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Forever New signs three-store deal in Kuwait

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Founded in Melbourne in 2006, the brand is known for its wearable and timeless collections that celebrate modern femininity, with over 400 retail and concession stores globally and over 30 million visitors to its websites each year. The collaboration will also expand Forever New’s online presence to 6thStreet.com in the UAE.

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

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Bloodied, but not bowed, Uniqlo corrected its initial mistake by opening a SoHo, New York street flagship in November 2006. It will offer women’s and men’s clothing, footwear and accessories on two levels. Strategically, it had been a bad decision to launch in the US in malls before the brand had any recognition there.

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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years

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Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Bec Lutz in 2006, Design A Space rents physical floor space to independent brands hoping to showcase their goods to a metropolitan customer base. The post Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Sussan co-founder Marc Besen dies

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Together with his wife Eva and brother-in-law John Glandel, Besen began his entrepreneurial journey by taking over two lingerie shops established by Eva’s parents in 1939. Over the years, these two shops evolved into the Sussan clothing retail group, which included popular brands like Sportsgirl, Sussan , and Suzanne Grae.

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Denim brand Ksubi to open first standalone store in London

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Originally called Tsubi, the brand quickly spread to London, debuting in a disused tube station in 2002, before being renamed Ksubi in 2006 following a trademark dispute. A local real estate investor named Shaftesbury claims that the London shop will be situated at 10 Carnaby Street and has a 2132 sqft retail space. .

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Behind Abercrombie & Fitch Co’s record results lies a decade-long reinvention

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In a now-infamous 2006 interview, Jeffries stated, “We go after the cool kids. It also rolled out omnichannel capabilities to seamlessly connect customers’ digital and in-person shopping experiences. What went wrong In the 90s and early 2000s, Abercrombie & Fitch was at the peak of the mall scene.

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How ‘ugly’ orthopaedic shoe company Birkenstock created a brand worth billions

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A shop shelf holding different Birkenstock styles and colours below a Birkenstock sign. Birkenstock’s ‘bubble up’ Momentum continued to build behind the brand, but in the UK at the time Birkenstocks were only available from Lusk’s shop or mail-order service and a standalone Birkenstock store. billion in 2006.

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