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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD recently took this concept on the road with its BAF (Big As F*ck) Bus, a pop-up on wheels.

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“Transformation agenda”: MFG CEO on Bobux acquisition and growth plans

Inside Retail

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Prepping for growth: Rowing Blazers’ new CEO is just the beginning

Inside Retail

How Rowing Blazers pulled off a successful gamble Rowing Blazers was founded by designer, archaeologist, and former US national team rower Jack Carlson in 2017. On the launch of the brand, Carlson commented, “Many of our friends advised us, for our own good, not to start the Rowing Blazers brand. What’s next in store for Rowing Blazers?

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Sneaker Laundry’s Eugene Cheng unpacks the company’s Thai journey

Inside Retail

So I started the Sneaker Laundry and we were Australia’s first sneaker care shop in 2017,” he told Inside Retail. Alternatively, they can drop it off at one of four locations in the city. We plan to push a subscription service in Bangkok where customers can get up to two cleans a month with 25-35 per cent savings,” he explained.

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Can a smaller-format Whole Foods help Amazon win in the grocery market?

Inside Retail

The first location is expected to open in New York City later this year. Whole Foods plans to expand this model to additional locations in New York City, before eventually expanding it to other metropolitan cities across the country. Amazon’s US$13.7

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers. The German hypermart chain Kaufland, and potentially the Lidl supermarket chain, were sizing up the Australian market in 2017 but decided not to proceed.

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Why Irene Falcone is returning to the world of beauty

Inside Retail

Before Mother’s Day, 14 May, Falcone has plans to launch her own small-scale organic beauty marketplace, titled Sans World, which will serve to fill the gap the declining Nourished Life has left behind. Falcone sold the business to struggling beauty distributor BWX in 2017. It’s more that she’s going back to “what [she] does best”.

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