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US furniture chain Blu Dot opens its doors in Melbourne

Inside Retail

Blu Dot MD Brett Conroy shared that after discovering the brand in Dwell magazine in 2009 and visiting Blu Dot’s showroom in New York’s SoHo while on holiday in 2011, he was “instantly smitten”. “I Covid slowed our physical expansion, but that’s finally made us even more excited to be here in Melbourne.”

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Casetify’s VP of business strategy on the phone case brand’s US expansion

Inside Retail

This expansion is more than just a growth strategy; it’s a testament to Casetify’s ambition to capture a larger slice of the global tech accessory market. The post Casetify’s VP of business strategy on the phone case brand’s US expansion appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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

Inside Retail

The company is going through what CEO Dain Friis describes as a “v ery rapid expansion ”. “We’ve SkinKandy opened its first store in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in 2011 and is now in an explosive growth phase. We’ve had a look at the opportunities within the market globally.

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What Bapcor can learn from Bain’s long track record of PE bids

Inside Retail

Dunkin’ Donuts and its sister franchise, Baskin-Robbins, needed a reinvention, and in 2006 the consortium of PE firms actioned this intervention with changes that included expanding the menu, improving store layouts, and accelerating international expansion.

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New Krispy Kreme ANZ CEO Nicola Steele started with chain at 19

Inside Retail

She left university in 2011 and returned to Krispy Kreme as a state manager before progressing to senior leadership positions including national operations manager and head of retail & development, where she was instrumental in the brand’s expansion into Western Australia and New Zealand.

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Daikin appoints Hasan Onder as the president of Daikin Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa

Design Middleeast

He has served as the CEO of Daikin Türkiye since 2011 and in his expanded role, Hasan Onder will also assume the role of President of Daikin Middle East and Africa, covering a wide geographic scope as part of Daikin’s emerging markets expansion strategy.

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McLaren Automotive prepares for 100th global retail opening

Retail Focus

McLaren Automotive’s first retailer opened in the summer of 2011 and allowed customers and fans to discover the company’s first supercar, the 12C. McLaren Automotive set to celebrate 100th retail opening in tenth anniversary year as global expansion continues.

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