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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

How Showfields veered off course Showfields was co-founded in 2017 by Katie Hunt, Tal Zvi Nathanel , and Amir Zwickel. Showfields made the mistake of over-paying for real estate and then expanding a concept that had rather limited appeal.

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Thirteen Lune CEO Nyakio Grieco talks SNR Capital acquisition and what’s next

Inside Retail

During that time, there were a lot of listicles going around celebrating Black-owned business to shop and follow, and I found myself and my previously-owned brand Nyakio Beauty (acquired by Unilever in 2017) was at the top of all these lists, Grieco told Inside Retail. Theres such an underserved community here and internationally.

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Goop without Gwyneth: Ex-Hairhouse GM to launch online wellness platform

Inside Retail

Set to launch in February 2022, Youtime will offer a highly curated range of products, content and services across six verticals – beauty, wellness, epicure, home, style and experience – with the goal of building a community based on purpose. But when Helene got cancer, he realised he wanted his work to have more meaning.

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Does Luxury Escapes’ new store herald the return of travel agencies?

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Designed to combine the convenience of online booking platforms with the benefits of a physical retail environment, the new store enables customers to receive advice, guidance and curated recommendations from travel experts. The company first entered the retail space in 2017 with a pop-up store on Collins Street in Melbourne’s CBD.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

LSKD recently took this concept on the road with its BAF (Big As F*ck) Bus, a pop-up on wheels. Daniel, the founder and CEO, sought out business mentors in late 2017 after the business had been idling around $3 million in annual revenue for five years.

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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

More recently, the company’s offline efforts have been in the convenience space, with the launch of its cashierless Amazon Go stores, and grocery, following its acquisition of the upscale US grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017. In April, Amazon opened a hair salon in London.

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Innovation and collaboration: Inside the evolution of Camper

Inside Retail

Our strategy for finding the next generation of Camper consumers is continuing to offer inventive footwear concepts and having a digital-first marketing strategy. We’ve been fulfilling Camper.com orders from our Australian stores since 2017 and expanded our local e-commerce fulfilment capacity that same year.

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