Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has named Kellie Hush as CEO of the Australian Fashion Week this year. Meanwhile, the AFC has also appointed Jacqui Brown as the head of operations and Zoe Davis as the head of strategic partnerships for the Australian Fashion Week.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In an Australian-first partnership, BlockTexx and Elk have teamed up to bring an innovative solution to bring end-of-life garments into the circular fashion economy. “I In the face of the large-scale problem of textile waste, BlockTexx is hoping that its partnership with Elk will guide and inspire the fashion industry towards circularity. “If

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

The company said the launch marks a milestone for Aboriginal-owned fashion and a “major step forward for First Nations representation in mainstream retail” Fashion is more than just clothing its a platform for change, said Laura Thompson, Gunditjmara woman and CEO co-founder of Clothing The Gaps.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

After a particularly hot day in the Dominican Republic, Hurtado experienced the lightbulb moment to launch her brand Hello Updo, a hair accessories brand specialising in products designed for voluminous hair with varied curl patterns. IR : In what ways do you believe Hello Updo fills a white space in the haircare market?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

We Wear Australian, an initiative created by Showroom X, is activating at New York Fashion Week with an immersive retail activation on 7 February. Despite having the opportunity to put a show on the New York Fashion Week schedule, We Wear Australian decided to go with a bricks-and-mortar approach.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The Sussan Group, the retail collective behind women’s fashion brands Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae, is incorporating “responsible fibres” into its supply chain and investing in futuristic pilot projects, such as making a compostable T-shirt, as it looks to increase consumer awareness of its sustainability initiatives.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In fashion, where the majority of brands design up to only a size 16, the plus-size market (women who wear size 18-plus) is often neglected, leaving limited options for millions of women. Studies from the US and UK show that the plus-size fashion market is growing faster than the overall women’s fashion market.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Australian fashion label delivers a unique in-store retail experience. The fashion connection Bartel said that she and her sister had always wanted to start a brand but had no idea how to go about it. Six years later, the brand has expanded to provide a full closet, with statement pieces, suiting, eventwear and accessories.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Located at 35 Monmouth Street, the independent London-based fashion house is the latest brand to select the destination for its first-ever store, joining Covent Garden’s extensive roster of physical debuts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Hot on the heels of being named the Australian Fashion Laureates Emerging Designer of the Year, Gabriella Pereira this month opened the doors to the first physical retail concept this month for her label Beare Park. Inside Retail: What is the career legacy you want to have? IR: Have you always wanted to be a designer? GP: Interestingly, no.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This year’s Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) student collections runway was held at The Lume – where the creativity was unconstrained, the designs were avant-garde and the emerging talent was front and centre. The Australian fashion industry is embracing sustainability and diversity more openly,” Tran said.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As an occasional buyer and seller of second-hand fashion, I’ve been watching the trend with interest. In the short term, we’ll pay more but in the long term, we (consumers, the people who make fashion, communities and the planet) will all be richer. The post From “fast fashion” to “fast thrifting”: When will we learn?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Women fashion brand Alamour The Label will launch its first flagship store in Sydney in mid-month, marking its expansion from online to physical retail. Alamour The Label, founded in 2014, offers fashion designs targeting timeless elegance with feminine confidence.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Each year, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing are discarded into Australian landfills , primarily influenced by the fast fashion model, according to a recent study by Professor Alice Payne from RMIT’s School of Fashion & Textiles.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Located at 31-33 Knox Street, the new store features a curated selection of menswear and womenswear collections, including tailored jackets, modern denim, outerwear, accessories, and footwear. Rag & Bone will celebrate the grand opening of its flagship store in Double Bay, Sydney on November 29.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sydney-based fashion brand One Mile was founded by Sammy Robinson in 2020 after a collaboration with another brand sparked the desire to have her own label. One Mile made its runway debut at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022 with its Resort ’23 collections. Things happen so quickly, that’s the exciting thrill of it.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It also offers womenswear and accessories and has a dedicated footwear space. Lululemon has opened its largest Australian store yet at Emporium Melbourne. The 11,000sqft store is almost triple the size of its previous shop at Emporium and has a significantly larger menswear section.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After failing to find a buyer, Dion Lee is set to leave the Australian fashion scene. Rosanna Iacono, fashion industry expert and CEO of strategy consultancy The Growth Activists, said that without apparent potential, a transaction is unlikely.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

High-profile fashion collaborations are nothing new, but does making luxury accessible and marketing it to a younger audience come at a cost? Over the years Bitmoji has partnered with many fashion brands, including Ralph Lauren and Levis. Bitmoji, is a platform subsidiary of social media platform Snapchat, and there are over 2.7

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Australian luxury fashion label Zimmermann has opened its first boutique in Beijing. The post Aussie fashion brand Zimmermann debuts in Beijing appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Located in Taikoo Li Sanlitun, the store spans 352sqm and marks the brands third outlet in China.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The jewellery and accessories retailer’s profit grew 6.5 Lovisa’s net profit increased in the first half after the opening of 43 new stores worldwide. per cent to $56.9 million as revenue climbed 8.8 per cent to $405.9 million and comparable store sales rose 0.1 per cent.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

LVMH has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in Swedish fashion brand Our Legacy, The Business of Fashion reported. The transaction comes following Our Legacy posting sales of €40 million (US$42.9 million) in the year ended June 30.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Casual fashion chain Jeanswest has been placed in voluntary liquidation with all 90 stores across Australia to be shuttered. The business’s owner, Harbour Guidance, which bought the brand out of administration in 2020, has appointed Lindsay Bainbridge, Andrew Yeo and David Vasudevan of Pitcher Partners Melbourne as administrators.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Last month, the fashion retailer said it would wind down five of its brands to focus on its other five businesses as it struggles to remain afloat due to operational issues. Mosaic Brands is expected to enter administration as early as todday, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The annual Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW), hosted by The City Of Melbourne, is back and celebrating its 30th anniversary. “It It is quite the milestone, it does mean we’ve officially taken the designer crown of being the longest-running consumer fashion event in Australia,” Matthew Flinn, MFW senior manager, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2024

Fake fashion is big business. The raid in the world’s fashion capital bears some similarity to clean-ups carried out by previous Olympic hosts like Beijing in 2008, which had mixed results, as well as London in 2012 and Rio in 2016. Counterfeit branded clothing alone is estimated to have cost companies in France 1.7

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

Braintree Village has announced that global fashion house Coach, will be joining its retail line-up this Spring. Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. The Braintree Village Coach store will stock a range of handbags, purses and leather accessories, alongside belts and jewellery, catering for both men and women.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

The fashion industry, like much of the retail sector, continues to grapple with fluctuating consumer demand and rising costs. While the fashion landscape has evolved in complexity, G-Star is committed to adapting, knowing full well that market dynamics have shifted in favour of a more curated approach to retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Cettire , the listed online luxury fashion retailer, says higher average order value and an increase in active customers boosted first-quarter revenue. The company booked sales of $155 million in the three months ended September 30, up 22 per cent from the year-ago period. Gross revenue soared 18 per cent to $198.1

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2024

Luxury fashion retailer Harrolds is planning to relocate its stores in Sydney and Melbourne as part of the company’s ongoing transformation. The retailer will also offer “heavy” discounts for all clothing, footwear and accessories lines at its Sydney and Melbourne stores, starting Thursday.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

Fashion retailer Shein has released its first Australian Student Designer collection in collaboration with Elian Yang, the winner of the Rise Student Designer Challenge 2024.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Mirroring the success of our Brookfield Place store in Sydney, we wanted to bring a broader assortment, elevated experience and bespoke touches like accessory personalisation to this diverse guest base.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

Vietnamese luxury multi-brand fashion retailer Runway has set its sights on the country’s growing interest in high-end jewellery, bringing contemporary Italian brand Vhernier to Vietnam. Established in 2008, Runway Vietnam offers luxury clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry, and interior designs.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Jewel Changi in Singapore for example, has become an iconic landmark for both locals and tourists alike, while Shibuya and Gangnam are arguably amongst the most vibrant fashion districts in Asia. We recently teased some of the footwear styles on their SS2025 runway at New York Fashion Week.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2024

Women’s fashion retailer City Chic will launch its first bridal line, First Impressions, in Australia via its website and select retail locations. The line, available in sizes 12 to 24, is aimed at fashion-forward curvaceous brides and prices between $299.95 and $499.95. I wanted each piece to feel sophisticated yet full of character.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

The plus-size women’s fashion retailer forecasts to report sales revenue of $69.5 City Chic Collective expects to report lower sales revenue in the fiscal first half, despite a positive holiday trading period. million in the 26 weeks to December 29, down 3.6 per cent from the year-ago period. It estimates a 2.8

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Launched by friends Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia R Miller in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1982, the brand became well known for its wide array of colourfully quilted handbags and accessories.

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