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Sneakerboy enters administration with creditors to meet this month

Inside Retail

Luxury footwear and fashion retailer Sneakerboy faces a new test after administrators were appointed to oversee the embattled retail chain. Footwear giant Adidas filed its own winding up order in March 2021, while the Victorian State Revenue Office sought a wind up in April 2020.

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How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market

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GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. Since entering Southeast Asia in 2020, GMG has opened 31 stores in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

Inside Retail

Global market expansion In 2000, the bold-blue and bright-yellow discount chemist retailer Chemist Warehouse opened its first store under the brand identity it is known for today in Melbourne. New Zealand was naturally the first international market for the retailer in 2017, and it now has 48 stores there.

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What Rite Aid’s collapse reveals about the challenges of pharmacy retail

Inside Retail

Since filing for bankruptcy last week, pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid has received interim approval to access up to US$3.45 The fall of the pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid isn’t the only pharmaceutical retailer in the US that is facing financial challenges.

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Rebel MD Gary Williams on taking experiential retail to the next level

Inside Retail

The first RCX store, designed in partnership with Sydney-based retail agency The General Store, opened at Westfield Doncaster shopping centre in March 2020. With a modern couch and thoughtful styling, the space feels more like an upscale boutique than a national retail chain. “I It’s not an easy nut to crack.

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JYSK to open two new stores in Greater Manchester

Retail Focus

The two new openings are part of JYSK’s ambitious UK expansion plan which comes off the back of record results in the UK & Ireland during the financial year 2019/2020, with total sales reaching €41M, an increase of 74% on 2018/2019.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

New CEO at Go Vita By Aron Lewin Australian health food retail chain Go Vita Group has appointed Ann Cattelan as the new chief executive officer, effective 1 February. After entering Vietnam in 2018 under the name Goviet, Gojek Vietnam rebranded in 2020 in order to attract more customers and grow the business.

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