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“We’re not proud of the controversy”: Wolff Olins on London 2012 ten years later

Design Week

Just before Wolff Olins launched its brand for the London 2012 Olympics, the studio refreshed its website in anticipation of a “a little bit of traffic”, recalls global CEO Sairah Ashman. The consultancy had perhaps underestimated the amount of attention it was about to receive –? within half an hour, its website crashed.

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Piccolo Me appoints new group GM

Inside Retail

Brothers Charlie Hachem and Roy El Hachem founded the Piccolo brand in 2012. Most recently Ciantar was a senior executive at consultancy firm Franchise Ready. He is charged with propelling Piccolo Me’s national and international expansion.

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Ethical fashion label Arnsdorf closes

Inside Retail

Arnott temporarily closed the company in 2012 and relaunched it in 2016. . “My energy is being directed to other places and it’s time to make space in my life for this.” ” Arnott founded Arnsdorf in 2006 and established a following across Australia, North America, and Europe.

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Bondi Sands sold to Kao Corporation for $450 million

Inside Retail

Founded in 2012, Bondi Sands has grown to secure the number one spot in the self-tanning market. “With this partnership, we can now confidently explore untapped markets, reach more customers around the world and continue to fulfil our company mission,” he said. million in FY22.

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Stylerunner GM Ryan Edelmuth leaves Accent Group to head startup

Inside Retail

Founded in 2012, Stylerunner is a multi-brand retailer that sells luxe and premium activewear from global and emerging brands and is owned by the Accent Group. Activewear brand Stylerunner’s GM Ryan Edelmuth has stepped back from the business to lead high chair startup, Catchy.

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Thrice the size: Oz Hair & Beauty plans 10 more shopfronts

Inside Retail

Anthony Nappa founded Oz Hair and Beauty in 2012, after his parents owned and maintained hairdressing salons in Sydney for many years, including their flagship Oz Hair salon in the Queen Victoria Building (QVB) since 1986. Its newest location opens this month at Sydney’s Macquarie Centre.

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How the Olympics are fuelling the big business of fake fashion

Inside Retail

The raid in the world’s fashion capital bears some similarity to clean-ups carried out by previous Olympic hosts like Beijing in 2008, which had mixed results, as well as London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.

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