Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“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

OCTOBER 24, 2021

US department store Nordstrom has teamed up with Instagram page-turned-online marketplace Black Owned Everything to spotlight four up-and-coming Black-owned fashion and accessories brands alongside global sneaker giants Nike and Jordan as part of its Nordstrom x Nike initiative.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The group plans to review its retail operations and identify any new opportunities that a different corporate structure could bring to Smiggle and Peter Alexander, up to a potential demerger of the brands, and to analyse any potential capital requirements, management structures, and separation costs.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

Data shows the rapid increase in online shopping that defined the first year of the global pandemic has started to fade, as the novelty of lockdowns wears off and government stimuluses run out, and online retailers that once enjoyed record highs are now working harder to drive sales. This time last year, we were all still in lockdown.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

The head of retail at Accent Group’s Hype DC, The Trybe and Subtype ispassionate about championing retail as a career, and a lucrative one at that, and firmly believes that leaders can lead with empathy and get commercial results. A year later, the children’s footwear retailer Trybe was added to her plate.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2024

Her career path into retail started in-store at women’s fashion brand Bardot, before over a decade-long tenure at Sussan, where she finished as a regional sales manager, before joining Sportsgirl as national sales manager. At Sussan, I quickly knew I wanted to become an area manager.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Vera Wang has sold her IP to New York brand management firm WHP Global. Since its launch, the brand has generated more than US$700 million in annual sales across categories such as women’s apparel, men’s tuxedos, fine jewellery, fragrance, and home products. “Vera Wang is a legend.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As the brand embarked upon its journey towards international expansion, Saks was at the very top of Ginger & Smart’s list of potential retail partners, and after months of discussions, the store’s opening order will come through in November, followed by another delivery in February. The initiative is back again this year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2023

For the year to July 2, the total sales grew 24 per cent to $1.57 Online sales achieved $260.5 per cent of total retail sales while like-for-like sales for the year grew 10.2 Strong sales were achieved across all major banners including Platypus, Hype DC, Vans, Skechers, The Athlete’s Foot and Dr Martens. “The

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

All four brands are globally distributed with strong retail sales and partnerships throughout Australia, New Zealand and North America, and a growing presence in Europe. Bond-eye currently has a presence in 31 countries through its direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce business and global retail partnerships.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Working as a manager at Boost Juice, I developed my leadership abilities. I transitioned to a retail sales role at Under Armour where my interest in marketing grew through interactions with the head office team during product talks. Top Juice laid the foundation for my customer service skills.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Online sales rose 25.7 per cent to total retail sales. Management recognises that there is some uncertainty in both the economic outlook and global supply chain. The business’ tax-paid profit slumped 59.1 per cent to $31.5 per cent to $263.8 million, contributing 24.4

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

According to estimates by the boffins at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, about 45 per cent of retail sales were made by independents as recently as the mid-1990s, but that number has plummeted to only 29 per cent in the first eight months of this year. These are colossal declines and they don’t seem to be slowing down much.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

The impact of Covid-19 restrictions nationally was not as serious as in the early months of calendar 2020 and sales were bolstered by Black Friday, Click Frenzy and Cyber Monday leading into Christmas. One retail group that remains bullish about future prospects is Premier Retail, which posted a 7.2 million in global sales.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2023

Britain is in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis and Asos blamed weak consumer sentiment for its UK sales fall, but many other retailers, such as clothes chain Next, have managed to grow Christmas sales, making Asos the laggard. The end of the Covid-19 pandemic has also helped groups like JD, which have physical stores.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

In Australia, for example, Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates that about 43 per cent of retail sales were made by independents as recently as the 1990s, but that number has come down to only 29 per cent being done by them now. Apparel and accessories from 45 per cent to 21 per cent. These are colossal declines.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 29, 2022

It’s a really vibrant space, and we’re so excited to open,” Sandra Kennedy, Sheike’s general manager, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

The centre’s tenant lineup is a who’s who of high-end retail, featuring designers from all around the world. Prior to Gotemba, Japan’s retail market was tightly regulated and the industry in bad shape. Government statistics show that at the time of Gotemba’s opening, retail sales in Japan had fallen for 42 consecutive months.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Chadstone centre manager Daniel Boyle told Inside Retail, “We have a multitude of offerings available to shoppers to make their Christmas shopping experience both full of festivities and seamless. Food for thought Natalie Davis, managing director of Woolworths Supermarkets, shared with Inside Retail that Woolworths expects to sell 2.8

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2023

IR: Can you discuss the split between e-commerce and physical retail sales, and whether there are distinct strategies in place for each channel? Do you think the physical locations are or will enhance online sales? Our store in Melbourne in particular features a dedicated section showcasing artwork created by a local artist.

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