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Beer Cartel invites consumers to buy up shares in the business

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There are also plans to introduce investor perks such as free shipping and discounted pricing on beer. Beer Cartel launched its beer subscription service back in 2009 and it now accounts for about 80 per cent of the online business, according to Kelsey. But consumers can also make one-off purchases on the site.

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Afends opens two stores in Sydney, including CBD flagship

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“Afends has a big customer base from Sydney especially in the city, we wanted to give our consumers creative cool stores that they can visit and experience the brand and see it in action,” said founders Jonathan Salfield and Declan Wise. Opening the first store in 2009 in Byron Bay, Afends’s target customers are Millennials and Gen Z.

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A shift in attitude: How Lekker Bikes is normalising e-bikes in Australia

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Back in 2009, industrial designer Meindert Wolfraad identified a gap in the market for practical, comfortable and stylish commuter bikes that would enable Sydney-siders to get around, similar to what he saw growing up in the Netherlands. Meindert Wolfraad: Lekker Bikes started back in 2009, in Sydney.

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

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Schneider said consumers used to just buy or wear whatever designers created, but those days are over, and now, they’re asking for more transparency from companies and for a sustainability platform. The manufacturing firm has been focused on its environmental impact for years and created its first sustainability report in 2009. “We

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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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A retail expert weighs in on Alibaba and JD.com’s approach to Singles Day

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While Alibaba seeks to offset declining consumer confidence with a wide array of 80 million discounted products and price reductions of up to 15 per cent, JD.com has chosen to break away from traditional pre-sales, offering genuine low prices on over 800 million products right from the get-go. event from 23 October through 11 November.

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Net-A-Porter to exit China: What’s the future for multi-brand luxury platforms?

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Richemont’s spokesperson told the Financial Times the move was made in the context of a global YNAP plan to focus “investments and resources on its core and more profitable geographies.” Under the joint venture, YNAP and Alibaba launched two mobile apps for YNAP’s Net-A-Porter and Mr Porter multi-brand online stores for consumers in China.

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