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

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This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.

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Revealed: Costco Australia’s expansion plans for online, grocery

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Since launching locally in 2009, American grocery membership chain Costco has grown from a single store in Melbourne to 13 sites across Australia and is now present in almost all capital cities. This has been difficult for Costco as, being an international retailer, it often brings items it believes are ‘best in market’ from other countries.

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

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Bale director and designer Matt Jensen says the brand takes on the challenge of evolving with the market while honouring the pillars of the business. 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? But I can’t remember it being too challenging.

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Drew Barrymore, Aussie retailers and Bridge unite to fight youth homelessness

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While there are marketing and manufacturing costs associated with these partnerships, Pearce said that “being able to do that felt important and we factored that into our budget”. I’m privately funded, I don’t have investors that could bail me out if I get it wrong, so I am conservative with my planning and growth targets.”

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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. The funds raised through Birchal will be used to improve the website, logistics and marketing. From a marketing point of view, it’s about making more people aware of us. “The The website itself is such a big channel for us.

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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. Watch this space in 2024!

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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. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.