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Platypus opens 200th store, promises 30 more by June

Inside Retail

Platypus has already launched nine new locations this year, with plans to establish an additional 30 by the end of June. Platypus, which was acquired by Accent Group in 2007, currently has 167 stores in Australia and 34 in New Zealand. Then other flagship stores will be refitted to sit within this model, such as Pacific Fair.”

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Orlebar Brown opens Sydney flagship in Martin Place 

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The Martin Place flagship location will be Orlebar Brown’s fifth boutique in Australia and will feature the SS23 line, which is suited for summer getaways. The brand, founded in 2007 by photographer Adam Brown, identifies four key holiday categories: beach, sport, resort, and coast.

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How demographics are driving Milligram’s physical retail expansion

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The business was started in 2007 by Scott Druce and Matt Harris. At the time of writing, Milligram had six locations in Melbourne, a seventh in George Street, Sydney, and was on the cusp of opening an eighth in the cosmopolitan inner west Sydney suburb of Newtown. The retail presence, Druce said, is not cookie-cutter.

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World-first Ikea Close to You concept opens in Hong Kong

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Home furnishing giant Ikea has launched the world’s first Ikea Close to You concept store inside the Market Place grocer in Hong Kong’s Discovery Bay. The new store was opened alongside Bread Pantry at the Market Place Discovery Bay launched last Friday (October 1).

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

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It was founded in 2007 by Jason Daniel and now has eight retail stores in Australia, one in San Diego, US , with two new stores coming soon. By positioning its retail stores in locations with a lot of gyms and fitness studios, the brand can maximise the number of athletes and community members whose needs it can meet.

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“Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion

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Sportswear retailer LSKD has been expanding rapidly throughout Australia in recent years, and has now set its sights on a bigger market: the US. We do a lot throughout the US – we’re always doing events – but our focus is San Diego because it’s the location of our community. IR: The last year-and-a-half has been insanely busy for LSKD.

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How Indian brands could benefit from Walmart’s ambitious export goals

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Just to recap, Walmart first entered the Indian market in 2007 with the wholesale ‘cash and carry’ business, Bharti Retail. Recent reports suggest that Walmart is beating Amazon in India’s fast-growing online retail market, which is expected to be worth $200 billion by 2026.

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