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Breaking: Founder, CEO Julie Mathers to leave online retailer Flora & Fauna

Inside Retail

Flora & Fauna (F&F) founder and CEO Julie Mathers has resigned from the eco-friendly online retail business she started in 2014 and sold to beauty and wellness business BWX less than a year ago. Mathers started Flora & Fauna in 2014 to help people make better choices for the planet. A model for purpose-driven leadership.

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

Inside Retail

The collaboration follows a rebuild for DVF following Covid-19 restrictions – where the brand was on the verge of bankruptcy – with the eponymous founder, Diane von Furstenberg, explaining in a recent interview that it had slimmed its operations down from $500 million in retail volume to $130 million, between 2014 and present-day.

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KENJI selects the Bullring Estate for debut regional store

Retail Focus

Toby Tait, Director Asset Management at Hammerson, said: “ Birmingham has the largest number of under 25’s in any major city in Europe and this is a consumer group we are continually looking to engage with in new ways, from events and innovative experiences to cool new brands. Opening in the centre is a huge milestone for KENJI.”.

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

In other instances, the ventures’ failures had more to do with retail store concepts that simply didn’t work in Australia, poor market research and an attitude that Aussie consumers will buy ‘what we want to sell’ rather than asking what they would want to buy.

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Too big to be small: Why retailers like Brosa struggle post-Covid

Inside Retail

Co-founded in 2014 by David Wei and Ivan Lim, the brand was an official partner of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and experienced rapid growth throughout the pandemic. For pre-appointment orders, they are analysing stock levels, and developing a plan to deal with them.

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Seeing the world through coffee: How % Arabica founder built a global brand

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He opened his first stores in Hong Kong in 2013, then a flagship in Kyoto in September 2014. In Europe, % Arabica is eyeing expansion – especially in France, Germany, Portugal, and Greece – and plans are being made for a Nepal debut as well. We don’t want to be like Starbucks, we don’t want to be everywhere,” Shoji explains. “I

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Mirvac finds a good fit with social fashion app Mys Tyler

Inside Retail

“As a group, we are heavily invested in supporting progressive brands and entrepreneurs with purpose, and truly believe the future of fashion will integrate sustainability, convenience, and physical and digital spaces,” Miller said. The program is set to include one-on-one styling sessions, workshops and fashion shows. .

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