Inside Retail

APRIL 20, 2021

Dubbed Australia’s first luxury bubble tea brand, Gotcha Tea already has more than 200 stores in eight countries, but it has big plans to grow its presence locally and globally in 2021. As a brand, Gotcha is highly attractive and highly addictive,” Christy Chen, assisting managing director of Gotcha Fresh Tea, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

The New Zealand expansion comes on the heels of the opening of the first Replay store in Australia at Chadstone shopping centre in April, following Pas Group’s acquisition of the local distribution rights in 2021. Hampson said the team managing Replay would seek to avoid these pitfalls.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Southeast Asia’s largest direct-to-consumer womenswear brand Love, Bonito has raised US$50million in its Series C funding round, which will power the company’s expansion into high growth international markets including Hong Kong, Japan and the US. International expansion. We are really investing in the long term.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Our market share is up almost 6 per cent compared to a year ago, from roughly 9 share points to 14,” Laurent Stévenart, Singapore’s country manager for Impossible Foods, told Inside Retail. Laurent Stévenart, Singapore’s country manager for Impossible Foods. “So far in 2022, we’ve seen a nearly 70 per cent increase in retail sales.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Lovisa’s announcement earlier this month that John Cheston will leave Smiggle to become its new CEO and managing director next June marks the latest departure of a senior leader from Premier Investments. US-based Herrero succeeded Shane Fallscheer, a co-founder and former managing director of Lovisa. million business to a $319.8

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2021

The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. When I founded Honey Birdette 15 years ago, my ambition was to build a brand for women, by women; a brand that would serve as a platform for confidence and sexual and body empowerment,” said Eloise Monaghan, founder and managing director of Honey Birdette.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

The largest Danish retailer operating globally, JYSK , is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans. JYSK Bury and Stockport are just two of the store launches that JYSK has planned for this year, with stores in Leeds, Barnsley, and Gainsborough also opening during 2021. .

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2021

ECI is the most effective way for construction contractors to help their clients manage their costs, establish accurate delivery timeframes and de-risk their projects. In March 2021, John Brunette joined the team as ECI Manager. For Mainbrace, ECI is a key growth area. These are just some of the possibilities of ECI.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2024

After 13 years of running gyms, Emma Stallworthy felt it was time for a change and founded the at-home reformer pilates business Your Reformer, with her husband Ben Stallworthy in 2021. At work, we also use a project management and workflow tool, Monday.com, and it’s been embraced in a meaningful way across the company.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The offer made to buy Adore Beauty is straight from THG’s playbook after its buyout of UK-based online beauty retailer Cult Beauty for £275 million in August of 2021. In September, THG secured key commercial partnerships with Australian beauty brands like Hairbearcare and Skin Virtue to manage their UK operations and international expansion.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

According to mobile device data analysed by Roy Morgan and UberMedia, movement in Melbourne’s CBD in March 2021 was just 39 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels in January and February 2020, and the two-week lockdown in May likely caused a further setback in the figures. Focus on local expansion . The suburbs in contrast are booming.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

Ingka says it has trained 8,500 call centre workers as interior design advisers since 2021, while Billie – launched the same year with a name inspired by Ikea’s Billy bookcase range – has handled 47 per cent of customers’ queries to call centres over the past two years. In the UK, customers pay $31.44

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Launched in Sydney, in November 2021, the physical space enables customers to have a hands-on experience with De’Longhi’s coffee machines, and learn about everything that goes into achieving the perfect cup. Grounds for expansion.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2022

Here, Australia and New Zealand general manager Preet Bains discusses the brand’s omnichannel strategy, the sensory appeal of its unique stores and the key to maintaining the relevance of a legacy brand. . As a local step to support our global fragrance expansion, we introduced the Sensorium in our Aesop Sydney signature store.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 12, 2021

Located opposite Calvin Klein and Hollister on Ann Street (lower ground floor), the new 2,300 sq ft Gym+Coffee clubhouse concept launch forms part of the brand’s continued expansion and marks the 8th clubhouse store following the Manchester and London openings. The Victoria Square debut is a great launchpad for our global expansion plans.”.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Penny Grivea, Managing Director for UK & Ireland at Rituals , said: “Rituals is truly committed to growing its UK retail presence and Liverpool ONE forms a key part of this expansion. Designed by an in-house team, the space will reflect the brand’s calm and inviting concept.

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JULY 5, 2024

The numbers don’t lie At the end of 2021, then-managing director Simon Schofield told Inside Retail that Witchery was expanding the upper end of its range from a size 16 to a size 20 in response to consumer demand. Schofield stepped down as managing director in June 2023. He is now CEO of Cue Clothing Co.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Wesfarmers CFO Anthony Gianotti acknowledged that poor range selection and execution issues in the expansion of the first-party business also contributed to the online retailer’s poor performance, but said the restructuring will enable Catch to move forward and develop as a profitable business. “And They basically self-sabotaged,” they said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

“The First Nations Advisory Board provides us with the capacity to make a meaningful contribution to Closing the Gap, drawing on collective expertise and informed insights to make meaningful change,” said advisory board chair and Woolworths Group’s managing director of B2B and Everyday Needs Claire Peters.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

But how is a brand known for selling $88 jars of sea moss managing to capture consumers’ attention and their wallets, especially considering current economic circumstances? percent from 2021 to 2022, with the greatest changes seen in eggs, fats and oils, and meat.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 19, 2022

In 2021, we at Seen Displays designed and produced the Bally London and NY flagships, with display flexibility and design detail celebrating each city. After an insightful learning experience, our main take-away from the project was that it’s important to respect both the real-world of retail, and the inevitable expansion of the metaverse.

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JULY 24, 2023

The classic surf brand was first re-launched online after Mountain Warehouse acquired it in 2021, with a physical store roll out underway in strong trading locations, such as the Boulevard’s sister scheme The Junction back in 2021.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

International expansion driven through flagships. Although A&F in its current guise has been a mainstay in the American retail scene from the 1990s, it took until the end of the 2000s for the brand’s international expansion to gain traction. But even during the Covid-19 outbreak, the brand has performed reasonably well.

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Retail Focus

MAY 19, 2022

The Laings OMEGA showroom adds to St David’s roster of luxury brands, which performed incredibly well over the course of 2021. This includes Laings’ boutique which opened last year following a £3m investment and expansion, also on Hayes Arcade, housing brands such as Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Faberge.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Covent Garden Rosé Festival 2021 . Adrian Maronneau, UK Managing Director, Bucherer commented: “ Bucherer is delighted to launch the first TUDOR prestige boutique in the heart of London, Covent Garden. We are excited to showcase the brand’s unmistakable design aesthetic as part of our Covent Garden expansion plan.”.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Since 2019, it has relaunched its online offering in Australia, rolled out dedicated e-commerce sites and fulfilment centres in New Zealand and the UK, and upgraded its warehouse management and order management systems, leading to significant efficiency gains and growth. This time, the brand is focusing more firmly on e-commerce.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Also in Spain, rivals including H&M, Mango and Inditex have created a non-profit association to manage clothing waste, responding to an EU law requiring member states to separate textiles from other waste from January 2025. Despite such efforts, less than a quarter of Europe’s 5.2

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

This means adopting new-generation technologies such as digital signage, powered by a robust operating system, enabling remote management, personalisation and interactivity with in-store signage. “As Enhancing in-store efficiency and convenience, customers order in the mall zone, then move downstairs to an expansive, funky dining area.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

billion in the quarter ended March 31, 2021, outperforming analyst expectations. To us, Whole Foods reveals the Achilles’ heel of Amazon,” Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said, referring to the US supermarket chain acquired by Amazon for US$13.7 billion on sales of US$108.5 billion in 2019. “As

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2022

BWX Limited has appointed Rory Gration as the Group’s new chief executive and managing director effective 1 March, 2022. With the company’s manufacturing facility all set to open in March 2022, BWX chairman Ian Campbell said Gration has played an important role in their global expansion. Gration is an ideal CEO for BWX.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

A permanent CEO appointment is likely to be deferred until the breakup plan is confirmed or abandoned but that should not hamper the trading of the retail businesses which all have solid management and the backup of former Myer MD, Terry McCartney.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

MFCs are expected to grow sixfold in 2021, a trend that has been further accelerated by Covid-19. This online and storefront synergy also adds flexibility to operations, which enables expansion in the future. MFCs can support consumer curb-side pick-up, too, or a hybrid of pick-up and delivery.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Steele has worked with Krispy Kreme since 2006, rising through the ranks from crew member to store manager and area manager. With the new role, Steele is in charge of the brand’s expansion, including concentrating on regional growth, establishing convenience partnerships, as well as investing in e-commerce and digital platforms.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Designed by an in-house team, the new Chelsea flagship store is the first location to offer its latest 2021 collection and provides customers with the exclusive opportunity to gain bespoke advice on their individual interior needs. The Chelsea flagship joins a number of studios within the UK, and forms part of the brand’s expansion plans.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And, in June 2021, PLBY Group paid $443 million for local lingerie label Honey Birdette, while US retail platform a.k.a. As Liz Webster, a management consulting partner for Grant Thornton Australia, pointed out, it’s usually more of a slow burn. However, this could depend on Advent’s ability to ensure stability at the management level.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2022

The additional capital will be used to fuel rapid expansion, enhance the company’s core technology and scale local sales and marketing investments. Insider has moved from strength to strength and Australia has always been a priority for the global business”, says Tunc Bolluk, Managing Director at Insider ANZ.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

BWX Limited has appointed Rory Gration as the Group’s new chief executive and managing director effective 1 March, 2022. With the company’s manufacturing facility all set to open in March 2022, BWX chairman Ian Campbell said Gration has played an important role in their global expansion. Flora & Fauna owner BWX hires new CEO.

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