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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

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Dion Lee is a luxury brand established back in 2009 by its namesake designer in Sydney, Australia. The founder and creative director hit the runway straight out of fashion school showcasing his first collection in a Kings Cross car park at Australian Fashion Week in 2009.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

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This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results. “We

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US furniture chain Blu Dot opens its doors in Melbourne

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Blu Dot MD Brett Conroy shared that after discovering the brand in Dwell magazine in 2009 and visiting Blu Dot’s showroom in New York’s SoHo while on holiday in 2011, he was “instantly smitten”. “I Covid slowed our physical expansion, but that’s finally made us even more excited to be here in Melbourne.”

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From innovative textiles to rentals, sustainable fashion is here to stay

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The susta i nable fashion market is set to become bigger and better than ever in 2024. According to market insights and consulting company Maximize Market Research , the global sustainable apparel market is valued at US$6.89 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to US$11.96 per cent. per cent.

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Parfums de Marly enters APAC for the first time and settles in Sydney home

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Following its 2020 marketing strategy rebrand, Parfums de Marly felt now was the right time to enter the Australian retail space with its French vision of excellence and luxury in opposition to standardisation, through in-store customer experience. billion in 2023 to US$69.25 We saw a lot of brands, stop producing and stop investing.

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Adding Six More Dispensaries, Green Dragon Catching Fire in Florida

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Green Dragon, a multi-state cannabis operator, launched in 2009 in Denver. Green Dragon now has 20 medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, continuing its expansion into the Florida market. In January 2022, Green Dragon merged with Eaze, using the online marketplace to grow its retail footprint nationally.

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“Doing nothing wasn’t an option”: M.J. Bale CEO Matt Jensen

Inside Retail

Bale director and designer Matt Jensen says the brand takes on the challenge of evolving with the market while honouring the pillars of the business. Bale in 2009, some of the challenges you faced from the outset, and how you got the business off the ground during those early stages? But I can’t remember it being too challenging.

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