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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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Sneakers for all: How online marketplace Kicks Crew plans to take over the world

Inside Retail

Founded in 2008, by a group of enthusiasts aiming to make sneakers more accessible to all consumers, the company is a reminder that there’s a pair of shoes for everyone, regardless of brand, price, style or size. Expansion on the cards.

Planning 130
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Sneakers for all: How online marketplace Kicks Crew plans to take over the world

Inside Retail

Founded in 2008, by a group of enthusiasts aiming to make sneakers more accessible to all consumers, the company is a reminder that there’s a pair of shoes for everyone, regardless of brand, price, style or size. Expansion on the cards.

Planning 130
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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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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. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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

Inside Retail

It’s been in the market since 2008, and is well established. Can you discuss the brand’s expansion in Victoria, and the new store in Doncaster? IR: Moving forward, what other plans are in the works? I’ll start with Superdry. The [six existing] stores are trading well and have come back strongly post-Covid. IR: On to Superdry.

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Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain

Inside Retail

Within a year, the sorting centre run by garment re-use and recycling charity Moda Re plans to double the volume it handles to 40,000 metric tonnes annually. Obstacles The obstacles to significantly reducing clothing waste are formidable, despite the EU crackdown, industry sustainability commitments and initiatives like the Moda Re expansion.

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