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Forever New signs three-store deal in Kuwait

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Founded in Melbourne in 2006, the brand is known for its wearable and timeless collections that celebrate modern femininity, with over 400 retail and concession stores globally and over 30 million visitors to its websites each year. The collaboration will also expand Forever New’s online presence to 6thStreet.com in the UAE.

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Sussan co-founder Marc Besen dies

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Together with his wife Eva and brother-in-law John Glandel, Besen began his entrepreneurial journey by taking over two lingerie shops established by Eva’s parents in 1939. Over the years, these two shops evolved into the Sussan clothing retail group, which included popular brands like Sportsgirl, Sussan , and Suzanne Grae.

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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years

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Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Bec Lutz in 2006, Design A Space rents physical floor space to independent brands hoping to showcase their goods to a metropolitan customer base. The post Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years appeared first on Inside Retail.

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How ‘ugly’ orthopaedic shoe company Birkenstock created a brand worth billions

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A shop shelf holding different Birkenstock styles and colours below a Birkenstock sign. Birkenstock’s ‘bubble up’ Momentum continued to build behind the brand, but in the UK at the time Birkenstocks were only available from Lusk’s shop or mail-order service and a standalone Birkenstock store. billion in 2006.

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Fabric arches divide Jonathan Simkhai store in SoHo by Aruliden

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For New York-based womenswear brand Jonathan Simkhai , Aruliden designed a temporary installation within the space on Mercer Street in SoHo – a prime shopping area in Lower Manhattan. Aruliden, which was founded in 2006 by Rinat Aruh and Johan Liden, is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco and Amsterdam.

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Why Snapchat is investing in Gen Z resale fashion app, Galaxy

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The internet’s early marketplaces, such as eBay, catapulted secondhand clothing and accessories to a new level. This allowed new commerce models to emerge, such as Nasty Gal Vintage, which began in 2006. The other report shared that fast fashion brand Shein’s largest consumer group is Gen Z women motivated by price and online shopping.

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Byron Bay streetwear brand Afends unveils new concept store in Melbourne

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Byron Bay streetwear brand Afends is opening a new concept store in Melbourne’s QV shopping centre this week. A new store in one of Sydney’s most premium shopping districts is set to open next April, with another location in Australia to open by the end of June.

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