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Culinary revolution: Meals in Minutes founders talk innovation, global expansion

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million in a seed round led by 500 Global, coupled with a strategic expansion plan spanning Malaysia, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, reflecting the growing market for convenience-based businesses. These meal kits enable consumers to indulge in gourmet dining experiences within the confines of their own kitchens.

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Meet Sugar: The “anti-establishment” beauty retailer Indian consumers crave

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L Catterton’s strategic partnership with LVMH will also supercharge Sugar’s expansion in the near future. India’s beauty and personal care market is projected to reach US$21 billion in 2025, and the rising adoption of online shopping and greater product penetration in secondary cities are also contributing to the market’s enlargement.

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Meet Daniel Broderick, a New Yorker helming New Era’s APAC operations

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The current state of affairs “Malaysia has a growing economy and a strong consumer market, making it an attractive destination for expanding retail businesses. This presents a vast consumer base for headwear products,” he noted. Nonetheless, the region also offers significant opportunities.

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Fine jewellery in your 50s: Meet the matriarch proving age is just a number

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For the past 15 years, the brand has operated with a significant presence in Hong Kong, and Angus plans “to further develop international markets as well as to consolidate domestically”. International expansion The business has a plan to expand its international footprint by continuing its commitment to producing quality products that last.

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How L’Occitane’s Dr Vranjes Firenze aims to grow in Australia and beyond

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Dr Vranjes Firenze’s launch in the Australian market last December through a partnership with David Jones could be a sign of further global expansion to come, following L’Occitane Group’s recent acquisition of the luxury Italian home fragrance brand. Italy, the Middle East and Japan are currently the three main markets for the brand.

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“It’s working”: Kathmandu unveils next step in radical redesign

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They all tended to be quite hyper-masculine [in their marketing], with people climbing mountains and such. But, one of our biggest consumer insights was that people go outdoors for how it makes them feel.”. And, this week, the business has unveiled the next step of this new direction: its global ‘Summer Never Sleeps’ campaign.

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Inside Ikkari’s first physical store – and its plans for more

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The plan from the beginning was to make something that would synergise with the Aje Collective’s other businesses, and which complemented the health-focused lifestyle Norris saw in Aje’s target market. Next, however, is its own bricks-and-mortar expansion. Source: Supplied.

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