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Delivery management platform, Scurri, announces strategic UK hires to accelerate expansion

Retail Focus

Next generation delivery management platform, Scurri , whose retail and brand partners include Vision Direct, Biscuiteers and Natural Baby Shower, today announced two new strategic appointments as it continues to scale growth in the United Kingdom. Additionally, Matthew Hunt joins the Scurri team in the role of Demand Generation Manager.

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Overseas expansion is risky, but these Aussie retailers are doing it anyway

Inside Retail

Despite some unsuccessful forays beyond the borders of Australia and New Zealand by some retailers, there is increasing optimism about global expansion. Enhanced market analysis and management tools generated by new technology and the attraction of international customers from online platforms are no doubt key factors.

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“Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion

Inside Retail

I didn’t go full time on LKI until 2010, when I finished my carpentry apprenticeship, so as much as it’s been a whirlwind, if I had this kind of growth back in my early 20s, I don’t think I could have handled it. IR: It seems that a lot of Australian retailers are considering international expansion right now.

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Love, Bonito raises US$50m to fuel international expansion

Inside Retail

Southeast Asia’s largest direct-to-consumer womenswear brand Love, Bonito has raised US$50million in its Series C funding round, which will power the company’s expansion into high growth international markets including Hong Kong, Japan and the US. International expansion. We are really investing in the long term.

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Lovisa CEO Shane Fallscheer exits business after 12 years at the helm

Inside Retail

Lovisa chief executive and managing director Shane Fallscheer is stepping down from his role leading the jewellery retailer after 12 years. I’m proud of what the Lovisa team has achieved in the past 12 years and I am very excited to pass the baton on and watch Lovisa continue its global expansion,” Fallsheer said.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. JD’s first overseas expansion attempt JD.ID [the company’s offering in Indonesia] didn’t end so well due to intensive competition in the local market.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

She was CEO from 2010 to 2014. BWX Limited has appointed Rory Gration as the Group’s new chief executive and managing director effective 1 March, 2022. With the company’s manufacturing facility all set to open in March 2022, BWX chairman Ian Campbell said Gration has played an important role in their global expansion.