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Tom Ford opens its first Australian Beauty concept store

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Estee Lauder’s beauty brand Tom Ford will open its first concept Australian Beauty Store at Chadstone – The Fashion Capital. Tom Ford opened its first store in Australia in Sydney in 2011, and it was acquired last year by beauty behemoth Estee Lauder in a US$2.8

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Coles brings “Local” concept to Queensland

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Supermarket giant Coles has expanded its Coles Local store concept into Queensland with the reopening of its Ascot supermarket in Brisbane on Wednesday morning. The Coles Local concept was first introduced in Melbourne’s Surrey Hills in 2018 before expanding the concept to locations at St Kilda, Glenferrie and Fitzroy.

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

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Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. “The It was pivotal,” he says.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

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The Gilly Hicks brand story was modelled on a surf-loving young woman from Bondi Beach, but this has evolved into the gender-neutral concept revealed overnight specifically targeting Gen Z customers, in part made possible by a new Future Stretch fabric, designed to accommodate a variety of body types. New store concept.

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Foodle: the new food emporium capitalising on appetite for Asian cuisine

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Loh, known for successful Australian restaurant chains including Sushi Jiro, Old Beijing, and Dragon Hotpot, plans to expand the Foodle concept in the coming months. ABS data showed that the number of Australians who listed India as their country of birth increased from about 337,000 to over 700,000 between 2011 and 2021.

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How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

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A beading class in the rural town of Hawksnest, NSW, was the catalyst for sisters Rachel Vasieck and Hanna Vasieck to launch their on-trend designer jewellery label Francesca Jewellery in 2011. The concept of selling and marketing a product, and brand became second nature and a part of my identity.

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Central Group snaps up KaDeWe’s remaining assets. What’s next?

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Implications for Central Group Entering the continent in 2011 with the acquisition of Rinascente, the Chirathivat family-owned conglomerate operates 40 luxury department stores across seven European countries. According to GlobalData, the Europe luxury retail market size was US$109.8