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Self-service micro market chain Morsl raises $5 million for expansion

Inside Retail

Self-service micro market chain Morsl has secured $5 million in a series-A capital round, increasing the company’s valuation to $14.4 million as it looks to accelerate its expansion. In addition, its services have expanded beyond micro markets. The company invested $4.3

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Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans

Inside Retail

Mexican restaurant chain, Mad Mex, has acquired back the 50 per cent ownership from its Singapore-based venture partner, 4Fingers International, shifting focus to its home market. 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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Valentino names new executives as it eyes online expansion

Inside Retail

His responsibilities will be assigned to the new functions of marketing and e-commerce & omnichannel. Meanwhile, Yigit Turhan will take on the responsibility at Valentino as chief marketing officer. Before joining the company in 2018, Turhan held several key roles at fashion houses, including Ermenegildo Zegna and Gucci.

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Watch titans unite: Rolex acquires Bucherer and aims at pre-owned market

Inside Retail

With Rolex’s reputation in luxury watchmaking and Bucherer’s expansive retail presence across several countries, the union promises to strengthen the symbiotic relationship that has grown since 1924. It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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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.

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Reinventing vitamins: Inside JS Health’s overseas expansion

Inside Retail

Sepel, a clinical nutritionist by trade, launched JSHealth in 2018 alongside her husband Dean, as co-founder and CEO. JSHealth reinvented the space … There wasn’t much innovation in the vitamin sector, it’s quite a traditional market and it can be quite overwhelming. The next step for us is the Asian market. said Sepel.

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‘That’s the power of the US market’: July co-founder talks global expansion

Inside Retail

On July 1, Melbourne-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) luggage brand July launched in the US, its first market outside of Australia and New Zealand. That’s the power of the US market,” July co-founder and chief strategy officer Athan Didaskalou told Inside Retail. So, why was the launch such a success? Play to our strengths’.

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