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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. In another instance, in 2014, after Taylor pulled her music from Spotify, she risked being perceived as a greedy singer.

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From Snoop Dogg to DVF: How collabs help drive growth at Skechers

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The collaboration also extends to Skechers t-shirts, leggings, shorts and racerback longline bras, and marks the brand’s first coordinated apparel and footwear collaboration. It follows DVF’s partnership with H&M , which launched in 2021, and also featured the lips print.

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First Nations artists, Pride and mental health: Volley talks collabs

Inside Retail

Opening up again Volley – which was sold by Pacific Brands to private equity firm Anchorage Capital in 2014 following a collapse in sales – has managed to transform its reputation as a ‘daggy’ shoe company. In 2019, Volley’s brand manager John Szwede told News.com.au

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Can Gen Z intimates brand Parade maintain its cult status post-acquisition?

Inside Retail

Larger companies can struggle to maintain a brand’s original messaging, and in some cases, by using their wide array of resources to make a product less exclusive and more accessible, they can also diminish its popularity with its core audience.

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Retail appointments for the week

Inside Retail

He was appointed CEO and president of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe in 2014. Carousell appoints new managing director for Hong Kong. Singapore-based online marketplace Carousell has appointed Kevin Huang as its new managing director for its Hong Kong operations. Online platform OnTheList gets new brand manager.