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Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans

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The recent acquisition also means the end of Mad Mex’s ambitious expansion plan in Asia , which was announced two years ago before the pandemic forced it to change the strategy. . “I In 2018, 4Fingers bought 50 per cent of Mad Mex as part of the Australian Mexican quick-service restaurant brand’s expansion into Asia.

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Reinventing vitamins: Inside JS Health’s overseas expansion

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Sepel, a clinical nutritionist by trade, launched JSHealth in 2018 alongside her husband Dean, as co-founder and CEO. The products have proven popular not only with consumers but with celebrities from J.Lo The vitamins business is sold direct-to-consumer online and through some boutique bricks and mortar retailers in Australia.

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Famed for its chocolate waterfall, Venchi eyes US retail expansion

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The US expansion story “In 2018, we opened our first ‘Chocogelateria’ in New York in Union Square, featuring our famous chocolate waterfall. Ferrero went on to say that American consumers primarily seek freshness and quality, while also desiring novelty and variety.

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Silly Solly’s plans 10 more stores as it moves to franchise model

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We believe in the model, it’s been operating since 2018.” The Silly Solly’s brand has come full circle, now owned by Stanton and an Australian management team that reinvented the model in 2018. “We We experimented with a couple of stores and decided there was a need for this, ” said Stanton.

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“Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion

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JD: I was very lucky to have LKI [Loose Kid Industries] before LSKD, from 2007 to 2018. IR: It seems that a lot of Australian retailers are considering international expansion right now. The post “Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Comfort-focused furniture brand Maker & Son eyes APAC expansion

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Since launching in the UK in 2018, furniture brand Maker & Son has quickly established itself as a go-to furniture brand for comfort, with its popular Instagram videos of a woman throwing herself onto the large cushioned sofas captivating consumers. Once the brand is more established, I think [online-only sales] will grow.”.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

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L Catterton’s strategic partnership with LVMH will also supercharge Sugar’s expansion in the near future. Consumers are at the heart of all we do. While multinational brands had always dominated the Indian market, their beauty products were not really suited to the skin complexion of the typical Indian consumer.

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