Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The move marks the end of the company’s ambitious expansion plan in Asia, shifting focus to the Australian market for the foreseeable future. I started this business in 2007 and we’ve worked tirelessly over the last 15 years to build it so it’s great to be back to 100 per cent ownership. I’m very excited.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Australian athleisure brand LSKD has appointed its first chief retail officer, the former director of retail for Lululemon ANZ Alex Shaughnessy, as part of its strategy to become a world-class retailer. 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.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

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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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2023

Compared to its sister brand Kmart, which has seen its market share grow exponentially in the past decade, Target has been suffering a slow decline, with its position in the middle of the market – not quite as value-based as Kmart, and not quite as high-end as Myer – making matters worse.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

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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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Sportswear retailer LSKD has been expanding rapidly throughout Australia in recent years, and has now set its sights on a bigger market: the US. Here, we speak to founder and CEO Jason Daniel about the brand’s international strategy, e-commerce’s growing interest in physical retail, and doing more with less. How are you handling that?

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