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The Western retail rush: how India’s middle class is drawing iconic brands

Inside Retail

From a product perspective, the company has launched sportier pieces like tank tops, joggers and leggings, and employed production techniques that use far less water than traditional methods. The department store will complement the mall’s current offering of young, exciting designer brands across multiple categories.

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What’s behind the re-emergence of teen fashion brand Pavement?

Inside Retail

However, last month Designworks, the wholesale arm of Brand Collective, a leading house of lifestyle brands in Australia, announced that it was relaunching Pavement in the marketplace through the discount department store Big W.

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‘Storm on the horizon’ for retailers amid economic pressures

Inside Retail

Customers were spending more on clothing, footwear and personal accessories, department stores and cafes and restaurants in July 2022, compared to the 12 months prior, and consumer sentiment was also up, by 3.9 According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), retail sales were up 19.2 she said.

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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, department stores up 3.6 per cent, clothing, footwear and personal accessories up 2.9 Department stores and shopping centres also saw a radical drop in spend, back 14 per cent year-on-year.

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Why watch brand Maxum is finally relaunching DTC after more than 20 years

Inside Retail

He was familiar with the industry since his parents founded Designa Accessories, one of Australia’s largest watch and jewellery distributors, in 1984. You would find it in a jeweller or a department store and to a smaller degree online. It was very successful.

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How Taking Shape is leveraging backend efficiency gains to grow overseas

Inside Retail

Founded in 1985, Taking Shape is the market leader in the plus-size fashion space in Australia and New Zealand, with around 150 bricks-and-mortar stores across the two markets, including about 60 concessions in Myer department stores. From a delivery perspective, it makes sense to deliver to those jurisdictions from the UK.”.

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The Fabulous World of Dior transforms Harrods for the Holiday season

Retail Focus

As the holiday season approaches, Dior has created The Fabulous World of Dior , a spectacular presentation illuminating the hallowed halls of the world-famous Harrods department store. Inside the landmark department store, two novel pop-up boutiques draw their fantastic decor from the most beautiful Christmas fairytales.