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Owndays’ Group CEO on the Japanese eyewear label’s rebrand after 16 years 

Inside Retail

The rebranding initiative, which was the first since 2008, includes a new logo and tagline, encouraging consumers to “Own ‘your’ Days”. It is crucial to consistently provide services that resonate with customers and to devise strategies with a mid-to-long-term perspective in mind,” he concluded.

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“I learned that people had a lot of bag problems”: CEO on launching Dagne Dover

Inside Retail

I learned a lot about managing those businesses through the unpredictable and challenging global financial crisis of 2008. Additionally, managing the store in London gave me valuable perspective and first-hand understanding of how under-appreciated and under-utilised store associates often are to a brand’s success.

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How a modern store concept is helping Desigual reach new customers in Asia

Inside Retail

The brand’s fifth store in Singapore, which is located in Ion Orchard, features an “enhanced shopping experience” that aims to introduce more consumers to Desigual through a new perspective on the brand. When it comes to Singapore, the brand landed in the island republic back in 2008, and later expanded to different markets.

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Powerlist Influential 30 Architects 2024: Diane Thorsen, Design Director And Principal, Gensler Middle East

Design Middleeast

Her work is guided by a design approach focussed on human-centric design, creativity, collaboration, and a forward thinking perspective with a structured, detailed process. Diane is a key influencer in the Middle East, having been here since 2008 and is admired by clients, peers and her teams.

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Joseph Altuzarra: ‘The definition of luxury has changed’

Inside Retail

The global fashion industry has changed significantly since luxury womenswear designer Joseph Altuzarra launched his namesake brand Altuzarra in 2008. I started Altuzarra in 2008 pre-Instagram, pre-social media. Ahead of his runway show at New York Fashion Week, Altuzarra shared his views on the future of fashion and luxury.

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RetailNext and KPMG to co-chair Retail Think Tank’s quarterly Retail Health Index

Retail Focus

This year author and Retail Technology Magazine publisher, Miya Knights, and retail consultant and author, Natalie Berg, will join the panel as new members, bringing fresh insight and perspective to the wealth of expertise and industry know-how of the Retail Think Tank advisory board.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. A nuanced perspective Xiaofeng Wang, a principal analyst at Forrester, described the roadmap as “courageous”, given how forward-looking it is.

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