Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Australian online marketplace The Iconic added a new string to its bow last week with the addition of the Home category, extending its 80,000-strong product range with contemporary homewares; from bedding, kitchen and bath accessories to tech, aromatherapy and artwork. Tapping into Millennial market.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Kids fashion and occasion-wear brand Bardot Junior has launched its standalone website in the US, as part of its international expansion and growth. He added that Bardot Junior will enter department stores overseas – including Hudson Bay in Canada, and Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Dillard’s – who have picked up the brand in the US. “We’re

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Bestseller’s Australia country director Rikke Dahl-Thorup told Inside Retail that the brand entered the Australian market due to the strong consumer demand for Scandinavian design, and a willingness from Aussie customers to embrace new trends. One example of this is the recent expansion of Vero Moda.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

With over 200 stores and a slew of international brands, including Celine, Ganni, Levi’s and Reebok, United Arrows is one of the country’s largest select shops, which is a kind of mini department store. Brothers Omar and Zane Sabré (l to r) started the accessories label in 2017. Image: Supplied.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

Marquee Retail Group, the parent company of Colette by Colette Hayman (CBCH) and The Daily Edited (TDE), is aiming to expand its market share through acquisitions and expansions. Colette by Colette Hayman Marquee Retail Group acquired CBCH, a fashion accessories and jewellery brand, out of administration in September 2020.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Australian luxury fashion label Ginger & Smart is spreading its wings to the US next month, when it enters high-end department store Saks Fifth Avenue off the back of its show at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) in June. Saks is just the beginning of overseas expansion for Ginger & Smart. Beyond surf and swim.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

As Japan’s Aeon Mall sets out to conquer the hearts, minds and wallets of consumers in Southeast Asia, it is finding that quality rather than quantity is where the emphasis has to be. Vincom, notwithstanding, Vietnam’s large population and juicy demographics make it a key country in Aeon’s Asian expansion strategy.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2022

Australian omnichannel direct-to-consumer retailer Institchu has been offering made-to-measure suits since it launched 10 years ago, but now it’s on a growth trajectory, with the launch of its software-as-a-service product, Taper, and entry into new product categories. They think, ‘Oh, I’ll just go to a department store.’

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The company’s latest business update for the Stock Exchange of Thailand states that The Chalong mall has 17,000sqm of net leasable area, and is anchored by an 8,000sqm Robinson department store. On the ground floor is the large, single-level Robinson department store that caterpillars up one side of the mall.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

International expansion Viktoria & Woods has carved out its market share internationally and now graces the racks of prestigious British retailers Selfridges and Harrods, in addition to a few niche boutiques across the US. Within the same year, a retail partnership with David Jones catapulted the brand’s consumer awareness much higher.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In a press release, Kardashian stated, “The expansion into the menswear space is a major milestone for the brand and a testament to Skims’ commitment to providing solutions for everybody. In addition to the expansion of the menswear market, there is also a growing demand for innovation within the men’s underwear industry.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

A second factor in the coming year is retailer caution: sales might be recovering satisfactorily, but investment in new stores looks set to remain muted, even as consumers start wanting to come out in greater numbers as Covid-19 restrictions ease. But with consumers going out again and tourists arriving, there’s hope.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2022

FLANNELS Dublin is set to be the next flagship in the brand’s roll-out of trailblazing flagship stores. Opening in the landmark former Clerys Department store on O’Connell Street, it will be the first to open outside of the UK – demonstrating a key expansion for the next-generation luxury retailer.

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Retail Insider

MARCH 25, 2021

Her company uses decommissioned firehoses from London Fire Brigade as well as an increasing variety of other waste streams such as silken auction banners and tea sacks to fashion and package a large range of hand bags, luggage cases, purses, belts and other accessories. Diverted from landfill to your wardrobe. The customer will define it.

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