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The working class: Why the casualisation of suiting is here to stay

Inside Retail

Suiting was once reserved for men’s formal attire and workwear but now the fashion industry is following consumer trends and doubling down on business casual. This corporate aesthetic that is bleeding into consumers’ everyday wear signals more than just a style fad.

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Meet Gen Alpha, the kids and tweens already influencing purchase decisions

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We’re talking about Generation Alpha – or people born between 2010 and 2024. But knowing that Generation Alpha would be the first to be entirely born in the 21st century (with births commencing in 2010), I believe they are not a return to the old, but the start of something new.

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Mastercard faces court over anti-competitive deals with major retailers

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the financial services giant has been engaging in anticompetitive conduct since 2017 in the supply of debit card acceptance services, with the purpose of substantially lessening competition.

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Meet Daniel Broderick, a New Yorker helming New Era’s APAC operations

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The current state of affairs “Malaysia has a growing economy and a strong consumer market, making it an attractive destination for expanding retail businesses. This presents a vast consumer base for headwear products,” he noted. Nonetheless, the region also offers significant opportunities.

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Gamified and global: How Wish aims to compete with Amazon

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The campaign to sign up new sellers outside of China is a direct effort to change consumers’ perceptions of Wish. Consumers are really sophisticated these days, and they know what’s what,” Levine said. “We We want to give them the highest quality assurance that we can and focusing on branded merchandise is a great way to do that.

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Analysis: What’s changed since the Farfetch-YNAP deal was first announced

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Richemont first purchased Net-a-Porter in 2010 for approximately US$550 million, before merging it with Yoox. “It is efficient shopping but not supportive of brand engagement, building brand equity, and enhancing the customer lifetime value of a brand. Emirati business mogul Mohamed Alabbar would acquire 3.2

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Selfridges: Why the best department store in the world is up for sale

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Its investment in highly creative and constantly changing store concepts and brand collaborations has enabled it to buck the industry trend and drive foot traffic in an era of online shopping, helping it earn the title of Best Department Store in the World four times between 2010 and 2018 at the Global Department Store Summit.