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Inside Spanish fashion brand Mango’s “very ambitious” US expansion plan

Inside Retail

Inside Retail spoke to Shane Stephen Grenley, Mango’s international retail director for North America, to get an update on the brand’s US expansion efforts and upcoming retail initiatives. We began the expansion plan in 2022 with the opening of the Mango flagship store located at 711 Fifth Avenue in New York.

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“Acai is the new bacon and egg roll” says Oakberry CEO Renan Fretes Pinto

Inside Retail

Brazilian restaurant chain Oakberry entered the Australian market in 2018 after ANZ CEO Renan Fretes-Pinto identified a gap in the market for healthy fast food. Renan Fretes Pinto: We opened the first international store in Bondi in December 2018. I thought that this concept would go so well in Australia. IR: Why Bondi Beach?

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“Just getting started”: Aussie luggage brand July touches down in NYC

Inside Retail

Australian luggage brand July recently launched its first US bricks-and-mortar location in the heart of New York City’s shopping-centered neighborhood, SoHo, at 127 Greene Street. New York City was an obvious choice for the brand to locate its first US store said Athan Didaskalou, July’s co-founder and director.

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

Inside Retail

Store expansion and optimisation LSKD’s next growth phase will include significant investment in bricks-and-mortar retail, and two new stores will open in Queensland in the coming months. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand.

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Why so many global brands fail in Australia

Inside Retail

Even prime locations, local partners, name recognition and often a portfolio of new merchandise brands haven’t kept Australia from becoming a dead end for some major international retailers. In some cases, the failed Australian ventures were part of a flawed strategy to breathe growth into struggling home market operations.

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How acai brands like Oakberry are riding the wellness wave to global growth

Inside Retail

The Brazilian acai bowl concept Oakberry, which claims to be the number one acai brand in the world with 500 global stores, including 45 in Australia, recently rolled out a new product, acai tubs, enabling customers to experience its bowls at home.

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Why Italian food hall brand Mercato Centrale is expanding to Melbourne

Inside Retail

Premium Italian food hall Mercato Centrale is set to open its first location outside of Italy with the launch of a new, 3000sqm grocery store and restaurant in Melbourne later this year. Montano first opened Mercato Centrale in Florence in 2014, and since then, he has taken the concept to Rome, Turin and Milan. A platform for artisans.

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