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Westfield celebrates the capital’s side hustle heroes

Retail Focus

The windows showcase a breadth of beautiful, eye-catching products from stylish bespoke tie dye accessories to Instagram-able hand-dipped candles, to sexy and sustainable paint. MH Living is a homeware & accessories brand developed last year during the pandemic, with hints of contemporary Danish style and Parisian charm.

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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

Our Barehands , a Singaporean purpose-driven fashion firm, showcases a range of apparel and accessories made by underserved communities, including Afghan refugees. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? GL: For me, meeting up with family and friends keeps me sane.

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Our Barehands’ founders talk entrepreneurship and finding work-life balance

Inside Retail

Our Barehands , a Singaporean purpose-driven fashion firm, showcases a range of apparel and accessories made by underserved communities, including Afghan refugees. IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? GL: For me, meeting up with family and friends keeps me sane.

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Gamified and global: How Wish aims to compete with Amazon

Inside Retail

Gadgets, fashion, hobbies and home decor are among the top-selling product categories globally, with hobbies, home decor and beauty among the fastest growing categories in Australia and New Zealand. Some of the branded products currently sold on Wish include Kate Spade, Puma, Samsung, Sunbeam and Lenovo. Focus on discovery.

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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

IR: Do you have any hobbies that help you switch off and stay balanced? We have set days where I like everyone to be in the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and then the team have the flexibility to work from home on the other days. RVG: Spending time with family and friends is what I love, and it helps keep me balanced.

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“Reignited appetite”: Why retailers are seeking greener pastures overseas

Inside Retail

The company is returning to key markets such as the US and the UK as part of its medium-term goal of achieving five per cent market share penetration in the toys, baby and hobby markets across all licensed regions. One business that is continuing to expand its global footprint is Toys “R” Us. The brand recorded an EBITDA loss of $6.7

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Carousell co-founder talks LuxLexicon acquisition and future of re-commerce

Inside Retail

Carousell Group’s user community avoided 116,577 tonnes of carbon emissions in four goods categories (fashion and luxury, electronics, furniture and home living and hobbies and toys) in 2022. This is the equivalent of around 76 per cent of total trees in Singapore absorbing CO2 per year,” he stressed.

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