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Behind American Vintage’s bet on the lucrative Chinese fashion market

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Having operated in Asia for more than a decade with Hong Kong as its sole market, the French fashion label American Vintage now has larger ambitions. Founded in 2005 in Marseilles, American Vintage draws inspiration from the United States and is known for its T-shirts, knits, denim, and fleece. Anil Prabha contributed reporting.

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Sephora Enters U.K. Beauty Market

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Sephora (Seattle) has purchased of online beauty retailer Feelunique, marking its entrance into the British beauty market, reports Pymnts.com. Feelunique, founded in 2005, has 1.3 Beauty Market appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year. billion in 2019.

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Tasmanian timber retailer The Wood Guys up for sale

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Tasmanian timber retailer The Wood Guys is on the market for the first time since its establishment in 2005. In addition to offering products to the local market, the company has drawn interest from mainland consumers.

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

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The mistakes of history The first Uniqlo store in the US was opened at Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey, in September 2005. It opened two more mall stores in 2005 and ended up closing the lot in short order. Strategically, it had been a bad decision to launch in the US in malls before the brand had any recognition there.

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Myer sees elevated annual sales, but is cautious amid economic headwinds

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Department store chain Myer delivered its highest full-year sales since 2005 this year but remains cautious as consumer spending declines due to unfavourable economic conditions. “Our online offer is a scale business that returned to growth in the second half and has continued to increase market share throughout FY23.”

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How Sephora reflects broader challenges facing Western beauty brands in China

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LVMH-owned beauty giant Sephora is reportedly carrying out a significant workforce reduction in China, a move aimed at mitigating financial losses in the challenging market. The bigger picture The struggles of Sephora in China, however, reflect a broader trend affecting Western beauty brands operating in the market.

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Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network

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In 2002, Progressive bought Woolworths from Dairy Farm to achieve a 45 per cent combined share of the market and create a grocery duopoly in the market – alongside locally-owned co-operative-structured Foodstuffs – that has endured until today.

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