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Dion Lee placed in voluntary administration

Inside Retail

The administrators are planning to operate the brand as a going concern at this time. Founded in 2009 by then-Sydney-based designer Dion Lee, it has six stores in Australia, one in the US, and is sold through 160 outlets globally. He added that it is still “too early” to comment on the details of the company’s financial position.

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Afends opens two stores in Sydney, including CBD flagship

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Opening the first store in 2009 in Byron Bay, Afends’s target customers are Millennials and Gen Z. It is planning to launch in the US. . The brand places an emphasis on sustainability in every aspect of its business, including its supply chain, operations and customer experience.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

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After Lew’s Premier Investments acquired the Just Group, and with it Peter Alexander, he shut down the US stores in 2009, saying it “reflects the board’s commitment to take the decisions that are necessary to maximise returns for shareholders”.

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Fashion firm Rent the Runway aims for nearly $1.3bn valuation in US IPO

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The company, founded in 2009, lets users rent and shop second-hand clothes and accessories such as handbags and jewelry in over 18,000 styles from more than 750 designer brands. Rent the Runway plans to sell 15 million shares priced between $18.00 Rent the Runway is aiming for a valuation of nearly $1.3

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How H&M, Nike and Kering are taking action on climate change

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The manufacturing firm has been focused on its environmental impact for years and created its first sustainability report in 2009. “We The younger generation are now challenging brands and saying, ‘What are your sustainability plans? We want to hold ourselves accountable with what we do,” Lee said. What are your targets? Kering Group.

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“Doing nothing wasn’t an option”: M.J. Bale CEO Matt Jensen

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Bale in 2009, some of the challenges you faced from the outset, and how you got the business off the ground during those early stages? Matt Jensen: It was a difficult market environment when we launched back in September 2009, given it was the back end of the GFC. What are the brand’s plans in this space moving forward?

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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

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Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. Over the past 20 years Brown has had a “uniquely diverse” fashion retail background, said Duncan, spanning strategic planning, brand management and customer service.