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How Twomorrow Jewellery is turning “imperfect” diamonds into must-haves

Inside Retail

Every once in a while, a brand comes along that tries to defy conventions and transcend expectations. Twomorrow Jewellery is one such example. In a world full of improbable standards, it aims to redefine the very idea of perfection. Officially launched in November last year, the Singaporean jeweller specialises in “salt and pepper” diamonds, which are diamonds that have inclusions and perceived blemishes.

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Glossier Boston store features pastel green mouldings

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Decorative architectural mouldings are recreated in pastel green to frame openings at the Boston store for the cosmetics brand Glossier. Designed by the company's in-house team, the permanent Glossier Boston location on the city's bustling Newbury Street follows a pop-up at the Seaport in 2019. Mirrors positioned to face one another create infinite reflections at the Glossier Boston store For the space, the designers took influences from historic local architecture and Boston's status as a colle

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Mosaic Brands puts EziBuy business into administration

Inside Retail

Mosaic Brands has placed online-first trans-Tasman retailer EziBuy into administration, proposing a restructure. The company acquired EziBuy shortly before the pandemic for $11 million to fuel its online growth. Although profitable in FY21 and FY22, the group noted that the “performance of EziBuy has been at odds” compared with the retailer’s omnichannel brands.

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How Scoop Whole Foods is scaling plastic-free supermarkets into beauty

Inside Retail

A decade ago, husband and wife Jeremy and Bettina Kirk launched the first Scoop Whole Foods supermarket in Mosman, Sydney. Now, the business has a presence across three continents – Australia, Europe and Asia – and is looking to beauty and digital to grow its footprint further. The Scoop model is deceptively simple: the business skips distributors and sources products straight from growers and producers, offering customers a food shopping experience that is free of plastic packaging.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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“All about the bed”: Sheet Society poised to make a big impact in 2023

Inside Retail

Hayley Worley was unhappy. Around 10 years ago, she was shopping for sheets at Myer and couldn’t find anything she liked. The sheets came in a big plastic block and included products like a flat sheet, which she didn’t use. They were scratchy, she recalled, and were not something she was proud to have spent $500 on. With a background in the fashion industry, Worley had skills in dealing with fabrics, colours and textiles and had regularly travelled between Australia and China, working with fabri

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US e-commerce firm Boxed files for bankruptcy, eyes software unit sale 

Inside Retail

Boxed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and was pursuing sale of its software business, the e-commerce grocery platform said on Sunday, adding that it will also wind down its retail operations in the coming weeks. The plan to sell Spresso, its Software-as-a-Service business, chimes with the company’s announcement last month to explore options to raise capital. “This was an incredibly difficult decision, and one that we reached only after carefully evaluating and exhausting a

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