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

Retail Focus

Whatever option that luxury brands might have, their pop-up stores respect their principle to make their processes more sustainable at all levels. Being so, pop-up stores are becoming a place to apply the strategy of 5Rs: Re-cycle, Re-duce, Re-use, Re-sell, Re-value. Dior launches 3D printed sustainable pop-up Source.

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. Swift’s brand promise has always centred on quality products.

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US firm Bluestar Alliance snaps up Scotch & Soda

Inside Retail

Scotch & Soda has been acquired by New York-based brand management firm Bluestar Alliance after filing for bankruptcy for its Dutch operations last week. Founded by Gabbay and Ralph Gindi in 2006, Bluestar Alliance’s portfolio of brands includes Hurley, Bebe, and Tahari. Despite recording €342.5 million (US$369.42

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

If experience has become an integral part of brand strategy, it is because brands are more customer-focused than ever. As consumption is becoming less focused on the product and more focused on the experience of accessing the product, new brand management practices are being shaped, whether at luxury or mass industry levels.

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Luxury Retail Phygitalisation: Blending Tradition and Technology in the Digital Age

Retail Focus

Luxury brands must manage this amalgamation of technology and traditional retail to create an experience that satisfies their discerning clientele. To effectively manage this transition , several key strategies should be considered: Integrate, Don’t Replace : The key is to use technology as an enhancer, not a replacement.

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Can Gen Z intimates brand Parade maintain its cult status post-acquisition?

Inside Retail

Over the last four years, the brand has built a strong direct-to-consumer and retail presence and loyal consumer base, thanks to its variety of brightly colored and boldly patterned intimates and other apparel, and a marketing strategy centred on micro-influencers and user-generated content.

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Retail appointments for the week

Inside Retail

Working at the global Adidas headquarters in Germany, Woolley led the Retail Operations 2025 strategy cycle of the company, redefining retail and omnichannel operating models and customer journeys. Singapore-based online marketplace Carousell has appointed Kevin Huang as its new managing director for its Hong Kong operations.