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CGI, manga and fantasy: Sydney fashion label Injury launches NFT art series

Inside Retail

In 2004, Eugene Leung started the Injury label , initially releasing 10 limited-edition screen-printed tops followed by an official menswear range, which launched during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. Injury’s foray into digital fashion is a welcome sign this area is gaining momentum quickly. Physical to digital.

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Valentine’s Day Spending Could Jump $2 Billion Over 2022: NRF

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in 2022, and the second-highest figure since NRF and Prosper started tracking Valentine’s Day spending in 2004. While spending on significant others and family members is in line with last year, many consumers are looking to show appreciation for the other meaningful relationships in their lives. This is up from $175.41

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Here is what a career in iconic retail architecture looks like

Inside Retail

From 2004 to 2010, I was in the San Francisco HQ, and my job title was the ‘Job Captain’, so I was the one person handling any single project from zero to handing the keys over to our retail clients. Inside Retail: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work?

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

This retail format has a long history, dating back centuries to the earliest known travelling merchants, but has gained significant traction in the early 2000s as retailers and brand manufacturers incorporated temporary locations into their omni-channel strategies.

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Foodpanda’s Evelyn Tay talks travel, sport and 20-plus years in comms

Inside Retail

I moved back to Singapore in 2004, to be closer to family but was also attracted by the huge growth opportunity in Asia’s tech sector. IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? ET: I started my career in Silicon Valley, after graduating from university in the US.

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Sweet success: How NZ honey brand Comvita is charting international growth

Inside Retail

We went into the Hong Kong market first nearly three decades ago through a local distributor, then we lined up a distributor in mainland China in 2004, followed by forays into Japan and South Korea around the same time,” Andy Chen, Comvita’s CEO of Asia Pacific, told Inside Retail. “I

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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In 1913, the windows at Marshall Field’s in Chicago displayed a line of merchandise inspired by Japanese culture and tradition. The Merchants Record and Show Window wrote: “The soft, hazy tones and vague lines, with the faint, snow-capped Fujiyama in the distance, gave wonderful perspective to the whole setting.” As Yves St.