Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2025

Hoka was founded in 2009 with a single vision to make running long distances feel easier by crafting a shoe optimised for downhill speed but it didnt take long for its founders, Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud, to realise that its ultra-cushioned sole could translate to road running.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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. But I can’t remember it being too challenging.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

In addition to the above, I co-founded a startup back in 2009 – a marketplace for indie fashion designers. The mindset of truly owning a business end-to-end gave me a unique perspective that has been extremely valuable working at founder-run companies. While this was almost 15 years ago at this point (seems crazy to say!),

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This event served as a catalyst for the popularisation of pop-up retail, captivating large brands like AT&T, Levi Strauss, and Motorola, who recognised the potential of these temporary stores to engage young demographics in innovative ways.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Adcock sold 60 per cent of the business back to Pandora Holdings in 2009 and the remaining 40 per cent when the company listed on the Copenhagen Nasdaq in 2010. The business entered the Australian market in 2004 when Karin Adcock acquired the Australian licence for around $35,000.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

When it comes to innovation, Shan said that Tmall Global has a three-pronged approach, namely focusing on general digital commerce infrastructure, customer perspectives and merchant brand experiences. These capabilities and technologies are all about making it easier for brands to engage with consumers and help conversions as well,” he said.

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Design Week

JANUARY 29, 2020

“Books remain stubbornly, thrillingly relevant” “Today’s digital world is ever more ephemeral, and our attention spans and capacity for in-depth engagement seem to decrease in inverse proportion,” Michael Beirut tells Design Week about the competition. Reid (2009). Jurors’ note).

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