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US furniture chain Blu Dot opens its doors in Melbourne

Inside Retail

The store’s ground floor maximises natural light and offers vibrancy from a “vast street presence”, while bespoke joinery and floating screens provide dimension and intimacy to the raw loft-like space. Covid slowed our physical expansion, but that’s finally made us even more excited to be here in Melbourne.”

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Zarraffa’s launches drive-thru trial as it eyes future growth

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The shop features 90sqm, with an indoor space of 65sqm. We launched our first drive-thru store back in 2009 and we haven’t looked back since,” he said. This next iteration of our operation is designed to be built in a shorter amount of time, on a smaller footprint and combines top operating principles with a lower cost of entry.”

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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

Inside Retail

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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Moss to open debut store at Gloucester Quays amidst flurry of retail activity at the outlet

Retail Focus

The space will also offer an expert team of local in-store stylists to help new customers discover and enhance their unique style, as well as housing Moss’ Custom Made tailoring service. All-new seasonal style solutions will also be available, to meet a growing demand for suiting, be it workwear, weddings, races, proms, or black-tie events.

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Simon, Authentic Brands snap up adventure wear company Eddie Bauer

Inside Retail

Simon Group, the largest shopping-mall operator in the US, created Sparc with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) as means to retain tenants rather than be left with empty store space when brands are closed or scaled back by white knight investors or administrators. He died in 1986. .

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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

Inside Retail

In 2012 Lekker opened its North Melbourne ‘brand store’ and in 2016 expanded to Sydney, initially to a small store space before relocating to a much bigger space – being its current Sydney location with on-site service facilities, offices and the ability for customers to test-ride bikes. “In

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HOKA® announces new London flagship store in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

The community-fuelled space has opened in London’s Covent Garden, home to world-class fashion, beauty, and lifestyle stores. Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The 1750 sq.

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