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Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan?

Inside Retail

Sustainable, direct-to-consumer fashion brand Allbirds promised to revolutionise the retail industry with stylish, comfortable, and environmentally-conscious footwear designs. Allbirds went from having 22 brick-and-mortar global stores in 2020, to 35 in 2022, before rapidly ending up with 58 locations by the end of 2022.

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Vuori, the California-based clothing brand, opens the doors to its first UK store in London’s Covent Garden

Retail Focus

Founded by Joe Kudla in 2015 in California, the first UK Vuori store at 25 Long Acre, Covent Garden in London, showcases an extensive collection of the refined men’s and women’s activewear collections, which marry performance and style for every day, not just for the gym.

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Why this Nigerian woman is making K-beauty accessible to people of colour

Inside Retail

Arriving in Korea in 2015, I quickly discovered that K-beauty had no provision for people of colour in its cosmetics as the main market was Asia. We are currently located in Korea. IR: Are there any e-commerce or consumer trends that you are interested in right now? IR: What are your future expansion plans?

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Why this Nigerian woman is making K-beauty accessible to people of colour

Inside Retail

Arriving in Korea in 2015, I quickly discovered that K-beauty had no provision for people of colour in its cosmetics as the main market was Asia. We are currently located in Korea. IR: Are there any e-commerce or consumer trends that you are interested in right now? IR: What are your future expansion plans?

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Revamped Retail Food Group sets sights on digital, drive-thrus

Inside Retail

The company expects to open three to four new drive-thrus in the Gloria Jean’s network in Australia this year, following a shift in consumer preferences during Covid-19. There are currently 12 drive-thru Gloria Jean’s locations in Australia.

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How Maccas, Domino’s and 7-Eleven are taking sustainability seriously

Inside Retail

Australasian division president, Richard Wormald said: “The research suggests that consumers are increasingly expecting organisations to promote sustainable initiatives. Australian businesses must take action to reflect these expectations if they hope to continue to engage with these consumers.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

The VinGroup/Masan move has almost neutered the foreign interlopers, who by 2015 were already starting to question their heavy capital commitments to a market that was so unsophisticated they struggled initially to make headway. They grew quickly, relatively unchallenged by local operators. FamilyMart is hoping to reach 150 by the same date.

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