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HOKA® announces new London flagship store in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The stores interior also features interactive displays that tap into the brand’s ethos of joyful movement and commitment to movement and motion for all.

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How Lekker Bikes’ founder transitioned from CEO to a more strategic role

Inside Retail

Meindert Wolfraad launched Lekker Bikes in 2009 while living in Australia as a backpacker, and over the years, he grew the brand into a successful global cycling business. Meindert Wolfraad: I started Lekker Bikes back in 2009, in Sydney. In 2018, he stepped down as CEO to take on a more strategic role.

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

Inside Retail

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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New store, new website, new vision: Here’s what’s next for Koskela

Inside Retail

Our old store evolved over the 10 years we were there, whereas this time, we have been able to design [the space] intentionally, and have a really nice display for all of the smaller products. And because it’s been around since 2009, people feel fairly confident about ordering that one online. ST: We started in 2009.

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In Memoriam: Kent D. Hensley 1960 – 2022

Retail Design Institute

Project developers tapped Hensley to revive the store’s legendary window displays. Of course, Hensley was just the person to call given he worked as art director and creative manager of Dayton Hudson’s advertising and marketing department in the 1980s and early ‘90s. Hensley joined the Institute in 2009 as a Professional member.

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The Newest Exhibit Trends for NY Vet 

Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

The Vet Show’s first event was held in London, England in 2009. Veterinarians Veterinary technicians Veterinary assistants Practice owners Hospital managers . Demos and product displays are a high priority. Almost every trade show display company is experiencing labor and material shortages on some level.

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Sedus: Ergonomic Excellence

Design Middleeast

Joelle Nader, Sedus’ Managing Director, discusses ergonomic furniture, the impact of technology on design, workplace trends, and what to expect from the brand in the near future. I belong to Sedus family since 2009, and currently responsible of Sedus Office Furniture LLC, a subsidiary of Sedus, overlooking the Middle East markets.