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

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After Lew’s Premier Investments acquired the Just Group, and with it Peter Alexander, he shut down the US stores in 2009, saying it “reflects the board’s commitment to take the decisions that are necessary to maximise returns for shareholders”. million for its first-half sales results. “We

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

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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? Matt Jensen: It was a difficult market environment when we launched back in September 2009, given it was the back end of the GFC. But I can’t remember it being too challenging. In terms of the M.J.

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

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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. How would you describe the brand’s international growth strategy and what are your plans for the future?

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

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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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Beyond Starbucks: Three specialty coffee retailers taking Australia by storm

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Market Lane Market Lane, an independent specialty coffee brand founded in 2009, has grown steadily over the years, expanding from its first shop and roastery at the Prahran Market to eight coffee shops in Melbourne, a bustling online shop, and a roastery in Brunswick East. Market Lane. Axil Coffee Roasters Axil. Image supplied.

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Modest fashion mogul Vivy Yusof shares career advice and leadership tips

Inside Retail

Upon graduating, I returned back to Kuala Lumpur in 2009 and found that e-commerce was still fairly new. Hiring a team – execution eats strategy for breakfast, so even If you have the most ambitious vision, you really depend on a team to execute it well. Do you expand via a partner, or do it yourself?

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. Economic expansion was fueled by a new affluence. But over-optimism fueled over-spending, over-borrowing and over-expansion – ultimately leading to over-storing. And its editor was a sometimes-writer named L. At Federated Dept.