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Poshmark to exit Australia to focus on core markets

Inside Retail

Founded in 2011, Poshmark is a social commerce marketplace where users can buy and sell new and secondhand fashion, home goods, and electronics. The California-based company was acquired by South Korean e-commerce company, Line’s parent Naver, for US$1.2 billion last year.

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Kith Women Flagship in Soho combines walnut and pink marble

Dezeen

The inaugural Kith Women Flagship in Soho opened last December at 644 Broadway, the same historic landmark building where the brand debuted its Manhattan retail offering in 2011. Oak flooring is laid in a grid pattern transversed by walnut strips, and the darker wood also lines the fitting rooms.

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“We’ve got aspirations to be a global business”: SkinKandy CEO on growth drivers

Inside Retail

SkinKandy opened its first store in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast in 2011 and is now in an explosive growth phase. We’ve got two stores opening in the next month, and many more lined up and we will continue to seek further expansion, not just in Australia and New Zealand. We’ve got aspirations to be a global business.

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How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

Inside Retail

A beading class in the rural town of Hawksnest, NSW, was the catalyst for sisters Rachel Vasieck and Hanna Vasieck to launch their on-trend designer jewellery label Francesca Jewellery in 2011. IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? RV: Teach yourself everything.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

Inside Retail

From its global reintroduction in 2017, to last year’s addition of our highly successful Gilly Go activewear line, to providing matching underwear, loungewear and activewear that can be worn by all genders – the brand has continued to evolve to best meet our customers’ needs,” she said. Image: Robert Stockdill.

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Why cruelty-free fashion is always in style for Australian luxury label Unreal Fur

Inside Retail

Australian fashion brand Unreal Fur produces premium vegan outerwear and has been a leader in the movement towards championing change for the betterment of animal welfare in the local and global fashion industry since 2011. The brand was founded by Gilat Shani with the promise of designing and producing premium vegan outerwear.

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McLaren Automotive prepares for 100th global retail opening

Retail Focus

McLaren Automotive’s first retailer opened in the summer of 2011 and allowed customers and fans to discover the company’s first supercar, the 12C. Fittingly given the global reach of the brand and in line with the brand’s ambitious Horizon2030 business plan, McLaren will open its 100 th retailer in China later this year. “In

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