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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year.

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Balenciaga designer, CEO apologise for ad campaign

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A second, separate campaign for the label’s spring 2023 collection, set in an office, included papers featuring text from a 2008 Supreme Court ruling relating to child pornography. One last month, advertising a gift collection, featured a handbag in the form of a stuffed teddy bear in bondage-style straps, held by children.

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“Different journeys”: An inside look at Replay Jeans and Superdry

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General Manager for Brand Collective’s apparel brands Superdry and Replay Jeans , Alastair Davies is responsible for driving brand awareness and growth for the international brands across the ANZ region. It’s been in the market since 2008, and is well established. I’ll start with Superdry.

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No one will escape: Industry leaders on navigating the retail recession

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He believes that there are similarities between the current situation and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008, with the rate of inflation more significant now. We’re particularly seeing it in areas such as electronics and homewares, and are starting to see it in apparel and accessories.” “As

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

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Also in Spain, rivals including H&M, Mango and Inditex have created a non-profit association to manage clothing waste, responding to an EU law requiring member states to separate textiles from other waste from January 2025. In France this system has already been in place since 2008 under an organisation called Refashion.

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Aje sees the light: Why the Aussie brand is ramping up its global presence

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The business was initially launched in 2008 by Norris and Forest with a focus on capturing Australia’s “quintessential coastal to urban style”, and creates essentials as well as statement occasion pieces. The post Aje sees the light: Why the Aussie brand is ramping up its global presence appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Camilla CEO: ‘I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan’

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But in truth, he was a retail pharmacist working for Boots, and it was at a time when the company thought it was important to move their management every three years so they could bring fresh thinking into the stores and the regions. I had a really wide buying remit encompassing everything from accessories to cosmetics to fashion jewellery.

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