Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Arc’teryx Equipment, the global design company specialising in technical high-performance apparel and equipment, continues its retail expansion in Europe with a new London store. The new Arc’type store in Covent Garden Long Acre will feature a rebranded micro-store concept, centred around 22 of the brand’s most renowned designs.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The store is designed to allow visitors the opportunity to experience the full scope of what Salomon has to offer—from premium footwear, apparel and gear for running and hiking to skis, snowboards and winter apparel. Sneaker fans can find a full wall of Salomon’s increasingly in-demand Sportstyle footwear.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

2025 marks a year of accelerated growth, with a strong focus on premiumisation, direct-to-consumer expansion, and a broader lifestyle offering beyond denim. Nuholt Huisamen, managing director for East Asia Pacific at Levi Strauss & Co., Im also focusing on our pivot towards becoming a head-to-toe denim lifestyle apparel brand.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2024

The company is going through what CEO Dain Friis describes as a “v ery rapid expansion ”. “We’ve Compared to a sector like apparel, Friis noted that piercing is a relatively recent addition to the mainstream retail environment. We’ve had a look at the opportunities within the market globally.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2022

Global plus-size women’s apparel retailer City Chic has seen unaudited sales revenue of $178.3m The firm’s chief executive officer and managing director Phil Ryan welcomed the company’s growth in all regions despite ongoing challenges. “I for the 26 weeks to 26 December, creating sales growth of 49.8 per cent. .

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Smiggle international expansion has proven successful for Premier Investments’ shareholders with its offshore expansion after delivering sales of $183.9 Moreover, Premier Investments has not had to tackle the seasonality of the UK market, an element that defines apparel and pyjama collections.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A recent survey found that 74 per cent of second-hand shoppers do so to manage their household expenses, while many also create their own thing in resale as a secondary source of income. The second-hand apparel market in Australia is predicted to grow from $578.10 million in 2023 to an estimated $1,598.37

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The expansion reflects the brand’s efforts to solidify its position within the local market, with additional store openings on the horizon to close out 2024. Takuya Saito, managing director of Muji Australia, spoke to Inside Retail about the company’s plans to grow its bricks-and-mortar presence in Australia and the strategy behind it.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

billion in cash, marking EssilorLuxottica’s first venture into the apparel category. Supreme was never a good fit for VF,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData. That said, EssilorLuxottica has strong distribution capabilities and is good at brand management, so Supreme fits better with them than it did with VF,” he said.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

Norris said the appointment of “four exceptional businesspeople” will take Aje Collective to new heights as the company pursues ongoing domestic expansion and offshore growth. Its apparel is also sold through more than 30 international retailers. In a related appointment, Elyse Lowry will join the c-suite team as chief people officer.

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Retail Focus

JULY 11, 2023

Meander Apparel – a sustainable outdoor clothing and lifestyle brand with its flagship stores in Stockbridge, Edinburgh and Seven Dials, London – has secured funding from the British Business Bank as it gears up for the launch of its crowdfunding campaign later this month.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

“With the renewal of Lawrence Wong as our brand ambassador, we have many exciting campaigns and physical events, including launches and collaborations, planned for the year, and we cannot wait to share them with our customers,” Zann Lee, managing director of Skechers Southeast Asia, told Inside Retail. sale last year.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion. Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Australian sporting goods and apparel chain Rebel has expanded its omnichannel offering with a revamped website that aims to bring some of the experiential elements of Rebel customer experience (rCX) concept stores online. It also features a yoga and pilates section with relevant equipment, apparel and accessories.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

After a successful 18-year career at JB Hi-Fi, with seven as CEO, Murray has not blemished his resume in his short stint a Premier Retail, despite having no experience in apparel retailing. With the apparel brands showing some momentum after years of underwhelming performances, the timing of a spinoff of that channel is opportune.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

However, one industry newcomer that has managed to buck all expectations is True Classic. Men are increasingly looking for apparel that is stylish, comfortable, and delivers on quality and value. How do you think the recent cultural shifts in the menswear market played a hand in the brand’s success?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since joining H&M in 2014, Li has worked her way through several different roles at the Swedish-born accessories and apparel brand, including merchandising, store development and e-commerce, to her job as head of customer activation and marketing for H&M Americas.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2023

In those early stages, he also had an eye on international expansion. This included its direct-to-consumer online business model, local and international wholesaling partners, and category expansion across childrenswear, activewear and menswear. Having a global outlook really helped grow the business to where it is today.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2023

General Manager for Brand Collective’s apparel brands Superdry and Replay Jeans , Alastair Davies is responsible for driving brand awareness and growth for the international brands across the ANZ region. Can you discuss the brand’s expansion in Victoria, and the new store in Doncaster? IR: On to Superdry.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

While design can be managed from anywhere, logistics can be intimidating to many apparel companies contemplating expanding abroad. With so many moving parts in international expansion, assumptions are your greatest enemy. But that need not be so, explains Denise McGrouther, VP, MD of DHL eCommerce Australia.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2023

Hard Yakka marketing manager Jayne Willmott told Inside Retail that the brand is currently in a growth phase, with sales and traffic continuing to increase. The brand already has a presence in several markets across Europe and Asia, with Willmott stating that it is open to further expansion opportunities, should they become available.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Nuholt Huisamen, Levi’s managing director and senior vice president for APAC, said the store was a major milestone for the global denim label, which marks the 150th anniversary of its iconic 501 fit jeans and 170th anniversary of its brand this year. This market has long been key to the Levi’s East Asia Pacific expansion plans.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Railpen, the investment manager for the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has announced Police, the Italian fashion accessories brand, has opened a new location in Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premier designer village. Time Retail Partners and Johnstone Property acted for Caledonia Park.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2024

We are on our way to transforming this company into a best-in-class DTC-first apparel retailer, setting the stage for our next phase of sustainable profitable growth,” Gass continued.

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Inside Retail

JULY 5, 2024

On July 1 Australian women’s apparel retailer Witchery unveiled its rebrand – only for consumers to learn that it had reduced its plus-size offering from a size 20 to a size 18. This means there’s no shortage of size 20 customers, but points to a more inconvenient truth: the brand’s initial size expansion was mismanaged,” she stated.

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Retail Focus

MAY 5, 2021

The store manager, 32, is West Midlands born James McKerdy and the store is creating 10 jobs for local sneaker experts. . Kick Game is a UK-based premium footwear and apparel retailer offering the rarest and most exclusive sneakers from Air Jordan, Yeezy, Off-White, Nike, Adidas and more.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

To a slow fashion apparel brand in rural Cambodia, Australia’s sophisticated fashion capital of Melbourne seems a world away – and not just geographically. Earlier this year, the brand made a debut inside Myer’s Bourke Street Mall flagship store and became the first Cambodian apparel brand to be stocked by the Aussie retailer.

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Retail Focus

JULY 19, 2024

POC , the Swedish manufacturer of helmets, protection, eyewear and apparel for cycling and skiing, has launched its flagship direct-to-consumer (DTC) online store, fully localised to sell in 35 global markets, in partnership with Centra , the specialist fashion and lifestyle ecommerce platform.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2022

The new store will cover 3,700 sq ft on The Hayes, adjacent to All Saints, and will offer the brand’s stylish seasonal apparel, footwear, and accessory collections. Nik Porter, Head of Retail Brand Account Management at Landsec , commented: “We’re excited to be welcoming both brands to St David’s for their regional debuts.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2023

Rather, the Australian swimwear company – which also has an accessory and apparel line – has big plans at home and abroad. The move represents an additional step for the swimwear company’s expansion plans, after setting up a UK-based operation in 2016.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2021

The teen apparel retailer announced that it will be closing its flagship store in May – the brand’s only store in the country. International expansion driven through flagships. Throughout its latest financial year, store sales suffered from lockdowns in many of its markets, but e-commerce has managed to pick up some of the slack.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 4, 2024

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Arc’teryx , the high-performance outdoor apparel brand, has now opened its new flagship store within the newly refurbished listed building at 41-42 King Street in Covent Garden.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Seven Dials UK flagship store will significantly add to the brand’s pan-European presence and mark a key moment in Stetson’s expansion. . This news follows the recent openings of two significant, sustainable fashion brands, Meander Apparel and Rakha. Stetson joins the Seven Dials Community.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Gym+Coffee has signed for a 1,500 sq ft space on Manesty’s Lane, marking its debut in the city and a key milestone in the company’s expansion. Say it with Diamonds , which was founded in Liverpool, has also signed for a flagship 1,800sq ft store on Manesty’s Lane.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They join a host of Aussie-born apparel and lifestyle brands, including July, Princess Polly, Culture Kings, Bared Footwear, Papinelle and Frankie4, that have been expanding their omnichannel presence in the American retail landscape over the past few years. “This has then acted as a springboard for more expensive physical expansion.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

Olivia Wirth, who became Myer executive chair, replacing King, joined the board of Myer Specialty Brands in July after announcing the approach to Premier “to explore a potential combination” of Myer and Premier’s apparel brands. However, this deal provides scale and should extract significant synergy benefits.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2023

Australian streetwear brand Geedup is known for its monthly drops of hoodies, track pants and other apparel that regularly sell out in minutes, its opulent campaign videos featuring fast cars and flashy watches, and its behind-the-scenes posts on social media.

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