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LVMH buys into Swedish label Our Legacy

Inside Retail

“It’s not like we needed the investment from a cash-flow perspective – our revenue figures doubled three years in a row and we achieved really healthy profitability,” Jockum Hallin, Our Legacy co-founder, told the BOF. It also has three stores in South Korea, in partnership with local distributor Handsome Corp.

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What it takes for emerging designers to break into Australia’s fashion industry

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But even after securing the cash flow to fund a collection, there are still production risks according to House of Campbell’s designer Abby Potter. “In Minding the gap Australia’s cohort of emerging designers is more than happy to navigate the financial minefield of fashion if it means they can bring a new design perspective to consumers.

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Viv for your V founder on bringing sustainable period care to 500 stores

Inside Retail

What truly sets Viv apart is its female-founded perspective in an industry dominated by male-led brands. million, predominantly from angel investors, since it meant we had to spend our runway and cash flow sooner than anticipated. That was such an exciting moment, but also quite daunting for a business that has raised only USD $ 1.3

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How Kic’s Concierge uses tech to put the human-touch in scaled personalisation

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In a nutshell Kic’s campaign invites customers to ‘find their flow’ by taking a quiz and having a ‘personalised pilates pack’ sent straight to the consumers’ inbox. I’m a big Paul Smith fanboy and I live in Singapore [where it’s] hugely expensive – way out of my price range – to buy [the brand] there,” he added.

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CEO Anthony Heraghty discusses Super Retail Group’s half-year results

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With excess cash flow amid Covid-19 stimulus measures, he said that consumers opted for big ticket items like big toolboxes and fish sounders. According to Heraghty, the key reasons to clear stock quickly are if the stock is perishable, or if the brand is under pressure from a cash flow perspective.

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Ship-from-store: How Williams brought dark stores to light

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From a business perspective, it’s a huge financial gain, because they’re making their inventory work more effectively,” Nesci added. You need the right backend, the data flows and the right smarts that Comestri can provide to manage that, particularly if you have a multi-store environment,” Munro explained.

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From stock levels to financing: How interest rate hikes impact retail

Inside Retail

Founder and CEO of the Retail Doctor Group, Brian Walker told Inside Retail that an increase in interest rates tends to slow down sales, cash flow, productivity and profitability across different retail sectors. The manner in which we interpret the media perspective might also vary [according to] demographic.”

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