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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. This week, the company has announced that it will be making several major structural and operational shifts. million in 2022, or 56 per cent of total revenue.

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Lululemon hits its stride in Asia amid ambitious global growth plans

Inside Retail

In the heart of Hong Kong, where the bustling finance world meets the city’s rich tapestry of artistic expression, Lululemon’s flagship store at IFC mall stands as a testament to the brand’s evolution since it opened its doors in 2015. billion to US$12.5 billion by 2026,” Pope noted.

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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

Since opening its first bricks-and-mortar store, a bookstore, in 2015, Amazon now runs more than 20 bookstores and more than two dozen 4-star stores in the US. The Wall Street Journal offered few details about the look and feel of the stores Amazon is reportedly planning to open. What would an Amazon department store look like? .

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Is Jim’s Beauty set to flop like Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?

Inside Retail

This has allowed them to undercut other brands and get more margin – a strategy that is paying off as consumers become more stretched, allowing Coles to increase home brand sales 9.4 Away from their physical stores, they are offering telehealth , insurance , mobile phone plans , gift cards , and deliveries at work.

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How Burberry’s new leadership duo can reignite the luxury brand’s spark

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Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the British luxury brand to the levels of its European rivals. Leather goods account for around 20 per cent of Burberry’s sales versus 70 per cent at Bottega Veneta.

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Papier’s Taymoor Atighetchi talks omnichannel retail and global expansion

Inside Retail

Papier is a British online stationery brand founded in 2015 that has since taken the world by storm. That search led to the US$200 billion stationery market, which was just so ripe for disruption and ready for a brand that was relevant to modern consumers. For consumers, it’s rarely ‘either-or’ but more about finding balance.

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Meet the luxury swim label taking over beaches from California to Bondi

Inside Retail

When Shea Marie launched swimwear label Same back in 2015 there was no blueprint or incubator to help convert her influence into a brand. DTC and international expansion Same had previously diversified its brand to be sold wholesale to retailers but has chosen to take creative and strategic control by returning to a direct-to-consumer model.

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