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Lewis Land puts Adelaide outlet shopping centre on the market

Inside Retail

Developed in 2003, the centre is Adelaide’s only purpose-built outlet shopping centre. Simon Rooney, head of retail capital markets for CBRE’s Pacific, who is managing the sale, described the centre as one of “Adelaide’s best-performing retail assets”.

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Perspex Distribution Ltd Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence in the Thermoplastic Industry

Retail Focus

Perspex Distribution opened its first branch in Chelmsford, Essex, in October 2003, since then it has successfully expanded its product range and branch locations, successfully catering to a diverse range of UK industries, from signage and print, to construction and precision fabrication.

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Aiwa brand up for auction, its parent bankrupt

Inside Retail

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from 1961 it lost profitability in the late 1990s and was taken over and delisted by Sony in 2003. As increasingly more newcomers enter the consumer electronics market, owning a brand as recognisable as Aiwa would be a tremendous competitive advantage.”

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Amazon, Apple most valuable brands but China’s rising – Kantar survey

Inside Retail

“Chinese brands are steadily and slowly progressing, and have made significant headway as more companies leverage their own technological developments and demonstrate their abilities to align with the major trends shaping China and the global market,” said Graham Staplehurst, global strategy director at Kantar BrandZ. billion, Kantar said.

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Eataly set for global expansion after $300 million cash injection

Inside Retail

Founded in 2003, Eataly describes itself as “the largest Italian retail and dining experience in the world, transforming the way consumers enjoy Italian food, beverage and, culture through markets, counters, cafes, restaurants and educational offerings”.

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Quadrant takes control of Papinelle to drive international expansion

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Focused on high-quality, ethically-made apparel using natural fabrics, Papinelle was founded in 2003 by Renae James with a stall at Sydney’s Paddington Markets. Private-equity company Quadrant Growth Fund has bought a controlling stake in Sydney-headquartered sleepwear and loungewear label Papinelle for an undisclosed amount.

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What the bankruptcy of biotech darling Amyris means for the beauty industry

Inside Retail

Reliance on online marketing to drive gross sales has a non-win outcome, given the high cost ratio of clicks to product value that, pre-Covid, made sense but now isn’t as viable,” Widdison added.

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