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Longchamp redefines its retail footprint with très chic Melbourne apartment

Inside Retail

The concept of Longchamp’s most recently renovated boutiques in Melbourne and Brisbane was developed to reflect the brand’s heritage, savoir-faire, and creative spirit by paying tribute to the quintessential Parisian apartment. Investing in the retail footprint will continue throughout 2024 with more renovations on the horizon.

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Sabato De Sarno to hit Milan catwalk on Friday with high stakes Gucci debut

Inside Retail

The group has also taken steps to broaden its revenue sources, announcing plans to buy high end perfumer Creed in June and a 30 per cent stake in fashion label Valentino in July. Efforts to regain momentum at the label, which accounts for the bulk of sales and profits at Kering, have prompted broad change in the group’s top management.

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Why Ksubi CEO Craig King reads a book a fortnight, and says you should too

Inside Retail

Craig King started his retail career working on the shop floor of a luxury fashion boutique. So I asked my boss if I could take the carbon copies – this was before computers – and work backwards to come up with a bit of a buy plan. He said, “I started my first advertising agency when I was 21. He said, “Knock yourself out.”

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Temple of the Sun co-founder talks design inspiration and sales growth

Inside Retail

Here, we speak with co-founder Darren Gallant about the growth of the fine jewellery market in recent years, the look and feel of the brand’s studio and store in Byron Bay and its plans to expand into Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in the near future. A multi-sensory experience is Temple’s signature.

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How personal shopping app Gimme aims to disrupt online delivery

Inside Retail

While a growing number of retailers offer same-day delivery for online orders, a much smaller number advertise delivery in under three hours. Orders are currently limited to four items, but there are plans to expand this in future. Gimme is able to do it thanks to its network of personal shoppers, which it calls Buddies. .

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‘Indecision is the hardest part’: Retailers react to Sydney lockdown 2.0

Inside Retail

We had a management meeting over the weekend and had a game plan worked out by Sunday which we’re now executing,” Richard Kelsey, co-founder and director of Beer Cartel, told Inside Retail. Continuing to advertise despite the drop in consumer sentiment last year was “the best thing we ever did,” she said.

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2024 Business Trends for Retailers

Retailing Insight

Boutique medical practices focused on healthy aging are springing up everywhere. At a much younger age, a greater percent of today’s population focuses on planning and shaping their physical, mental, and emotional health to ensure a robust and meaningful quality of life for their later years. and are in their late 70s.