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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Clarins has opened its first Australian boutique at Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building , providing a range of skincare products and a complimentary 20-minute express facial. “This milestone brings our 70-year French heritage and renowned beauty expertise closer to our clients than ever before,” said Jerome Bellony, MD of Clarins Australia and New Zealand.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Retail Food Group (RFG) is acquiring boutique coffee franchise Cibo Espresso from Retail Zoo for $2.7 million. The acquisition, which includes Cibo Espresso’s intellectual property, is intended to accelerate RFG’s growth in South Australia. Founded 23 years ago, Cibo Espresso now has 22 retail locations including four company-owned outlets.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Bree Masters is a force, Olympic athletics competitor, and LSKD’s public relations (PR) co-ordinator. Not only can Masters’ sprint, she can juggle – being the PR head of a global athleisure wear empire, training, and having a blossoming social media career with 300,000 followers. This year, Masters made her Olympic debut in Paris. She is an advocate of how professional athletes can have a fulfilling career alongside and outside of sport.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Beauty conglomerate Estee Lauder reported a net sales drop to US$3.36 billion for its first quarter, withdrawing its outlook for the rest of the year and lowering its dividend to a “more appropriate” level. The company’s shares plummeted by as much as 27 per cent following the announcement. Estee Lauder is one of many Western brands affected by China’s sluggish economic recovery.

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Australia’s AKA Brands is set to open a Princess Polly store in New York City’s Soho neighborhood early next year. Located at 514 Broadway, the store will mark a “significant milestone” in the brand’s expansion in the US and allow it to have a deeper connection with Gen Z customers on the East Coast, the company said. Spanning 8000sqft across two levels, the venue will offer more than 5000 apparel, footwear and accessories products.

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Home and lifestyle brand Laura Ash ley has expanded into the jewellery space, in partnership with British company Gecko Jewellery. Laura Ashley has launched a new 60-piece collection, prices of which range from £10 (US$12.90) to £60. “It’s truly inspiring to see how the jewellery designers have drawn from the iconic patterns that originated at a kitchen table in Pimlico over 70 years ago, and transformed them into a collection that seamlessly blends modern sophistication with timeles

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