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From product to practices: how fashion “sustainability” is finding its natural place in brand management practices.

Retail Focus

Having been washed down on consumer practices, they have become more demanding in understanding anything that goes beyond the simple term “sustainable” Customers paid more attention to the brand’s rhetoric and all the claims they made about their sustainable offer, and how it impacted them and the planet. If so, what?

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Canada Goose to launch into Australia

Inside Retail

Canada Goose is set to make a foray into Australia under a brand management agreement reached with Brand Collective. The brand will roll out retail stores this year in Melbourne and Sydney, and open an e-commerce platform, to be augmented by selected wholesale distribution.

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How Sephora reflects broader challenges facing Western beauty brands in China

Inside Retail

Jaques Roizen, MD Consulting at Digital Luxury Group, said Sephora’s primary challenge lies in its value proposition as a one-stop-shop for cosmetics in a market where consumers have the convenience of Tmall at their fingertips, especially for regularly repeated purchases.

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Immersive Retailing. The Luxury Brand Gateway to Success

Retail Focus

Instead, it focuses on creating memorable, interactive encounters that deeply resonate with discerning consumers. An immersive journey is created that not only improves brand loyalty but also makes shopping a distinctive form of entertainment and self-expression.

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Behind Desigual’s repositioning and its Asia Pacific expansion

Inside Retail

Earlier this month, Desigual partnered with Melbourne-based brand management firm O’Rourke Showroom to unveil its spring-summer collection, further expanding its retail distribution in Asia Pacific. IR: Could you touch on the brand’s business and social media strategy to cater to local consumers and attract new retail partners?

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Anne Klein, Lotto parent buys majority stake in Isaac Mizrahi

Inside Retail

Global brand management firm WHP Global has bought a 70 per cent stake in Isaac Mizrahi from Xcel Brands, in a deal valuing the American designer label at US$68 million. million in cash proceeds.

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Authentic Brands Group snaps up Aussie brands, Surf Dive ‘n Ski chain

Inside Retail

US-headquartered brand management company Authentic Brands Group has made a binding offer to acquire sports and lifestyle company Boardriders – including Australia’s 80-strong Surf Dive ‘n Ski chain of stores.

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