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Thai startup Pomelo to launch fashion tech platform Prism

Inside Retail

JD-backed Thai fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its CEO David Jou says, amid slowing offline sales. The plan comes as physical store sales and traffic have dropped.

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Thai startup Pomelo to launch fashion tech platform Prism

Inside Retail

JD-backed Thai fashion e-commerce startup Pomelo plans to boost revenue by offering its own technology in analytics and demand forecasting to other fashion brands in the region, its CEO David Jou says, amid slowing offline sales. The plan comes as physical store sales and traffic have dropped.

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How Aussie menswear brand Peter Jackson is suiting up for e-commerce expansion

Inside Retail

The brand offers international shipping for online orders but does not plan to invest in brick-and-mortar retail overseas as part of the next phase of the growth strategy. “We’re In 2013, the business expanded nationally when it opened its first store outside of Victoria in Adelaide’s Rundle Place.

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Officeworks acquires Brisbane-based enterprise to launch Circonomy

Inside Retail

The WBGS started in 2013 in a garage and is now a multi-billion dollar enterprise that repairs, repurposes and res-sells imperfect and unwanted products. Officeworks has acquired 21 per cent of WBGS’s shares and plans on helping the company expand the business into a new brand of national repair and recovery service called Circonomy.

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Analysts say Adidas took too long to cut ties with Ye over hate speech

Inside Retail

The announcement came after several days of mounting pressure on the sportswear brand to cut ties with the controversial celebrity, with whom it has worked on Yeezy-branded shoes and apparel since 2013. Have a crisis management plan ready for this type of eventuality.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Bart Dubbeld has been appointed as the new vice president and general manager for travel retail in Southeast Asia. Dubbeld has been with the company since 2013, and has been running the Dr. Jart + skincare brand since 2020. Hearts on Fire appoints head of product management in a newly created role.

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Value vs values: How will customers respond to The Iconic allegations?

Inside Retail

According to a statement provided to Inside Retail by The Iconic, an internal review of the company’s payroll systems identified underpayments and overpayments of casual employees – with 814 current and former employees impacted between 2013-2020. For there to be any real change, the management responsible must go,” she said.

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