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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

Inside Retail

Dion Lee is a luxury brand established back in 2009 by its namesake designer in Sydney, Australia. The founder and creative director hit the runway straight out of fashion school showcasing his first collection in a Kings Cross car park at Australian Fashion Week in 2009.

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US furniture chain Blu Dot opens its doors in Melbourne

Inside Retail

Blu Dot MD Brett Conroy shared that after discovering the brand in Dwell magazine in 2009 and visiting Blu Dot’s showroom in New York’s SoHo while on holiday in 2011, he was “instantly smitten”. “I Covid slowed our physical expansion, but that’s finally made us even more excited to be here in Melbourne.”

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

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How O2O is helping Uniqlo grow in the ultra-competitive Singaporean market

Inside Retail

Over the last 13 years, Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo has established a foothold of 26 stores in the ultra-competitive Singaporean market, and it is looking to grow even further with the opening of four new stores in the next six months and the continued expansion of its online to offline (O2O) strategy. The Singapore marketplace.

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From innovative textiles to rentals, sustainable fashion is here to stay

Inside Retail

The susta i nable fashion market is set to become bigger and better than ever in 2024. According to market insights and consulting company Maximize Market Research , the global sustainable apparel market is valued at US$6.89 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to US$11.96 per cent. per cent.

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“Doing nothing wasn’t an option”: M.J. Bale CEO Matt Jensen

Inside Retail

Bale director and designer Matt Jensen says the brand takes on the challenge of evolving with the market while honouring the pillars of the business. Bale in 2009, some of the challenges you faced from the outset, and how you got the business off the ground during those early stages? But I can’t remember it being too challenging.

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Missguided, alas: UK fast-fashion label collapses owing millions

Inside Retail

Founded online in 2009, Missguided seemed to start off well in the digital space, but a foray into brick-and-mortar retailing from 2016 appears to have ultimately sealed its fate. It had an Australian online storefront which is currently unreachable.

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