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Playboy owner to 100% acquire racy lingerie brand Honey Birdette

Inside Retail

Honey Birdette was first launched in 2006, when its first boutique opened in Brisbane, selling glamorous lingerie and adult toys. This acquisition is expected to further our mission to become the leading pleasure and leisure lifestyle platform and our commitment to deliver long-term value to our shareholders.”.

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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. In those early stages, he also had an eye on international expansion. But he believed that men wanted more than what the retail industry was offering.

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Behind Abercrombie & Fitch Co’s record results lies a decade-long reinvention

Inside Retail

In a now-infamous 2006 interview, Jeffries stated, “We go after the cool kids. However, in the mid-2010s, the brand’s image shifted from “cool kid” to “mean girl” as consumers began to distance themselves from its discriminatory hiring practices and limited product offerings and turned towards brands that were more welcoming and trendy.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

7-Eleven names new general manager of channel. Fiona Hayes (pictured) has been appointed 7-Eleven’s general manager of channel, following almost three decades at Telstra. Du Retail joined L’Oreal France in 1996 and has worked in a variety of fields, including management, operations, finance, and e-commerce.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Before joining Cos, she oversaw the rebranding and expansion of Arket as part of her 10-year term as a brand leader with the H&M Group. He sold a half-share to GPT for $621 million in 2006, then a further 25 per cent, also to GPT, for $680 million in 2017. Rytz Goldman is currently the MD of Cos.

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

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Consumers wanted berry spoons, mustard spoons, sugar spoons, and soup spoons in ever increasing variety.”. By 1915, Americans were reportedly consuming half of the global production of plate glass. Economic expansion was fueled by a new affluence. As the 1800s gave way to the 1900s, necessity was yielding to desire.