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Lego appoints Justine McKenny as marketing chief for ANZ

Inside Retail

The Lego Group has appointed Justine McKenny as its new senior director, head of marketing for Australia and New Zealand, effective March 1. McKenny will lead the marketing team for the region and join the leadership team, reporting to Troy Taylor – VP and GM for Australia and New Zealand.

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Distillery Road Market reveals $6 million anchor tenant

Inside Retail

Distillery Road Market (DRM) has revealed its new anchor tenant, Perentie Brewing Co, a $6 million brewery specialising in independently crafted lager beers with an adjoining set to open its pub next year. The post Distillery Road Market reveals $6 million anchor tenant appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Mike Ashley in talks to sell Missguided to Shein

Inside Retail

Missguided was founded in 2009 by Nitin Passi, the daughter of an Indian immigrant who set up the high street supplier By Design in the 1960s. The company grew its presence in the UK and overseas markets, including the Middle East and Asia.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

The online clothing rental market has come a long way since platforms like GlamCorner and US market leader Rent the Runway launched in 2011 and 2009, respectively. According to Future Market Insights, the global online clothing rental market is currently worth US$1.9 The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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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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Why Dutch-style bike brand Lekker is embracing e-bikes and retail partners

Inside Retail

It is removing all non-electric bikes from its offering and reversing course on its direct-to-consumer strategy as it looks to expand its market share. We also knew having a presence in Canberra, we couldn’t achieve that ourselves because the market is just a little bit too small to justify a Lekker store and these guys are great.”

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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 “We are thrilled to open Blu Dot’s second store in Australia. It’s been on the cards for some time,” he added.