hinson as The Coffee Club CEO

Pandora new CEO

Pandora names Berta de Pablos-Barbier as new global CEO