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‘Retail is a combination of creativity and analytics’: H&M’s Linda Li 

Inside Retail

Since joining H&M in 2014, Li has worked her way through several different roles at the Swedish-born accessories and apparel brand, including merchandising, store development and e-commerce, to her job as head of customer activation and marketing for H&M Americas. Even more so when they told me about the company culture.

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Belles Hot Chicken talks crowdfunding campaign and global growth plans

Inside Retail

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. The full shareholder offer will become available once the EOI closes on November 13.

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Larry Kestelman’s LK Group to ‘turbocharge’ Brand Collective

Inside Retail

When Anchorage Capital Partners bought Brand Collective from its previous owner Pacific Brands in 2014, “it was an unloved, unprofitable, orphan company within a large public company”, he told Inside Retail. Growing retail focus.

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Behind Documents’ path to luxury fragrance leadership in China

Inside Retail

Armed with fresh knowledge of the beauty industry, he quit the role in 2014 and created his first business, a tiny design agency that created floral designs for corporate clients, specialising in events and gifts. From the designers’ perspective, it’s like collecting and documenting a story,” Zhaoran said. “We

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

In another instance, in 2014, after Taylor pulled her music from Spotify, she risked being perceived as a greedy singer. You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself.

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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

The exhibitors in the Retail Technology dimension help to shape perspectives and future fields of retail through the driving force of intelligent technology. 2014 EuroConcept hosts new Lighting Designers zone. Shopping becomes an interactive high-tech experience. But classic retail technology is also developing rapidly.

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Kate Spade CEO: “The power of TikTok for product discovery is incredible”

Inside Retail

LF: Kate Spade New York has such a clear DNA and perspective, and joy has always been central to it. LF: We opened our first Australian boutique in 2014 in Melbourne’s Emporium, and our local footprint has since expanded to 10 stores across Australia and New Zealand. Partners included a baker, a florist, a singer and more.