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Belles Hot Chicken talks crowdfunding campaign and global growth plans

Inside Retail

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. The full shareholder offer will become available once the EOI closes on November 13.

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

Inside Retail

In another instance, in 2014, after Taylor pulled her music from Spotify, she risked being perceived as a greedy singer. 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.

Marketing 290
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Larry Kestelman’s LK Group to ‘turbocharge’ Brand Collective

Inside Retail

When Anchorage Capital Partners bought Brand Collective from its previous owner Pacific Brands in 2014, “it was an unloved, unprofitable, orphan company within a large public company”, he told Inside Retail. Growing retail focus.

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Bernard Dubois incorporates nightclub references into Courrèges' Paris store

Dezeen

The result is a monochrome space with fabric-lined walls and ceilings, thick carpets and rows of mirrors that are set at an angle in a nod to the perspective-bending decor often found in nightlife venues. The mirrored panels were added to provide perspective and direct the eye to the dressing rooms at the back of the store. "I

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

While the average store produced US$252 million in net sales in 2023, stores that were opened in 2014 or before generated an average of US$268 million. About 10,000 SKUs are offered online, but e-commerce still represents only 6 per cent of company net sales, which, for perspective, is less than half the proportion at Wal-Mart.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

In 2014, it formed a strategic partnership with Tencent, giving JD exclusive access to the tech giant’s WeChat and Mobile QQ platforms, and became China’s first major e-commerce company to list on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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EuroShop 2023 Preview

Retail Focus

The exhibitors in the Retail Technology dimension help to shape perspectives and future fields of retail through the driving force of intelligent technology. 2014 EuroConcept hosts new Lighting Designers zone. Shopping becomes an interactive high-tech experience. But classic retail technology is also developing rapidly.