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The Cheesecake Shop sold to Aussie investment firm

Inside Retail

The Cheesecake Shop is to have new owners. Aussie based investment River Capital has entered into an agreement to acquire The Cheesecake Shop Group (TCS) for an undisclosed amount from existing owners PAG Asia Capital. The firm has also invested in global concepts such as Domino’s and KFC.

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

Dezeen

The interior has a more open and relaxed feel than the brand's other locations, which operate more like typical coffee shops. Wooden seating is provided in an adjacent atrium Elements of the shop's design are informed by European modernist architecture. The overall concept was to create the sense of a box within a box," Allan added.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

How Showfields veered off course Showfields was co-founded in 2017 by Katie Hunt, Tal Zvi Nathanel , and Amir Zwickel. The retailer used RetailNext’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to measure consumers’ shopping journeys through the store anonymously, gathering data such as sales figures, traffic figures, customers’ gender and more.

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Abercrombie & Fitch reinvents Gilly Hicks as gender-inclusive Gen Z brand

Inside Retail

From its global reintroduction in 2017, to last year’s addition of our highly successful Gilly Go activewear line, to providing matching underwear, loungewear and activewear that can be worn by all genders – the brand has continued to evolve to best meet our customers’ needs,” she said. New store concept. Image: Robert Stockdill.

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Sneaker Laundry’s Eugene Cheng unpacks the company’s Thai journey

Inside Retail

So I started the Sneaker Laundry and we were Australia’s first sneaker care shop in 2017,” he told Inside Retail. Back in its home market of Australia, Cheng said that the company will be opening its first concept store in Sydney’s CBD soon, and it will serve as its flagship location.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

As an omnichannel retailer, making it easier to shop the brand is the main priority, Shaughnessy told Inside Retail. “A Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand. “We LSKD recently took this concept on the road with its BAF (Big As F*ck) Bus, a pop-up on wheels.

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Why Sephora’s French prestige failed to translate in South Korea

Inside Retail

Sephora launched in South Korea in 2019 with a flagship location in the shopping-centered Gangnam District in Seoul. Sephora had to work against local competitors including CJ Olive Young, duty-free outlets, department stores, and the high number of beauty shops located on the streets, dubbed road shops.

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