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

Inside Retail

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. What are the brand’s plans in this space moving forward?

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How to support staff experiencing domestic violence

Inside Retail

It is now imperative that employers understand the challenges that an employee’s exposure to FDV can present for them as an individual, as well as to the workforce, and to understand how to support employees experiencing FDV while also managing legal risk from an employment law perspective. What is family and domestic violence?

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Jorge Diego Etienne on #WFH to designing for Mexico and the rest of the world

Design Wanted

When it comes to design, Jorge Diego Etienne seeks to create lasting impact within a critical and global perspective. With a global perspective on design gained thanks to your academic and professional background, can you give us a comment to tackle the eternal dilemma of ambitious students: “Should I get a job or start my own firm?”.

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In the process of design with Sukwoo Lee, founder of SWNA

Design Wanted

Let’s take the example of Seoul-based SWNA, established as a design office by Sukwoo Lee in 2009. At the time, it also asked us to plan a product about which product would be good. Let’s get into a fresh perspective with David Dolcini, considering Design as an attitude to read the world.

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Modest fashion mogul Vivy Yusof shares career advice and leadership tips

Inside Retail

We caught up with her to get her thoughts on her career so far, leadership perspectives and find out what makes her tick. Upon graduating, I returned back to Kuala Lumpur in 2009 and found that e-commerce was still fairly new. VY: That you need to have a very clear vision and strategy plan, and communicate this to your leaders.

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Big Business Is Bankrolling an Effort to Kill the Democratic Climate Bill

Robinson Meyer

Its climate provisions “would be the largest single portion of a comprehensive plan for the U.S. We can engage with organizations—even when we might have differing perspectives on certain issues—to raise awareness and understanding on issues of importance and drive collective action,” Sean Lynch, a spokesperson for 3M, told me.