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American Apparel is relaunching in Australia and expanding into New Zealand, releasing its new season range online online. “We will also be bringing our newest collections and styles of American Apparel to those markets and will be supporting the brand with our Craft the Culture campaign. .
Department store group Myer has proposed to combine its business with Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands, comprising Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti. ” Apparel Brands has 717 stores across Australia and New Zealand, and generated revenues of $845 million in the last fiscal year. “The
per cent to $296 million and the Apparel Brands business, which includes Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Jacqui E and Dotti, fell 6.4 “The last 12 months have highlighted significant future opportunities for each of Peter Alexander, Smiggle and the Apparel Brands,” said Solomon Lew, chairman of Premier Investments.
A prospective backdoor listing and a marriage of convenience have enlivened end of financial year stock market prognostications. The marriage of convenience through a Myer acquisition of Premier Investments apparel brands portfolio is more likely to succeed.
Mountain bike apparel startup, Norman, has unveiled its first range of sustainable and ethically-produced clothing that combines “support and utility with a modern minimalist aesthetic”. Norman’s sustainable bike apparel range is available at SRP between $89.95
The post Australian Fashion Council unveils trademark for Aussie apparel appeared first on Inside Retail. A multi-channel promotional campaign and consumer website will launch in August. Brands can apply to use the trademark online.
Apparel brand The Upside has partnered with fitness franchise Strong Pilates to launch a sustainable activewear collection. The post Apparel label The Upside partners with pilates chain in sustainable collection appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.
When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Since entering the market, Parachute has raised over $47 million in venture capital.
With the launch of SA1NT Layers, Former 2XU owner Aidan Clarke has gone back to his roots, with a renewed focus on performance and recovery sportswear apparel. We have evolved our moto jeans and fabrics no less than six times, and this obsession to set the standard and keep raising the bar is now driving us to stand out in sports apparel.
The demise of the unattainable, airbrushed and aspirational model, and the movement towards a more realistic reflection of society in the intimate apparel retail sector, is not merely a trend, it’s a new way of doing business. It was valued at US$200 million in 2022.
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Despite shareholders unequivocal approval of Myers deal with Premier Retails Apparel Brands last week, many retail experts remain sceptical of the logic of combining the two businesses. While the luxury and discount markets are relatively unaffected by the cost-of-living crisis, Mortimer noted that the middle-market is really exposed.
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If we let it, the voluntary administration of Mosaic Brands can show us the downside of having a large store network while the sale of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands can show us the upside. The combination of Myer and Apparel Brands is transformational for our business,” said Myer’s executive chair, Olivia Wirth, in a statement. “If
“As an official apparel partner of US Polo Assn, we’ve eagerly awaited the opportunity to extend our fast-expanding global reach into the dynamic Australian market and share our brand with more consumers around the world,” said Boo Jalil, CEO at Brand Machine Group. Both BMG and US Polo Assn view Australia as a growth market.
Under Armour has announced an expanded range of apparel, footwear, and accessories exclusively for the Australian market. The ‘Live in UA’ campaign will roll out across all of Under Armour Australia’s digital brand platforms and nationally in Under Armour Brand Houses and out-of-home marketing placements.
Propel Group is selling its water-resistant coat and apparel brand Driza-Bone to billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart via her S Kidman and Co pastoral company. Driza-Bone, acquired by Propel Group in 2008, was merged with country apparel retailer RB Sellars in 2017. The brand marked its 125th-anniversary this year.
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The North Face is opening a new concept store at Sydney’s World Square, marking the outdoor apparel brand’s largest format store yet in Australia. The World Square store will stock the largest collection of the brand’s UE Series products in the two markets when it launches next week.
US apparel and footwear company VF Corporation is taking control of its The North Face (TNF) business in Australia and New Zealand by transferring from a distributor model to a direct-sales model. The change aims to maximise the full market potential of the brand as Australia and New Zealand are considered key retail markets.
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If you don’t have your narrative set, someone else will tell your story, said Katie Welch, the chief marketing officer of Rare Beauty. Ross wanted to find a haircare brand that carried products suited to a wide variety of hair textures that were also marketed and presented in a quality manner.
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To help plus-sized men find good-value fashion, menswear label Connor has launched AXL+Co into the Australian market. Owned by parent company Retail Apparel Group, the company says the launch comes after market research identified a “major gap” in the market for men who consider themselves ‘plus-size’.
billion a year earlier, the apparel maker said in a statement. A tourism boom in Japan has led to a surge in duty free shopping, while revenue from its push into Western markets gets an added boost when translated back into yen. Fast Retailing’s earnings have been less rosy in China, the company’s biggest overseas market.
This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.
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Plus-size apparel company City Chic has sold its Evans brand to AK Retail Holdings for GBP8 million (AU$15.5 Specialising in plus-size women’s apparel, footwear and accessories, City Chic has a portfolio of brands including City Chic, Avenue, Evans, CCX, Hips & Curves, Fox & Royal, and Navabi. million acquisition facility.
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Lifestyle label Laura Ashley has partnered with homeware marketer Basford Brands to launch a soft furnishings range in Australia and New Zealand. Established in 1953, Laura Ashley sells a range of lifestyle products including home furnishings, women’s sleepwear, children’s apparel, accessories and hospitality experiences.
Cross-border shoppers from the international markets which purchase the most from UK brands and retailers are also among those with the highest concentration of omnichannel consumers, the latest Global Voices report from ESW shows. To learn more, download the full report: Omnichannel Commerce: Creating Value for Your Brand and Your Customers.
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