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JANUARY 28, 2025

Long-running Australian fashion labels Millers and Noni B are to be closed down after the receivers of parent company Mosaic Brands failed to find a buyer. About 930 staff will lose their jobs. “As a result, all stores in the Mosaic Brands Group will be wound down over the coming months.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Fashion retailer H&M has launched its refurbished flagship store at Pitt Street in Sydney, coinciding with the appointment of Anna Baldwin as the new country sales manager for Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, H&M’s second designer collaboration for the year showcases fashion house Rabanne.

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

Westfield Doncaster is increasing its fashion offer by bringing in new brands including Guess, Guess Kids, Boss, and Aje Athletica ahead of Christmas. Further reading: The post Westfield Doncaster expands its fashion retailer lineup appeared first on Inside Retail.

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MARCH 26, 2025

We have strong relationships with landlords, marketing agencies and industry talents, and we pride ourselves on ensuring that having a localised strategy was the most important thing for G-Star, Good Products & Co managing director, Helder Borges, told Inside Retail.

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JULY 15, 2024

Affordable fashion has driven the increase in online spending over the past quarter despite the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, according to a report by Australia Post. Fashion & apparel led the growth in online purchases with a 19.1 per cent improvement, mainly driven by affordable fashion items. Approximately 5.7

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

After failing to find a buyer, Dion Lee is set to leave the Australian fashion scene. Rosanna Iacono, fashion industry expert and CEO of strategy consultancy The Growth Activists, said that without apparent potential, a transaction is unlikely.

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MAY 23, 2024

Pandora is on a quest to be the world’s most desirable jewellery brand, not just the largest, but what’s fashion got to do with it? And its newest collection, Essence, debuted at the sold-out closing night runway at Australian Fashion Week (AFW), alongside on-site activations including a personalisation station.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Australian fashion label Nique has entered voluntary administration, becoming the latest high-street brand to falter in a tumultuous economic environment. The post Fashion label Nique enters voluntary administration appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. This story was originally published on Smart Company.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Westfield Knox in Victoria will open a new fashion retail precinct later this year, which will serve as home to popular brands including Uniqlo, JD Sports, Glue Store, and General Pants Co. “We’re The new fashion retail precinct is part of the last stage of Westfield Knox’s $355 million redevelopment plan.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Rntr has partnered with Australian fashion retailer Shona Joy to launch the first repair platform in Australia. Shona Joy will host a digital platform on its circular fashion website that encourages customers to extend the life of their items when it makes more sense than reselling them. Consumers bear the costs, which start at $10. “We

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“As we celebrate an incredible 40 years of Mambo, this collaboration is a milestone moment for us, marrying Mambo’s heritage of bold creativity with our commitment to making a tangible difference in the community,” said Sally Cordukes, Mambo business manager for marketing, digital, and e-commerce. “It’s

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The annual Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW), hosted by The City Of Melbourne, is back and celebrating its 30th anniversary. “It 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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JULY 15, 2024

Of all the popular fashion brands in the ’90s and early 2000s, few can rival the legacy of BCBG and its sister labels BCBG Max Azria and BCBG Generation. These transformative collaborations with two leading partners reinforce BCBG’s commitment to setting new standards in fashion and celebrating confident, stylish women.”

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NOVEMBER 28, 2024

“I think Dad really wanted to do something different, so they went off and started their own business in Gembrook, where we grew up as a family,” Hannah Gordon, the brand’s general manager and one of its directors, alongside her siblings Bobby and Kate, told Inside Retail. They started selling pottery at the market in St Kilda.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Australian fashion label Nique has entered voluntary administration, becoming the latest high-street brand to falter in a tumultuous economic environment. The post Fashion label Nique enters voluntary administration appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. This story was originally published on Smart Company.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

The Australian fashion label delivers a unique in-store retail experience. Henne has a dedicated customer relations manager who is responsible for emailing and texting with customers and providing a bespoke brand experience. If the Apple store was a womenswear boutique, it would be Henne.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Australian fashion brands are gaining momentum in the UK and Europe, reflecting the growing diversity and dynamism of the global fashion industry. While design can be managed from anywhere, logistics can be intimidating to many apparel companies contemplating expanding abroad. “We

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AUGUST 30, 2023

The fashion industry has long found itself in a race to be the fastest. The latest brand to capitalise on this trend is luxury fashion house Incu, which, in a partnership with Uber Direct, can now deliver its products to customers in under two hours. It could be a pair of shoes, or a bag, or the actual dress.”

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In a warehouse on the outskirts of Barcelona, women stand at conveyor belts, manually sorting T-shirts, jeans and dresses from large bales of used clothing – a small step towards tackling Europe’s towering problem of discarded fashion. Despite such efforts, less than a quarter of Europe’s 5.2

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

featured speakers such as Beatrice de Quinsonas Drouas, Director of Research at BPCE Solutions Immobilires; Mathieu de Mallman, Global Head of Retail and Healthcare at AXA IM ALTS; Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations at CBRE Investors Management; and Romain Muller, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Following a career spanning public and foreign policy, as well as nuclear diplomacy, Katrina Van De Ven decided to focus on her other love: fashion. Over a 12 month period, Van De Van created what is now one of Australia’s most exciting plus-sized fashion offers: LükBook. In short – there is no such thing as an average day.

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MARCH 5, 2025

The Rouse Hill Town Centre (RHTC) will proceed with its $200 million transformation next month, expanding its fashion, dining and leisure offerings. Retail assets owner, manager and developer The GPT Group said it has secured about one-third of the new tenancies for RHTC.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Liverpool ONE has announced that Inditex-owned fashion brand, Zara , has opened its significantly upsized flagship on upper and lower South John Street. As well as permanent signings, Liverpool ONE welcomed a series of short-term lets throughout 2024, including AllSaints, Curated Makers, and Noughts and Crosses.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

A family affair Founded on the Gold Coast in 2001, Dissh is an Australian fashion brand that is owned, run, and led by women. Founder and managing director Lucy Henry-Hicks conducted a significant rebrand in 2020 after her mother parted ways from the business, crafting the brand’s current refined, elegant and conscious identity.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

In 2020, Australian teen fashion brand Pavement joined a large list of retailers that entered voluntary administration, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major factor contributing to their exit from the retail landscape. The post What’s behind the re-emergence of teen fashion brand Pavement?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Premier’s Apparel Brands were successful by maintaining a pretty clear brand positioning, managing a streamlined portfolio well and keeping that aligned with consumer preferences – I think they embraced a strong omnichannel strategy overall,” shared Gray. “I Hats off to Myer.”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Omnichannel operational structure Adore Beautys executive team has been reshaped to ensure the business has the right structure to execute and manage the opening and operation of its bricks-and-mortar stores transforming the beauty retailer into an omnichannel one.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Offering a real-world example of this approach in action in the retail industry, Allen points to British fashion brand RIXO. The retailer recently opted for Karndean LooseLay flooring in its head office and Carnaby Street store.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Retail has introduced an app in India to sell Sheins fashion products through a licensing agreement, marking the Chinese brand’s return after a five-year ban due to diplomatic tensions. This stand-alone app will be expected to compete with other fashion retailers like Walmart-owned Myntra.

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APRIL 8, 2025

Sales volumes and consumer sentiment towards the collapsed fashion chain Jeanswest have encouraged the administrators as they look to the brand morphing into a pure-play online retailer. Pitcher Partners appointed experienced global asset experts Gordon Brothers to manage the stock liquidation sale process.

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JULY 30, 2023

Clothing brand The Shapes United has become the first Australian adaptive fashion label to be sold through US retail giant Walmart. The Shapes United has made its mark in the industry as an adaptive fashion brand, with a range of apparel designed for all people, including those living with a disability or mobility impairments.

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APRIL 9, 2025

Bigger isnt always best in retail, Steve Cohen, executive general manager of performance and lifestyle at Accent Group, told Inside Retail. Cohen returned just last week from a trip to South Koreas Seoul and Japans Tokyo, where he was looking at whats next in fashion and the Glue Stores new creative direction.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

“Decjuba’s innovative circular fashion program removes many common pain points around selling second-hand clothing; not only improving the customer experience but also advancing its mission to become Australia’s most responsible fashion brand,” they added.

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MARCH 2, 2025

Sergio Rossi CEO Helen Wright will soon join Country Road to lead its brand starting in late March, following controversies involving the fashion retailer’s leadership. The company was also caught up in another controversy, alleging its senior managers negotiated rebates with suppliers despite prices having already been agreed.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Here, we speak with #6, Babyboo co-owner and managing director Will Conditsis, about balancing rapid growth and profitability and repositioning the brand from ‘fast-fashion’ to ‘premium’ He also shares the top profession al skill he would still like to develop.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Although retailers typically accept returns as a cost of doing business, more and more are struggling to manage the onslaught of returns caused by online shopping. Major fashion brands, including Zara, American Eagle, H&M, and TJ Maxx, have adopted this approach. The Consumers Behind Fashion’s Growing Secondhand Market.

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MARCH 31, 2025

Smarter warehousing: The catalyst for innovation In the same article, we also discussed how smarter warehousing is transforming Australias fashion industry. Technologies such as real-time inventory management, automated picking systems, and flexible fulfilment models are playing a key role in enhancing operational efficiency.

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