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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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Afends opens two stores in Sydney, including CBD flagship

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Opening the first store in 2009 in Byron Bay, Afends’s target customers are Millennials and Gen Z. It is planning to launch in the US. . The brand places an emphasis on sustainability in every aspect of its business, including its supply chain, operations and customer experience.

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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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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

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Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. Over the past 20 years Brown has had a “uniquely diverse” fashion retail background, said Duncan, spanning strategic planning, brand management and customer service.

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Collapsed Missguided snapped up by Frasers Group

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Frasers Group has bought fast-fashion business Missguided and plans to set it up as a standalone business within the group. Missguided was founded online in 2009 by Nitin Passi, the daughter of an Indian immigrant who set up the high street supplier By Design in the 1960s.

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Escada America files for bankruptcy

Inside Retail

The brand had big plans to turn itself around pre-pandemic only to be shot down by the ever-increasing financial distress and store closures due to Covid. Escada America was formed in 2009 from previous bankruptcy by Escada USA. The retailer is known for upscale women’s apparel with subsidiaries in Europe.

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NSW retailers using single-use plastic bags to face fines from next week

Inside Retail

It comes after the NSW government passed the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021 in November, and introduced the Plastics Action Plan launch last year. But NSW is hardly the first state to take a stand on single-use plastic.

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