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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

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A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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Chinese fashion retailer Shein revives plan for New York listing

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Chinese fashion retailer Shein is reviving plans to list in New York this year and its founder is considering a citizenship change to bypass proposed tougher rules for offshore IPOs in China, two people familiar with the matter said. Both sources declined to be named as the plans are confidential. The US is its biggest market.

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

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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. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.

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

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Back in March, it secured USD$6 million in Series A funding, which it will use to increase its foothold in the US market and attract talent across engineering, products, and its marketing team. We have the advantage of being able to easily scale and focus on building our brand within these markets that are a large focus for us.”.

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

Inside Retail

Back in March, it secured USD$6 million in Series A funding, which it will use to increase its foothold in the US market and attract talent across engineering, products, and its marketing team. We have the advantage of being able to easily scale and focus on building our brand within these markets that are a large focus for us.”.

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Shein chooses Tokyo for its first permanent store in the world

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Shein’s first brick-and-mortar store will display items and styling that caters to the Japanese market. Founded in 2008, Shein sells online in more than 150 countries and regions, mainly in the US and Europe, but not its home market China, where it produces its clothing.

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

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JM: I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan. I spent some years in department store mid-market fashion, and I was really incredibly fortunate to be one of the early movers in the UK’s value fashion sector. The post Camilla CEO: ‘I definitely didn’t have a grand career master plan’ appeared first on Inside Retail.

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