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Bootstrapping a million dollar optical empire: Three blokes, Ebay and a vision

Inside Retail

Direct-to-consumer Smart Buy Glasses Group turned over an eight-figure top-line revenue last financial year and the business is expected to expand on this come July 1. With the global eyewear market revenue projected to reach US$174.06 billion by 2028, the business has a vast growth opportunity.

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Carhartt, cowboys and the romanticisation of the middle class

Inside Retail

In what the internet has dubbed the Toryssance, appetite for Tory Burch is evident, as sell outs of new arrivals increased 5 percent, YoY, in 2023, while the brand’s replenishment rate has grown from 25 percent to 33 percent, with consumers responding well to modernised iterations of its iconic 2006 Reba ballet flat.

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Footwear trendsetter TOMS sprints to the lead with Astound Commerce

Retail Times

While shifts in fashion characterise commerce generally, no sector is more sensitive to changing tastes than footwear and accessories. TOMS, the brand known for corporate social responsibility and a product line that embodies casual style, has surfed these surging retail waves with ease since 2006.

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Exclusive: Honey Birdette founder goes from panties to pups and powersuits

Inside Retail

The brand was first launched by Monaghan and co-founder Janelle Barboza in 2006, which has since grown into 60 stores in Australia, the US and the UK. Last year, Brett Blundy-owned Honey Birdette was sold to Playboy for $443 million and Monaghan came on board as creative director. I really believe in bricks-and-mortar and digital combined.

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Behind the breakup of Adidas and Reebok

Inside Retail

billion less than Adidas paid for it back in 2006. The lines have well and truly been blurred between high fashion, streetwear and sportswear. Fifteen years after sportswear giant Adidas pinned its hopes on a Reebok acquisition to arm the company in its battle against arch rival Nike, the two brands are parting ways. billion; US$1.3

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How colourful QLD boutique Orange Sherbet punches above its weight

Inside Retail

I opened Orange Sherbet in 2006 when there was no such thing as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok marketing. KN: As more companies are starting to cater for plus-size clothing in their online stores, many do not carry these lines in their bricks-and-mortar stores. I applied for my ABN, and the next thing I knew, the store was open.

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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

Launched in 2006, the brand describes itself as selling “the latest trends from $5” It owns several brands, including Nasty Gal, PrettyLittleThing, BoohooMan, and MissPap, and is said to manufacture its clothing in Pakistan, where workers are paid as little as 33 cents an hour in unsafe conditions, The Guardian reported.

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