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Platypus opens 200th store, promises 30 more by June

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Platypus, which was acquired by Accent Group in 2007, currently has 167 stores in Australia and 34 in New Zealand. Platypus intends to continue its rapid regional expansion, having previously opened outlets in Alice Springs, Mildura, Coffs Harbour, and Albury. “We

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“Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion

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Sportswear retailer LSKD has been expanding rapidly throughout Australia in recent years, and has now set its sights on a bigger market: the US. JD: I was very lucky to have LKI [Loose Kid Industries] before LSKD, from 2007 to 2018. IR: It seems that a lot of Australian retailers are considering international expansion right now.

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Officeworks MD: “Product trends are constantly evolving”

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But its recent expansion into premium furniture products offers a taste of what’s to come from Australia’s leading stationery supplier. Officeworks’ evolution Officeworks became part of Wesfarmers in November 2007 following the conglomerate’s acquisition of Coles Group by way of a scheme of arrangement.

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

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With the global eyewear market revenue projected to reach US$174.06 Direct growth vision In 2007 the business hired a third-party company to develop the first iteration of the website, allowing the operations to leave Ebay. billion by 2028, the business has a vast growth opportunity.

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Meet the Aussie furniture brand that just opened a global flagship in NYC

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Nicholas officially started working for the family business in 2001, initially as the production manager before moving on to his role as design and development director in 2007. By 2010, he and his brother Harrison saw a gap in the market for upscale outdoor furniture and decided to reposition the company to fill in that space. “We

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

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It was founded in 2007 by Jason Daniel and now has eight retail stores in Australia, one in San Diego, US , with two new stores coming soon. Store expansion and optimisation LSKD’s next growth phase will include significant investment in bricks-and-mortar retail, and two new stores will open in Queensland in the coming months.

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Salomon’s Graeme Moore on the importance of failing fast and cheap

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After 14 years with Adidas Australia, Graeme Moore left to head Salomon’s Australia and New Zealand expansion. I transitioned into the world of sporting goods through Adidas where I held several positions through brand marketing, product marketing and merchandising, and then ultimately leading the Salomon brand for ANZ.