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New store concept signals start of more elevated era for Wittner: CEO

Inside Retail

Premium and unique touches, such as marble accents, linen curtains, full-height mirrors, designer furniture and hand-crafted paper pendant lights created by local artists, convey a luxurious look and feel and signal the start of a new, more elevated era for the 110-year-old footwear brand, according to Wittner CEO Catherine Williamson.

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Fashion label Farage opens five-story concept store in Sydney

Inside Retail

Fashion brand Farage has launched a five-story concept store in Sydney, as it marks its 25th year in the industry. The concept store is about showcasing our tailoring, creating unique experiences for customers and encouraging collaborations with other creatives – it’s a mature version of who we are as a brand.

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Charles & Keith co-founder Keith Wong on the brand’s global expansion 

Inside Retail

Singaporean label Charles & Keith is ramping up its global expansion, opening three flagship stores in Tokyo, Singapore, and China, following its concept debut in Seoul last year. For the latter two, securing impressive multi-storey street-facing units in these prime areas made them a natural choice for a more ambitious boutique concept.

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Mimco unveils new-look store style in Sydney’s CBD

Inside Retail

Melbourne brand Mimco has launched its new store concept in a return to Sydney’s CBD – and another at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne. . The Sydney store – at Westfield Sydney – offers a range of bags, jewellery, and accessories, and was designed in collaboration with the team at Doherty Design Studio. .

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Why third spaces are the retail trend to tap into in 2025

Inside Retail

The concept was originally coined by American sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, The Great Good Place , and refers to places beyond work and home where people gather and connect. If 2024 was all about pop-ups , in 2025, it would appear that retailers are leaning into third spaces.

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Berlei bra design is cultural appropriation, Aboriginal artists say

Inside Retail

A bra design competition that was supposed to raise money to help those affected by breast cancer has instead resulted in lingerie brand Berlei being accused of cultural appropriation after it chose a design featuring Aboriginal symbols created by a non-Indigenous artist as one of the winners. Berlei later confirmed she was not.

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Alexander McQueen opens newest boutique in Amsterdam’s golden mile

Retail Focus

The store occupies two floors of a traditional residential Dutch red brick building and features an interior design concepted by the brand’s creative director in collaboration with Chilean architect Smiljan Radi?. The new Alexander McQueen store carries women’s and men’s apparel, accessories, bags, shoes, eyewear and jewellery pieces.

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