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How a doctor turned a Twitter joke into a retro-inspired apparel brand

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Founded in 2022, Queensland Football Club is a fake footy club with a very real line of merchandise that has taken on a life of its own. The opportunity then came up to make merchandise for this player that I created, which sold really well. It’s a rambling story, but now I basically create merchandise for this club I made up.

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Netflix and shop: Online store offers limited-edition merchandise

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Netflix will launch an online store to sell limited-edition apparel, lifestyle merchandise and collectibles based on “Stranger Things,” “Lupin” and other popular shows, the streaming giant said on Thursday. In April, Netflix fell short of Wall Street projections for new subscribers.

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Under Armour continues to struggle although decline softens

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Athletic apparel brand Under Armour posted revenue of US$1.6 Direct-to-consumer revenue rose 3 per cent to $596 million after the company managed to control the sales experience and tell a story around its merchandise. Apparel revenue increased 3 per cent to $1.1 billion, but footwear was down 7 per cent to $351 million.

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Epic Cycles Maximizes Narrow Footprint with Merchandising

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With a minimal color palette throughout, and sleek metal fixtures lining the walls, Figure3 had to find a way to utilize creative and efficient solutions to accommodate the space’s limited square footage. The post Epic Cycles Maximizes Narrow Footprint with Merchandising appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Abercrombie & Fitch delivers ‘exceptional’ first-quarter performance 

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In merchandise terms, Abercrombie continues to hit the right notes with its elevated casual offer and its range of relaxed styles for men and women. It has also made great strides into growth areas of apparel, such as activewear via its YPB own-brand offer. Across the whole business, the bottom line improved significantly this quarter.

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Is China retail on the brink or on the mend?

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So the latest data hasn’t altered the top-line growth story too much, other than a small drift downward. Services outpacing retail Reflecting a shift in spending patterns from merchandise to services, sales of goods in September were up 4.6 This, too, is roughly in line with the trend for the first nine months of the year.

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Why Super Retail Group’s investment in women’s sport is driving growth

Inside Retail

However, the first six weeks of financial year 2024 has seen apparel sales in particular fall, with Supercheap Auto the only brand to experience like-for-like sales growth across its portfolio. Sales for Super Cheap Auto and Rebel were both up by eight per cent, reaching over $1.3

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