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Angry Birds retail cafe launches in the US 

Inside Retail

“Launching iSwii by Angry Birds is a perfect way to bring locals and Angry Birds fans back to fun in-person experiences,” said the executive director of Asset Management of SCG America, Robert Leck.

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HOKA® announces new London flagship store in Covent Garden

Retail Focus

Performance footwear and apparel brand, HOKA® launched in 2009 and has been disrupting the running industry ever since. The Covent Garden store unveils the brand’s new design concept for the first time, blending modern design with natural elements, that embody the brand’s heritage.

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How Lekker Bikes’ founder transitioned from CEO to a more strategic role

Inside Retail

Meindert Wolfraad launched Lekker Bikes in 2009 while living in Australia as a backpacker, and over the years, he grew the brand into a successful global cycling business. Meindert Wolfraad: I started Lekker Bikes back in 2009, in Sydney. In 2018, he stepped down as CEO to take on a more strategic role.

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A shift in attitude: How Lekker Bikes is normalising e-bikes in Australia

Inside Retail

Back in 2009, industrial designer Meindert Wolfraad identified a gap in the market for practical, comfortable and stylish commuter bikes that would enable Sydney-siders to get around, similar to what he saw growing up in the Netherlands. Meindert Wolfraad: Lekker Bikes started back in 2009, in Sydney. Can you elaborate on this?

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How Maison Francis Kurkdjian built a brand around the Picasso of fragrance

Inside Retail

Born of a collaboration in 2009 between Marc Chaya and perfumer Francis Kurkdjian, Maison Francis Kurkdjian has become a major player in the luxe fragrance industry, and is sold across more than 700 locations worldwide. There’s a lot of back and forth and once the concept is clearer, he starts working on the formula.

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Hall, Releaseit

Inside Retail

This week, we chat with Kate Hall, head of marketing at start-up business, Releaseit, a one-stop shop where customers can rent anything from dresses to lawn mowers. Working on custom projects for these retailers gave me the strategic foundations for my role as marketplace strategy manager at Releaseit.

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Vestiaire Collective’s fast-fashion ban: clever or counterproductive?

Inside Retail

She said the company would like to find a solution for the fast-fashion items that already exist – and to ensure that the ban doesn’t push the responsibility of managing waste onto places like Kantamanto in Ghana, for instance, (more about that later). “We

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