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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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Here’s why SA-based Sportitude won store design concept of the year

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Adelaide-based footwear specialist Sportitude won the major gong at the recent Retailer Awards for its store design concept. In 2011, I came along with an online business idea for a social network for sports teams and sports clubs to manage all their activity, and got the Joggers World family involved.

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As millennials embrace natural skincare, Jurlique sees an opportunity to grow

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This is just one example of the brand’s recent efforts to amplify its longstanding commitment to natural skincare, from the launch of a new formulation charter in 2022 to its B Corp certification in February to a new store concept centred on storytelling. “We We do all the right things, but we forgot to talk about it in the past.

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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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From Tumi to Birkenstock, here are six cool new stores in Asia

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Tumi unveils Asia Pacific flagship in Tokyo Located in Omotesando, a major luxury fashion destination in Japan’s capital Tokyo, the Tumi concept store is inspired by the brand’s famed 19 Degree collection and is billed as the first of its type globally.