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OCTOBER 9, 2023

Womenswear brand Forever New is opening three flagship stores in Kuwait as part of its strategic partnership with fashion conglomerate Apparel Group. We’re proud to partner with the Apparel Group to further expand our presence in the Middle East,” said Dipendra Goenka, CEO of Forever New.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Last week, multi-franchise mogul Kim Kardashian announced the latest addition to Skims, her shapewear and apparel line, with the launch of a new product range dubbed S k ims Men. The post Comfort and compression: Skims brings innovation to men’s apparel appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Sports footwear and apparel store New Balance has opened its first UCC retail concept store at Bondi Junction in Sydney. It features a curated collection of footwear and apparel, including its made in USA products. The store is one of New Balance’s eight UCC-style stores in the world.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

An untapped apparel market Consumer demand for gender-neutral clothing or unisex fashion styles has been growing in recent years. Also, many apparel brands that market themselves as being gender-inclusive simply sell baggy or oversized clothing that is not specifically designed to accommodate the needs of trans or nonbinary consumers.

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Retail Focus

JULY 12, 2022

P.C.Hooftstraat, Amsterdam‘s golden mile of luxury shopping, sees a welcome new addition with the opening of Alexander McQueen‘s newest boutique. The premises are dotted with mannequins interacting throughout the environment, referencing the narrative of the latest runway collections and offering shoppers an immersive shopping experience.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Earlier this month, Shein hosted its first pop-up within a Forever 21 at Ontario Mills shopping centre in California, which welcomed more than 7000 customers. The post Shein inks deal to design, distribute Forever 21 apparel line appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2022

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo is set to open its first South Australia store, in Adelaide’s Myer Centre. It will sell a range of LifeWear apparel for men, women and kids, alongside seasonal collaborations with designers. The new store spans 1000sqm and occupies a brand new addition to the Myer Centre.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will open its first store in Canberra after announcing the launch in July. The new store, in the Canberra Centre, spans more than 1210sqm and will offer a full line-up of LifeWear apparel for men, women, kids and babies. “The

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2024

Footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker has debuted a new concept store in New Jersey that it says offers an elevated shopping experience and customer service.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2024

The new shop follows the successful pop-up launches in Sydney and Melbourne. The pop-up will showcase apparel, accessories, and collections across the beauty, home, electronics, footwear, and pet outfit categories. The pop-up will be opened at Brookside Shopping Centre from 9 am to 5 pm on February 9 to 11.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

French outdoor adventure and lifestyle brand Salomon has recently become a staple of style-conscious sneakerheads, despite traditionally being known for its functional hiking and trail apparel. I see the opportunity for growth in several key categories.”

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2024

per cent year on year, the latest quarterly Inside Australian Online Shopping Report shows. Fashion & apparel led the growth in online purchases with a 19.1 Online spending for the April-June period was up 1.1 Approximately 5.7 million households made an online purchase every month during the quarter, up 3.8

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2024

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. This is the first opening under the new retail format since VF took ownership of The North Face brand in Australia and New Zealand.

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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. This shopping experience offers the most versatile products for all types of outdoor experiences and allows guests to see what items define Arc’teryx.”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

The study found that 73 per cent of Australians said they purchase pre-owned apparel, 80 per cent believe they wear less than 60 per cent of their wardrobe, and 95 per cent give their unwanted items to op shops or other charitable organisations. “In Reluv is an online marketplace where people can sell their secondhand clothing.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

Railpen , one of the largest pension managers in the UK, has announced Foot Locker , the leading global sneaker and apparel retailer, has signed at St Anns Shopping Centre for its new Harrow flagship, relocating and upsizing from its current location at 34 St Anns Road. Time Retail Partners acted for St Ann’s Shopping Centre.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

Icon Outlet at The O2, the London outlet shopping destination, developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced the opening of Superdry, the premium apparel brand. The new store stocks the brand’s authentic apparel collection alongside a full range of accessories, further diversifying the destination’s retail line-up.

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Retail Focus

JULY 16, 2021

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Fanatics, today announced the opening of the first NBA Store in the UK, located at 14-16 Foubert’s Place in London’s well-known pedestrian shopping area Carnaby, Soho. We are bringing the latest styles in headwear and apparel, plus our ability to customize hats and jerseys real-time in-store.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Australian lifestyle retailer Country Road has opened its flagship shop in the centre of Ballarat in conjunction with local architecture and interior design firm Moloney Architects. Country Road, founded in 1974, was the first Australian apparel company to collaborate with Oritain to scientifically authenticate fibre origin.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Elevated and exclusive shopping experiences and products are fast becoming a way for brands to differentiate and create hype around new offerings and core products. We’ve loved doing something a bit different for this launch and look forward to giving away some exclusive collectables to the first customers through the door.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

If not entirely mainstream today, period underwear and other leakproof apparel are certainly more common than they were 10 years ago, so it’s not surprising that brands are starting to rethink how they advertise these products, too. Leakproof apparel is no longer niche, and our evolved brand identity reflects that.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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. Operating profit rose 31 per cent to US$3.35 billion in the 12 months through August from $2.55

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

Australian cycling apparel label MAAP has opened its first flagship concept store in Collingwood, Melbourne. The development includes a coffee shop, workshop and an in-house team of experts to assist cyclists with their queries. It was designed by Clare Cousins Architects.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

While the everyday consumer has become pri c e-sensitive with the growing costs of living in the US, the 1 per cent is still spending – to a point where the luxury shopping market has become more competitive than ever. The retail expert noted that “for discretionary luxury shopping in physical retail, this is paramount”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year. 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

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The co-founders hope to combat this barrier to entry through a pop-up store located in Melbourne’s QV shopping precinct, where customers can feel the quality of the garments for themselves. The post The apparel brand that is innovating high-tech fabric for a better planet appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

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’. Likewise, customers preferred value (33 per cent), fit (39 per cent), comfort (25 per cent) and variety (22 per cent) when it came to choosing where to shop.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Janine Constantin-Russell , Managing Director at the Entertainment District and Outlet Shopping at The O 2 , said: “Once again The O 2 has demonstrated its position as a leading retail, leisure and entertainment destination.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

The Matilda Life store features sustainable objects including Australian timber, natural Australian sandstone and Australian leather used throughout to enhance the shopping experience. Customers are clearly loving the ‘touch and feel’ shopping experience again after two years of the pandemic.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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? Research shows that millennials make up an increasingly large part of the consumer base for home goods and furnishings, which includes products ranging from bedspreads to furniture.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Sports footwear and apparel manufacturer New Balance has opened its first Grey Store in the Southern Hemisphere – at Sydney’s The Galeries shopping centre.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

Mosaic Brands, the Australian apparel retail group, says it will open 40 new large-sized ‘mega stores’ this financial year as it transitions into what it describes as “a more ageless, value-driven, big-box retailer”. This $33 million turnaround is not simply a result of customers returning to in-store shopping post the pandemic.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

I’ve also got an ongoing curiosity and feeling that having an actual bricks-and-mortar shop will be very interesting for the brand. The post How a doctor turned a Twitter joke into a retro-inspired apparel brand appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. So much information is hard to communicate over videos and photos.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Outdoor apparel retailer KMD Brands has witnessed an increase in sales and net profit in FY23 on the back of improved performance across all its businesses – with the Rip Curl and Oboz brands achieving record sales. “Customers returned to shopping in stores, with retail store sales increasing 17.5 Sales grew 12.6 per cent to $1.01

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The brand offers more than 30 product categories, including customised apparel, sportswear, outerwear, and shoes. It is available in 500 standalone stores, shop-in-shops, and outlets in 45 countries worldwide. The post Brooks Brothers to relaunch in Australia appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

Sustained levels of retail sales delivered a “robust” third quarter for shopping mall operator Vicinity Centres. Apparel and footwear sales extended 18.9 For the three months to March 31, sales in stores across the company’s portfolio rose by 13 per cent year on year and strong tenant demand drove an increase in leasing deals.

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