Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Here, Clovis Young, founder and CEO at Mad Mex, shares the struggles the brand faced in Asia, the strategy for growth in Australia, and how the brand is ramping up its healthy eating message in stores. IR: What does the growth strategy look like for Australia in the next 12 months? IR: Health is a big focus of the Max Mex strategy.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2023

L’Oreal has named social media personality Kendall Jenner a global ambassador as part of its strategy to improve the brand’s image. Born in Los Angeles in 1995, Jenner has become one of the world’s most recognised models and one of the world’s most influential women since 2007, together with her sisters.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Australian athleisure brand LSKD has appointed its first chief retail officer, the former director of retail for Lululemon ANZ Alex Shaughnessy, as part of its strategy to become a world-class retailer. 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.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

RFG acquired the business in 2007. RFG CEO Matthew Marshall said at the time the strategy is to grow the core cafe, coffee and bakery brands. RFG to close Michels after 18 years of ownership Michels was founded by French pastry chef Michel Cattoen in Sydney in 1980. This story was originally published on Franchise Executives.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

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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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

Chop and change Acquired in 2007 along with Coles and Kmart, Target started off in a strong position in Wesfarmers’ stable. Its decline is due to a combination of poor market positioning, confusing product strategies, a declining middle class consumer market and too much similarity with Kmart,” the pair wrote.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Here, we speak to founder and CEO Jason Daniel about the brand’s international strategy, e-commerce’s growing interest in physical retail, and doing more with less. JD: I was very lucky to have LKI [Loose Kid Industries] before LSKD, from 2007 to 2018. I transitioned the brand to LKI in 2007. How are you handling that?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2024

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. That year the website launched with over 6,000 items available for sale after the trio persevered through a continual search for new suppliers to add to the site.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The former CEO of New World Development graduated from Harvard and served at Goldman Sachs and UBS before joining the company in 2007. The youngest son, Christopher Cheng, was appointed as co-CEO of Chow Tai Fook Enterprises.

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Retail Bound

DECEMBER 19, 2024

We know firsthand the impact of the event with the proper planning and strategy to place brands in front of the right attendees. As a major marketing investment, this strategy, coupled with an experienced partner, can ensure brands can fully capitalize on their attendance and demonstrate a measurable ROI.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I didn’t even have a CV,” said Scott Druce, founder of the upscale Australian stationery chain Milligram, who recently announced his departure from the business he started in 2007. The opportunity to have a bigger impact as a leader was one of the factors that influenced his decision to take on the role. “As

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Just to recap, Walmart first entered the Indian market in 2007 with the wholesale ‘cash and carry’ business, Bharti Retail. He believes the company’s plan to have zero emissions by 2040 is leading the way in sustainability, in terms of its business model and ethical sourcing strategies.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

GM: The global financial crisis in 2007/2008 – for anyone in commercial leadership roles this was an immensely challenging time. Given Salomon is now in its own retail launch and expansion phase this has become a key priority for me within my current role. IR : What challenges have you faced in your career and how have you dealt with them?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

Mad Mex names Therese Frangie as CEO after founder moves into strategy role By Rakshnna Pattabiraman Therese Frangie has been named Mad Mex’s CEO as founder and former chief Clovis Young moves on to become MD. Meanwhile, Young who started Mad Mex in 2007 said it was the “right time” for Frangie to “officially step into the CEO role”. “As

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

From a big-picture view, previous trends have shown that in the aftermath of major crises like — the 1997 Asian financial crisis and the 2007 global financial crisis — the retail industry tends to rebound. Hopefully the pandemic will be brought under control and we will not see another lockdown.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

I joined the bank and had a fantastic five-year run working in retail banking, consumer banking strategy, and finance and HR, and travelled from Sydney to Perth to Adelaide to Melbourne. You know, my routine is no routine and I really struggled with my first executive appointment at Bunnings was 2007. What year would it have been?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

Inventory defines image The inventory strategy adopted by luxury e-commerce retailers has a direct effect on their ability to build a coherent brand. Farfetch was established in 2007 as a global luxury platform designed to connect creators, curators and consumers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2022

At Myer, Clement was responsible for leading the business’ digital strategy and end-to-end customer experience across all of its channels, and previously served as head of digital experience. Loehnis currently serves as the president of Net-A-Porter, Mr Porter and The Outnet, and started at the company in 2007.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

He took on the CEO role in 2007. This evolution further positions The Estée Lauder Companies’ brands to win with consumers in a complex and continuously changing beauty landscape, while elevating our internal talent bench and organisational planning to position us well to deliver on the company’s long-term strategy,” said Freda.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Data from the Reserve Bank of Australia suggests that, nowadays, cash is used for only 16 per cent of in-person transactions, down from about 70 per cent in 2007.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 26, 2021

Born in Italy, in a family with a long craft tradition, David Dolcini founded his own firm in 2007. David Dolcini Studio, his own firm, was founded in 2007 aiming at combining different expertise under design, envisioned as an invisible thread and an attitude to face problems or to interpret reality.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

At the time, I was a partner in business advisory at EY and was exploring a path for a more creative and entrepreneurial career, so naturally we started working together and I started supporting him on his strategy and some creative and business ventures during my time off. IR: What is MFK’s physical store strategy?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Founding 99 Bikes and taking flight Matt Turner, the current director of 99 Bikes, opened the first store in Milton, Brisbane, in May 2007. In comparison to pre-Covid sales across 99 Bikes Australia, store sales have increased by 6 per cent year-to-date and are up by 54 per cent in comparison to pre-Covid levels.

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Design Week

APRIL 7, 2021

Founded in 2007, US-based Hulu is a video on demand subscription service, akin to Netflix or Amazon Prime. “From the start, we worked with Greenhouse as well as strategy, product and marketing teams in LA – it was a truly cross-functional collaboration,” D’Hondt says. What do you think of Hulu’s rebrand?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2023

This policy was established to shift China’s manufacturing-led economy to a more consumption-based economy due to the country’s falling GDP value between 2007 and 2010. Certain Western brands in China simply use Guochao as an excuse for their failure to localise,” said Harriet Sheffer, the APAC marketing and strategy director for Outform.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 11, 2024

Apple iPhone The launch of the first iPhone in 2007 marked a significant moment in the history of technology. Moreover, Apple’s clever marketing strategy of creating hype and anticipation before the launch helped build excitement and demand for the product. Contact us today to get more information.

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Design Middleeast

APRIL 29, 2024

Sheikh Mohammed said: “Today, we approved the designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport and commencing construction of the building for AED 128 billion as part of Dubai Aviation Corporation’s strategy. “Al

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VMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Gabriele exudes this foundation at Marcel Wanders, where he has worked since 2007. David is a former VP – Global Design Strategies at Marriott International.

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Compliantia

APRIL 28, 2023

There’s no denying that since its launch in 2007, Airbnb has disrupted the travel and hospitality industry drastically. Points redeemed for upgrades, free meals, free nights, or discounts all translate to greater comfort at no additional cost for guests, and are, therefore, a great strategy for increasing retention.

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Pipp Mobile

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This acquisition is another step in Pipp’s strategy to become the leading supplier of turnkey solutions to all segments of horticulture globally, ” said Marc Paiement, Senior Partner at Novacap. “We look forward to continuing to work with them throughout this process, providing support and expertise to help them achieve their goal.”.

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Go Hire - Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Jess runs the popular HR blog, Workology, which she started in 2007. She stresses the importance of explaining how TikTok can fit into the organization and broader recruitment strategy, particularly for engaging candidates at different stages of the funnel. Her blog reaches about a million people monthly. How can recruiters use TikTok?

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Design Wanted

MAY 13, 2021

Sunny Bonnell and Ashleigh Hansberger: “ Each Motto project starts with a few key phases such as Immersion (which focuses on leadership and culture), Brand Strategy, Verbal Identity, and then we roll into the Visual Identity. In 2007, just 2 years into business, we were struggling to stay afloat and were at an all-time mental low.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

The marketplace first launched in 2007 and now sells more than 600,000 cycling products from over 1500 brands and 1450 retailers. Gobbetti] has had a transformative impact and established a clearly-defined purpose and strategy, an outstanding team and strong brand momentum,” said Gerry Murphy, chairman of Burberry.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2024

Once considered a lost cause, the business has gone from strength to strength since embracing a ‘lowest price’ strategy following its acquisition by Wesfarmers in 2007. We have gone in as the brand that sits underneath Zellers, so the go-to-market strategy has been to leverage the Zellers brand.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

The business was started in 2007 by Scott Druce and Matt Harris. The meaning runs a little deeper than that, but wabi-sabi is essentially what Milligram, a retailer of stationery and other personal goods, is all about. Back then, it was called NoteMaker, and it was run from Druce’s kitchen table.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The clip of Mickey holding the ship’s wheel and whistling became the company’s logo in 2007, reminding audiences of Steamboat’s enduring importance. After a short theatrical run in New York, the film was exhibited nationwide and set Disney on its way.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

Like a number of previous private equity forays into Australian retailing, Alceon tried to reduce costs and limit investment in brand development while relying on an expansion strategy to do the fattening of the business. Noni B had struggled for sales growth from 2007 with earnings tumbling from $8.2 million in 2006 to a $7.8

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