Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Fast fashion has normalised using garments for short periods of time, and throwing them away when trends change, driving an unsustainable pattern of overproduction and overconsumption. It envisions that fast fashion will be out of fashion, and that economically profitable re-use and repair services will be widely available.

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APRIL 26, 2024

This week, France announced legislation to “limit the excesses of ultra-fast fashion”. With fast fashion off the table for many, shoppers – and retail brands – are getting creative like locally owned, fashion re-sell business, a new favourite of mine, Love it Longer, on leafy Rathdowne Street in Carlton North, Victoria.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 The group’s shift towards big-box retailing – and away from higher-rent, smaller-format stores had aided the turnaround and was the basis of what the retailer calls its ‘Big strategy’. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

After 10 years of building its brand through retailers like David Jones and The Iconic, Australian women’s fashion label Nude Lucy is going direct-to-consumer with the launch of its own bricks-and-mortar stores and further investment in its online business.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2022

Frasers Group plc today announced plans for three more FLANNELS flagship stores. The plans will see FLANNELS flagships open in Leeds, Cardiff, and Gateshead, all upwards of 80,000 sq. ft in size, and bringing with them the best in luxury fashion, beauty, and experience to each location. The 120,000 sq.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

In 2020, Australian teen fashion brand Pavement joined a large list of retailers that entered voluntary administration, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a major factor contributing to their exit from the retail landscape. Are there plans for expansion beyond this partnership? IR: How significant will Pavement’s presence be across Big W?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

Sustainable, direct-to-consumer fashion brand Allbirds promised to revolutionise the retail industry with stylish, comfortable, and environmentally-conscious footwear designs. The post Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan? million in 2022, or 56 per cent of total revenue.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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. “We The customer that comes through Aje Athletica is moving with pace, and she’s also engaged in the fashion element. “I

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

Achieving circularity in fashion is similar to the 10-year overnight success story. Yet, the need for a sustainable and ethical future in fashion is necessary, due to the industry’s social and environmental impact, which has already caused substantial damage. We’ve heard and said this before in some form or another.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

Tech start-up Inkse had its launch this month with a mission to revolutionise the way Australian creatives approach fashion design and production. We all know those great Aussies fashion start-up stories, those household names who cut their teeth in the city markets,” John said. It’s our burning belief that fashion can be done better.

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

With monthly gross merchandise volume (GMV) exceeding US$1 million in Taiwan alone, the platform plans to export its success by addressing specific pain points in online luxury transactions. The future PopChill plans to enter the Singaporean and Malaysian marketplace by 2024.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

LSKD founder and CEO Jason Daniel said that the brand spends a lot of the year planning and preparing for peak period. We’re seeing more resilience from brands with every-day and low-price strategies. The post Strategies for success: LSKD and Shippit on preparing for peak season appeared first on Inside Retail.

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JULY 19, 2022

The Frenchgate Partnership has announced the signing of premium fashion store, Tessuti as part of its regional expansion plans. It follows our strategy to build upon our strong retail offer and create more designer brand choices for our visitors. Time Retail acted on behalf of The Frenchgate Partnership. Tessuti dealt direct.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

As a result, Surfstitch has shifted its focus to improving its conversion rate and increasing its basket size, and one of the key ways it plans to do so is by expanding its offering. That’s where the whole marketplace strategy comes into play.”. Sneakers, camping and urban tech.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

The digitisation of commerce and the plethora of new channels and touchpoints have resulted in huge opportunities for fashion brands. There’s increasing awareness of the need for a unified metric system to measure data strategies. They identify four key strategies for marketers in the sector to better harness their data: 1.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) has been heavily criticised for not creating an inclusive final show on Friday night – the runway was covered in decorative paper that got stuck in my wheelchair wheels as I exited the runway, as the event’s closing model. Things don’t always go to plan and that’s just the nature of the beast.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

A new study demonstrates how AI can revolutionise fast fashion by improving supply chain efficiencies and in turn reducing the industry’s carbon footprint. The fast fashion industry is valued at US$2.5 Now, Inditex is planning to invest €2.7 billion into improving its online capabilities and technology upgrades.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The Highpoint Shopping Centre and Westfield Chermside locations expand on Ralph Lauren Corporation’s focused development across Asia, Europe, and North America, as part of its Next Great Chapter: accelerate growth strategy to create sustainable, long-term growth and value creation.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

But moving forward, the business will be focusing on upping the fashion factor of its collections. Future focus Beyond this shift in focus, Lotter is also planning to grow steadily into the new year. The post “From work to workout”: Why Aje Athletica is ramping up its fashion focus appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The company’s web traffic increased by 80 per cent during the half with active customers increasing by 208 per cent to over 208,700 reflecting the brand’s customer acquisition and retention strategies. The post Cettire reports strong sales growth, plans to invest in new storefronts appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In Spain’s A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide – pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to become more sustainable against the constant need to drive sales. But it is changing some processes, aiming to reduce its environmental impact while sticking to its strategy of regular new ranges.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

A coalition of the world’s big fashion and footwear brands will soon boost the wages of production workers in developing countries, when the ACT Global Purchasing Practices Standard is implemented by December 2023. The post How major brands like Kmart and H&M plan to boost garment worker wages appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Australian fashion icon Seafolly is expanding its footprint around the world, launching a dedicated e-commerce offer in the United Kingdom, as well as the ability to ship to Canada and New Zealand. Our focus has been to get our product and marketing strategies right with superior fits and top-tier campaigns,” Santamaria said.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Fashion retailer Decjuba is working on establishing a physical store in Singapore later next year and expanding into selling menswear and beauty products. Austin said that the opening of the store in Singapore in late 2024 is now Decjuva’s “No 1 focus” for the company’s expansion plans in Asia.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2022

During the recent Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Marie-Claire Daveu, Kering’s chief sustainability and institutional officer, and Bottega CEO Leo Rongone revealed Kering’s strategies towards sustainability and its vision for the future. He cites Bottega Veneta’s latest collection at the Milan Fashion Week as a prime example.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 28, 2022

After completing two funding rounds in 2021, leading online marketplace Vestiaire Collective has kicked off 2022 with a bang, unveiling a new global brand identity this week to underscore its firm belief that pre-loved is the indisputable future of fashion. Our community is central to our brand, and to what makes us unique.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

Since Afterpay Australian Fashion Week wrapped up last Friday night, critics have come out on social media, accusing it of ‘tokenistic’ attempts at diversity and inclusion. Disability advocate and model Lisa Cox was a consultant during Afterpay Australian Fashion Week. Consult people with lived experiences.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

During the pandemic, the Australian womenswear brand Witchery turned 50, but rather than kicking back to party, the retailer revved its omnichannel strategy and worked on a new physical store concept. IR: How would you describe the impact Covid has had on customers and what they want from fashion?

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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Across the fashion industry, I feel there’s a fast speed of turnover, [as well as] pressure to move on to new styles and seasons,” she said. The post How Cargo Crew is bringing circular fashion to corporate uniforms appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. Everything we’re doing comes from that lens,” she said.

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MARCH 15, 2022

After two years of riding a rollercoaster of challenges from delivery delays to quickly pivoting to online initiatives, Witchery managing director Simon Schofield is hopeful about the future of the business, with the re-emergence of large-scale fashion events, the introduction of greater diversity and new shopper behaviours.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

We’re an] omnichannel retailer of world-class brands, and we’ve seen really strong momentum in women’s and men’s fashion, footwear and accessories, home and kids, and beauty. We’ve got a consistent plan about how we will celebrate these events with our customers. We’ve got lots in flight.”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

With customer demands coming in hotter and the stakes higher than ever, assortment planning is the key to profit growth. Here, we help you avoid profit margin mayhem with a considered, data-driven assortment plan. What is assortment planning? Why is assortment planning important? This is all managed by the store grading.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Australian designers Nikki Campbell and Sophie Coote founded their fashion label Sir (an acronym for separates, intimates and ready-to-wear) in an apartment in Bondi in 2014. Do you plan to open other stores in the future? IR: What are some of the most challenging aspects of being a fashion brand right now in Australia?

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

A year into the Covid-19 pandemic, there’s no question the global crisis has disrupted just about everything in the fashion world, from how we dress, to how we shop, to how the industry itself operates. Luxury fashion it-girls dress up for Prada’s ready-to-wear debut.

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Fashion Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Following with Fashion business strategy and operations insights from Fashion Goes Tech, my latest book on how technology is empowering retail businesses. Today, we move forward across the value chain phases within the business of fashion: Planning.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The retailer sells big brands at affordable prices across a huge range of products including women’s, men’s and kids’ fashion, shoes, accessories, homewares, beauty and toys. Having doubled its presence across Australia, the company plans to open further stores in Perth in the coming years as part of its continued national growth strategy.

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