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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”. million for its first-half sales results. “We

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Officeworks MD: “Product trends are constantly evolving”

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But its recent expansion into premium furniture products offers a taste of what’s to come from Australia’s leading stationery supplier. Inked in history Initially, Officeworks was a cash-and-carry solution for customers, and in 2009, the retailer launched its first ‘proper’ website.

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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. But I can’t remember it being too challenging. In terms of the M.J.

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G’day USA: What’s driving the wave of Aussie brands taking on American retail

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“This has then acted as a springboard for more expensive physical expansion.” Melissa Minkow, a director of the retail strategy at CI&T, noted that shoppers have become much more familiar with overseas brands due to the nature of social media and content consumption today.

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Parfums de Marly enters APAC for the first time and settles in Sydney home

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Following its 2020 marketing strategy rebrand, Parfums de Marly felt now was the right time to enter the Australian retail space with its French vision of excellence and luxury in opposition to standardisation, through in-store customer experience. For Australia, our strategy is pretty simple. billion in 2023 to US$69.25

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How O2O is helping Uniqlo grow in the ultra-competitive Singaporean market

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Over the last 13 years, Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo has established a foothold of 26 stores in the ultra-competitive Singaporean market, and it is looking to grow even further with the opening of four new stores in the next six months and the continued expansion of its online to offline (O2O) strategy. The Singapore marketplace.

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How Maison Francis Kurkdjian built a brand around the Picasso of fragrance

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Born of a collaboration in 2009 between Marc Chaya and perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian has become a major player in the luxe fragrance industry, and is sold across more than 700 locations worldwide. How would you describe the brand’s international growth strategy and what are your plans for the future?

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