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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Haynes, who started in Australia as territory manager in 2006, has previously held roles including chief business development officer and interim CEO. He will be responsible for formulating the company’s global strategy around traditional and non-traditional development.

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

Inside Retail

Bloodied, but not bowed, Uniqlo corrected its initial mistake by opening a SoHo, New York street flagship in November 2006. Sibling brand GU is more trendy, lower-priced and closer to a true fast fashion concept. Strategically, it had been a bad decision to launch in the US in malls before the brand had any recognition there.

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Sheike to enter South Australia in major bricks-and-mortar push

Inside Retail

It will be Sheike’s first location outside of a shopping centre and one of the first to feature the brand’s new design concept, which rolled out in the brand’s Karrinyup and Robina stores last year, and includes marble and brass finishes. “It’s They really work hand in hand for us,” she said.

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“It’s about doing less”: Kowtow MD talks sustainable growth

Inside Retail

Here, she discusses the challenges of a sustainable supply chain, how sticking to your established values helps you stand out, the hidden advantage in not having a strategy at first, and what the business has planned for the next 10 years. Now, we’re a crew of 44 and we have a 10-year strategy, which we never had before.

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The rise of Sheike: From Sydney market stall to style authority

Inside Retail

It will continue to evolve the concept that we rolled out last year at Karrinyup and Robina – really open [with] a lot of space to come in and enjoy the store environment and lovely marble finishes and brass finishes throughout the store. IR: I know Sheike launched an e-commerce site in 2006. They really work hand-in-hand for us.

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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. This widespread physical presence and large online penetration [provide a] detailed knowledge of our customers which we use to deploy a successful strategy to respond to the needs of our customers at any moment, location or format.

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

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New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. Display World was a concept familiar only to those who created those magical windows and in-store merchandising presentations and holiday extravaganzas with their new tools of props and mannequins.”. Show Window was a name anyone could relate to.