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

Inside Retail

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”.

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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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Fashion firm Rent the Runway aims for nearly $1.3bn valuation in US IPO

Inside Retail

The company, founded in 2009, lets users rent and shop second-hand clothes and accessories such as handbags and jewelry in over 18,000 styles from more than 750 designer brands. Rent the Runway plans to sell 15 million shares priced between $18.00 Rent the Runway plans to sell 15 million shares priced between $18.00

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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. Watch this space in 2024!

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A Fashionable Little Island

VMS

And though many retail stores are designed with an understanding of urban planning (move people and move money), it’s the large metropolis that can learn from retail’s relentless metamorphosis from one decade to the next. After years of neglect, a spark was ignited in the area with the 2009 opening of The High Line.

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Tesco commits to 2050 net-zero pledge for supply chain and products

E Delevry

Tesco has committed to a new commitment of net zero emissions across its value chain by 2050, including those generated by the products it sells and across its supply chains, as well as a new group-wide net-zero target of 2035 for its own operations, bringing it into line with its UK ambition.

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The best career advice I ever received: Fanny Moizant, Vestiaire Collective

Inside Retail

This knowledge combined with my expertise in marketing – as I earned a management degree at the Institut de la Mode in Paris – paved my way to found Vestiaire Collective in 2009. IR: What advice would you give someone who wants to get into your line of work? Also, use your time effectively whilst staying focused on your objective.

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