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“Really powerful”: Why Mecca is expanding its female-focused business fund

Inside Retail

In 2017, the business decided to make this relationship more explicit with the launch of M-Power: an arm within the business that is focused on supporting girls through secondary school. This has now expanded to include Missing Perspectives ’ work on the M-Power homepage. It’s really powerful.

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Why brands are struggling to take a stance on the Voice

Inside Retail

The Uluru Statement was issued in 2017, and the current prime minister made it clear a referendum was coming when he won the election: this isn’t a surprise to anyone. “I’d like to see more brands take an active position in supporting the Yes movement. It’s not a last minute thing.”

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From tech to travel: How Maison de Sabré has chartered a new course

Inside Retail

Australian luxury house Maison de Sabré has made significant strides since its launch in 2017. We’re seeing some brands start to change their silhouettes to incorporate a laptop pocket or something [but I think] we’re ahead in what we’re designing and incorporating from a features perspective,” he said.

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How Malaysia’s iMotorbike is disrupting the market and building community

Inside Retail

The expansive three-storey showroom, covering an area of 46,806 square feet and showcasing a curated selection of over 1500 pre-owned motorbikes, is a testament to iMotorbikes’ rise since its humble beginnings in 2017.

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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. It acted as a platform for consumers to interact with and learn about a rotating variety of omnichannel and digitally native brands, by way of QR codes.

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“Transformation agenda”: MFG CEO on Bobux acquisition and growth plans

Inside Retail

We obviously knew of the brand and – from a product and consumer perspective – we felt that it would fit in well with our business,” he said. “We Seamless channel movement In 2017, MFG finalised the acquisition of Fusion Retail Brands, which saw labels such as Williams, Mathers, Diana Ferrari and Colorado join its existing brands.

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The Fashion Retailer Tech Ecosystem is growing

Fashion Retail

Since the blog was founded in 2017, we met, talked or chatted with amazing people, mostly executives and founders of fashion technology companies like Nextail, Heuritech or Zliide. The Fashion Retailer‘s collaborations and network is growing!

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