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Dion Lee placed in voluntary administration

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The administrators are planning to operate the brand as a going concern at this time. Founded in 2009 by then-Sydney-based designer Dion Lee, it has six stores in Australia, one in the US, and is sold through 160 outlets globally. He added that it is still “too early” to comment on the details of the company’s financial position.

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Afends opens two stores in Sydney, including CBD flagship

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Opening the first store in 2009 in Byron Bay, Afends’s target customers are Millennials and Gen Z. It is planning to launch in the US. . The brand places an emphasis on sustainability in every aspect of its business, including its supply chain, operations and customer experience.

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NSW retailers using single-use plastic bags to face fines from next week

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It comes after the NSW government passed the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021 in November, and introduced the Plastics Action Plan launch last year. But NSW is hardly the first state to take a stand on single-use plastic.

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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. The post Revealed: Costco Australia’s expansion plans for online, grocery appeared first on Inside Retail.

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“Breadth of interest is underrated”: New Aim co-founder Cecilia Chiu

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Chiu quickly developed a passion for online retail and abandoned her plans to become a lawyer to help grow the business. We took the leap and spent $4,000 on a trade show booth in 2009, a lot of money for the company at the time – back then, Fung was driving a 20-year-old Nissan worth much less than that.

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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”.

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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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