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“Acai is the new bacon and egg roll” says Oakberry CEO Renan Fretes Pinto

Inside Retail

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. Renan Fretes Pinto: We opened the first international store in Bondi in December 2018. I thought that this concept would go so well in Australia.

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How Rip Curl saved three tonnes of old wetsuits from landfill

Inside Retail

As the ‘ultimate surf company’, this expansion will assist more of our customer’s journey [towards] reducing their environmental impact and we are stoked to support in doing just that.”. The brand first started taking back old wetsuits at its flagship store in Torquay, Victoria, in 2018. Solving the problem of wetsuit waste .

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Exclusive: Welcome to Myer’s new Virtual Store

Inside Retail

Litmus Retail Group has partnered with Myer on a physical showroom concept that will enable the department store to display big and bulky products, such as treadmills, e-scooters and stand-up desks, and track how consumers are engaging with them to inform future buying decisions. Digitally led showrooms.

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Exciting New Retailers Take Flight at London Gatwick

Retail Focus

Notably, the tender did not include duty-free, which had been operated by Dufry-owned World Duty Free since 2018. In the South Terminal, the Giraffe World Kitchen is embarking on an expansion project, set to increase its capacity by nearly 60 additional covers, spread across an extra 119 square metres, complete with a brand-new bar area.

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

Inside Retail

Store expansion and optimisation LSKD’s next growth phase will include significant investment in bricks-and-mortar retail, and two new stores will open in Queensland in the coming months. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand.

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How US start-up Subtl Beauty stacks up in a hypercompetitive beauty market

Inside Retail

Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. RR: Channel expansion is a primary focus for us.

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“Just getting started”: Aussie luggage brand July touches down in NYC

Inside Retail

The two became friends, bonding over their unique experiences working in the Chinese retail landscape, and in 2018 were brainstorming about what type of business they could launch together. After multiple discussions, one category the two found themselves drawn to was the concept of accessible luxury luggage for the international traveler.