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Modibodi was a pioneer in period underwear. Can it reinvent itself for Gen Z?

Inside Retail

When Modibodi founder Kristy Chong launched the brand in 2013, the period underwear category was in its infancy and many people still considered periods and bladder leaks to be taboo topics. Coming from a fashion and retail background has helped me see the category from a totally different perspective.

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Zalora targets sustainability as fashion brands come under the microscope

Inside Retail

Some perspective This year marked the tenth anniversary of the deadly Rana Plaza collapse, raising questions about how much progress has been made when it comes to ethical manufacturing in the fashion industry. This is a significant increase from 2013, when the report estimated that 30 million people were affected.

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How UPF clothing brand Solbari aims to beat skin cancer with $10m injection

Inside Retail

Founded in Young’s two-bedroom Melbourne apartment in 2013, Solbari now sells a product every 90 seconds, with over 300,000 customers across over 160 countries. Solbari is short for solar barrier, and creating a wearable, fashionable, effective and comfortable one is precisely Young’s vision. billion by 2030 with a strong CAGR exceeding 7.7

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Why short-term data alone won’t cut it for retailers in 2024

Inside Retail

In 2013, the duo, who have come to be known as the godfathers of effectiveness, published their book The Long a n d Short of It which called out brands for being too focused on short-term metrics. And it gives perspective to the reactive nature of the short-term rollercoaster of monthly data.

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Milan Design Week through the lens of design blogger and storyteller Gucki

Design Wanted

Literally “little observer”, Gucki’s personality is overflowing with design and curiosity: born in Milan and with a background in Art History, she is “the one who tells the stories of design” since 2013. Gucki – standing for “little observer” – is Alessandra Barlassina’s eyes and voice since 2013 – ©Gucki.

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Tumi, Zalora execs share the skills retailers need in a post-Covid world

Inside Retail

If you look at it from a futuristic retail industry [perspective], retailers need to gamify,” Khan said. UK department store John Lewis is famous for its moving Christmas advertisements, which it first launched in 2013. You need to be able to articulate your brand’s story in a way that’s relevant to the customer today.”.

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Channel 4 privatisation could damage the UK’s “entire creative sector”

Design Week

This includes Magpie Studio which rebranded Channel 4 Racing in 2013 and Supple Studio which branded the channel’s online platform for short-form content 4SHRTS. Over its 38-year history, Channel 4 has expanded its network to include sister channels such as E4, Film4 and 4Music.