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“We’ve got aspirations to be a global business”: SkinKandy CEO on growth drivers

Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2024

Two elements are really exciting and one is that there is a broader acceptance and normalisation of piercing as part of a fashion accessory and part of a subculture that is mainstream now,” Friis said. SkinKandy opened its first store in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in 2011 and is now in an explosive growth phase.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2021

From its global reintroduction in 2017, to last year’s addition of our highly successful Gilly Go activewear line, to providing matching underwear, loungewear and activewear that can be worn by all genders – the brand has continued to evolve to best meet our customers’ needs,” she said. Image: Robert Stockdill.

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Kith Women Flagship in Soho combines walnut and pink marble

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The inaugural Kith Women Flagship in Soho opened last December at 644 Broadway, the same historic landmark building where the brand debuted its Manhattan retail offering in 2011. Oak flooring is laid in a grid pattern transversed by walnut strips, and the darker wood also lines the fitting rooms.

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How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

A beading class in the rural town of Hawksnest, NSW, was the catalyst for sisters Rachel Vasieck and Hanna Vasieck to launch their on-trend designer jewellery label Francesca Jewellery in 2011. IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? RV: Teach yourself everything.

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Casetify’s CEO Wesley Ng on the brand’s luggage venture and global creative hub

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Tech accessories company Casetify has ventured into the luggage space, with a made-to-order luggage collection – Casetify Travel. New category To maintain the strong brand identity Casetify has established in the tech accessories space, the company introduced bold colourways and signature lettering to the luggage collection. “Of

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

So we decided to build a new service line that allows us to provide other brands the ability to offer a rental solution to their customers, but powered by our platform. The online clothing rental market has come a long way since platforms like GlamCorner and US market leader Rent the Runway launched in 2011 and 2009, respectively.

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Why cruelty-free fashion is always in style for Australian luxury label Unreal Fur

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Australian fashion brand Unreal Fur produces premium vegan outerwear and has been a leader in the movement towards championing change for the betterment of animal welfare in the local and global fashion industry since 2011. The brand was founded by Gilat Shani with the promise of designing and producing premium vegan outerwear.

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As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

They describe their business as, “A showroom filled with pre-loved designer clothing and accessories where carefully curated designer pieces are taken on consignment.” Plan for sustainable brand and business growth with the same velocity, speed to market and exclusives as your regular product lines.

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New Hermès range Petit H pieces together circular fashion

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

There’s a curious new range by Hermès, made of excess materials, accessories, and hardware. In 1922, Hermès released its first line of leather handbags. Since the Redress Awards’ first cycle in 2011, many incredibly talented designers have participated in the competition on their way to establishing successful businesses.

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Furniture maker Prostoria celebrates ten years of championing Croatian design

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Since 2011, Prostoria (English for “room”) has been developing an integrative approach, functioning as more of a collaboration platform between its production line and a portfolio of talented designers from its native enclave. Technically, it’s a little earlier than 2011.

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What’s on Levi’s agenda? Sustainability, supply chain and empowering people

Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2022

Bergh joined Levi’s in 2011, after a 28-year stint at Procter & Gamble. There is enough proof that a diverse workforce can make a difference to a company’s bottom line. Levi Strauss &Co has been around since 1853 and now sells product in more than 110 countries.

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Here’s why SA-based Sportitude won store design concept of the year

Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2022

In 2011, I came along with an online business idea for a social network for sports teams and sports clubs to manage all their activity, and got the Joggers World family involved. In May 2011, we launched what was then called the SlashSportand month by month, it started to grow. As we evolved that project, we wanted to commercialise it.

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Poshmark to exit Australia to focus on core markets

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Founded in 2011, Poshmark is a social commerce marketplace where users can buy and sell new and secondhand fashion, home goods, and electronics. The California-based company was acquired by South Korean e-commerce company, Line’s parent Naver, for US$1.2 billion last year.

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Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Vivienne Westwood before the presentation of her 2011 S/S collection at the London Fashion Week. Her 1985 “Mini-Crini” line introduced her short puffed skirt and a more fitted silhouette. Westwood, by then in her forties, began to slowly forge her own path in fashion, eventually separating from McLaren in the early 1980s.

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“We’ve got aspirations to be a global business”: SkinKandy CEO on growth drivers

Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

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Kith Women Flagship in Soho combines walnut and pink marble

How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

Casetify’s CEO Wesley Ng on the brand’s luggage venture and global creative hub

‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Why cruelty-free fashion is always in style for Australian luxury label Unreal Fur

As France weighs fast-fashion ban, is the circular economy the future of retail?

New Hermès range Petit H pieces together circular fashion

Furniture maker Prostoria celebrates ten years of championing Croatian design

What’s on Levi’s agenda? Sustainability, supply chain and empowering people

Here’s why SA-based Sportitude won store design concept of the year

Poshmark to exit Australia to focus on core markets

Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

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