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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

Inside Retail

Dion Lee is a luxury brand established back in 2009 by its namesake designer in Sydney, Australia. The founder and creative director hit the runway straight out of fashion school showcasing his first collection in a Kings Cross car park at Australian Fashion Week in 2009.

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

Inside Retail

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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ColourPop brand president Vivian Weng on the pace of change in beauty retail

Inside Retail

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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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

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The result is a monochrome space with fabric-lined walls and ceilings, thick carpets and rows of mirrors that are set at an angle in a nod to the perspective-bending decor often found in nightlife venues. The mirrored panels were added to provide perspective and direct the eye to the dressing rooms at the back of the store. "I

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How to support staff experiencing domestic violence

Inside Retail

It is now imperative that employers understand the challenges that an employee’s exposure to FDV can present for them as an individual, as well as to the workforce, and to understand how to support employees experiencing FDV while also managing legal risk from an employment law perspective. What is family and domestic violence?

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“I learned that people had a lot of bag problems”: CEO on launching Dagne Dover

Inside Retail

Melissa Mash: I came up with the idea for Dagne while I was working for Coach’s UK distributor at Heathrow Airport in 2009. Additionally, managing the store in London gave me valuable perspective and first-hand understanding of how under-appreciated and under-utilised store associates often are to a brand’s success.

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How the world’s largest jewellery brand Pandora shifted to recycled metals

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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.