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“Running is on trend right now”: New Balance expands hybrid retail model

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. The New Balance UCC (uncommonly common concept) store is redefining the traditional retail experience by placing people, not products, at the forefront of the retail experience.

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How Japan’s love for denim is influencing Levi’s premium collections

Inside Retail

Levi’s place in the fashion industry as the inventor of blue jeans puts the brand in a unique position to be a historian of denim or a powerhouse of innovation, and potentially both if it gets the balance of relevancy correct. It’s really trying to stay at the centre of culture, right?

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Designer Ena Pelly on why collaboration is the fashion industry’s “secret sauce”

Inside Retail

We approach every collection with the objective of finding the balance between aligning to our core brand design principles and responding to market demand and trend considerations,” explained Pelly. “At It comes down to knowing your audience, and Elle and Ena Pelly have similar audiences,” Pelly concluded.

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Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan?

Inside Retail

Two-and-a-half years post-initial public offering (IPO), the company’s market capitalisation had diminished to about US$116 million in after-hours trading on March 12, and it had less than US$130 million in cash on its balance sheet. To put this in perspective, the SG&A totaled up to just US$122.2 million in 2021.

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R.M. Williams crafts quality and service from people and tech

Inside Retail

Digital does have an important role in this strategy – providing transparency and trust when communicating progress. Deepening exploration into our icons and taking ownable authority in well-made, enduring clothes, boots and accessories – that’s what excites me. And the changes continue. “We’ll

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The Indian marketplace is “significantly untapped”: Levi’s India’s MD

Inside Retail

Levi’s expansion strategy in Asia doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon. Another milestone According to Jain, the opening of its latest store in Bangalore is another ‘proofpoint’ of its direct-to-consumer strategy and another opportunity to deliver memorable brand experiences to consumers in an immersive manner.

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Why short-term data alone won’t cut it for retailers in 2024

Inside Retail

And it gives perspective to the reactive nature of the short-term rollercoaster of monthly data. per cent, clothing, footwear and personal accessories up 2.9 The balance of the total retail category spend was still (only just) weighted to the back half of the year at 50.2 per cent, department stores up 3.6