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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. Smiggle international expansion has proven successful for Premier Investments’ shareholders with its offshore expansion after delivering sales of $183.9

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

Inside Retail

Australian fashion brand Aje has committed to further international expansion, potentially including a dedicated bricks-and-mortar presence in the United States, after spending the last year and half focusing heavily on its international retail partners.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Coco Republic appoints lead director to power US expansion By Dean Blake Homewares brand Coco Republic has appointed former president and CEO of H&M North America Daniel Kulle as its Lead Director. During the first half of FY23, the business saw revenue fall 18.4

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Daikin appoints Hasan Onder as the president of Daikin Middle East, TĂĽrkiye, and Africa

Design Middleeast

He has served as the CEO of Daikin TĂĽrkiye since 2011 and in his expanded role, Hasan Onder will also assume the role of President of Daikin Middle East and Africa, covering a wide geographic scope as part of Daikin’s emerging markets expansion strategy.

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Ted’s grooming room makes the cut for the Sloane Stanley estate

Retail Focus

Since launching in 2008, Ted’s Grooming Room was conceived to provide a traditional barber shop experience, inspired by quintessential British style and Ted Baker’s very own global explorations. Since its inception nearly 15 years ago, the brand has expanded rapidly and become a staple in London’s West End, the City and Canary Wharf. .

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David M Robinson (DMR), has reopened its Liverpool ONE flagship store to unveil its latest concept showroom

Retail Focus

DMR’s commitment to expand and launch its latest concept showroom is a milestone moment for both the Liverpool brand and the destination, where it has operated since Liverpool ONE’s launch in 2008.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. JD’s first overseas expansion attempt JD.ID [the company’s offering in Indonesia] didn’t end so well due to intensive competition in the local market.

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