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Mad Mex returns to Australian ownership, ends Asia expansion plans

Inside Retail

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

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Aussie discount retailer Silly Solly is on a growth trajectory, with plans to expand as a franchise, after shifting from a licensing model. 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

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

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Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand.

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

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million as it looks to accelerate its expansion. Established in 2018, Morsl curates some 1000 fresh food, snacks, and drinks – including ready-to-eat meals, salads, and sandwiches – offered via a fully automated, self-checkout vending machine designed to look like a cafe. The company invested $4.3

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Greenstreat talks store expansion, digital currency and in-house delivery

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They started the business in Albury – a regional NSW town – in 2018, before expanding to neighbouring Wodonga in Victoria and the Brisbane CBD. He said the long-term plan is for Streat Cred to have value outside of the business in the future. The plan, he said, is to launch the product in 2023.

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

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We didn’t plan on opening an office, but our first US team member has been here for almost two years. JD: I was very lucky to have LKI [Loose Kid Industries] before LSKD, from 2007 to 2018. IR: Do you have plans to open other stores in the US, and if so, what other locations are you considering? How has that been going?

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

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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. People are saying sometimes that acai is the new bacon-and-egg roll for example.”