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Footwear trendsetter TOMS sprints to the lead with Astound Commerce

Retail Times

While shifts in fashion characterise commerce generally, no sector is more sensitive to changing tastes than footwear and accessories. TOMS, the brand known for corporate social responsibility and a product line that embodies casual style, has surfed these surging retail waves with ease since 2006.

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Exclusive: Honey Birdette founder goes from panties to pups and powersuits

Inside Retail

The brand was first launched by Monaghan and co-founder Janelle Barboza in 2006, which has since grown into 60 stores in Australia, the US and the UK. Last year, Brett Blundy-owned Honey Birdette was sold to Playboy for $443 million and Monaghan came on board as creative director. I really believe in bricks-and-mortar and digital combined.

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How Nana Judy founder started a $30m streetwear brand at 19 years old

Inside Retail

Coleman, who started Nana Judy in 2006 while working part-time in a local surf shop, identified the popularity of skate and surf brands across Australia. Regarding future plans, the brand revealed that it would launch a childrenswear line later this year. But he believed that men wanted more than what the retail industry was offering.

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Inside Spanish fashion brand Mango’s “very ambitious” US expansion plan

Inside Retail

Stephen Grenley: Mango has been present in the United States since 2006. We also see a huge opportunity to increase the offer of our different product lines (Women’s, Men’s, Kids, Teens and Home) in the long run. In the US we currently have around 20 standalone stores, so we have a lot of work ahead of us.

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Behind the breakup of Adidas and Reebok

Inside Retail

billion less than Adidas paid for it back in 2006. The lines have well and truly been blurred between high fashion, streetwear and sportswear. Fifteen years after sportswear giant Adidas pinned its hopes on a Reebok acquisition to arm the company in its battle against arch rival Nike, the two brands are parting ways. billion; US$1.3

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How colourful QLD boutique Orange Sherbet punches above its weight

Inside Retail

I opened Orange Sherbet in 2006 when there was no such thing as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok marketing. KN: As more companies are starting to cater for plus-size clothing in their online stores, many do not carry these lines in their bricks-and-mortar stores. I applied for my ABN, and the next thing I knew, the store was open.

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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

Launched in 2006, the brand describes itself as selling “the latest trends from $5” It owns several brands, including Nasty Gal, PrettyLittleThing, BoohooMan, and MissPap, and is said to manufacture its clothing in Pakistan, where workers are paid as little as 33 cents an hour in unsafe conditions, The Guardian reported.

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