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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. It also plans to hold regular feedback meetings with local athletes and LSKD community members to gather relevant product feedback and use it to continuously improve the product design and offering.

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Platypus opens 200th store, promises 30 more by June

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Platypus has already launched nine new locations this year, with plans to establish an additional 30 by the end of June. Platypus, which was acquired by Accent Group in 2007, currently has 167 stores in Australia and 34 in New Zealand. Then other flagship stores will be refitted to sit within this model, such as Pacific Fair.”

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“The timing is right”: Inside the $3bn beverage group launching in Oceania

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Since 2007, CCEP has produced and distributed Beam Suntory’s brand portfolio across Australia, which includes products such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Canadian Club, as well as a number of ready-to-drink options and non-alcoholic beverages. However, it’s clear that having another major player in the market will shake things up.

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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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“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. We didn’t plan on opening an office, but our first US team member has been here for almost two years. JD: We don’t have any concrete plans yet, but we will.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

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Founding 99 Bikes and taking flight Matt Turner, the current director of 99 Bikes, opened the first store in Milton, Brisbane, in May 2007. Australia is the strongest market for the business. This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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Why the Kmart-Target back end merger has been a decade in the making

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Compared to its sister brand Kmart, which has seen its market share grow exponentially in the past decade, Target has been suffering a slow decline, with its position in the middle of the market – not quite as value-based as Kmart, and not quite as high-end as Myer – making matters worse.