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Pool retail chains in trans-Tasman merger

Inside Retail

Meanwhile, Paramount Pools has five locations in New Zealand, with more than 50 years of experience providing top quality pools to Kiwis. As part of the merger, Paramount Pools will convert three of its stores to Swimart, raising the latter’s New Zealand network to nine locations.

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US brand Nautical Bowls primed for Australian launch

Inside Retail

Nautical Bowls, an acai bowl retail chain founded in the US, is heading to our shores. I am working on additional locations for next year with some leases already signed off on for an additional two locations with a total of 10 planned for roll out next year,” Lightfoot told Franchise Executives. “We

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Accent Group launches first 4Workers store today in Melbourne

Inside Retail

The 150sqm store is located in Eastland, and will be followed by six further stores launching in Melbourne in the coming months. We opened Eastland as 4Workers first location, appealing to the range of Healthcare practices and trade sites in the local area,” Pedruco said.

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Rebel MD Gary Williams on taking experiential retail to the next level

Inside Retail

The first RCX store, designed in partnership with Sydney-based retail agency The General Store, opened at Westfield Doncaster shopping centre in March 2020. Since then, Rebel and The General Store have opened a further 18 RCX stores across the country, including the latest location at Emporium Melbourne.

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Jollyes set to open 100th UK store

Retail Times

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How Dubai sportswear giant GMG aims to crack the Southeast Asia market

Inside Retail

GMG is a Dubai-based company with distribution rights for more than 120 global brands in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and a portfolio of multi-brand retail chains across sports, food and beauty. It recently opened its first corporate office in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion strategy.

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What Rite Aid’s collapse reveals about the challenges of pharmacy retail

Inside Retail

Since filing for bankruptcy last week, pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid has received interim approval to access up to US$3.45 The retailer currently operates 2,100 retail pharmacy locations across 17 states, but will be closing underperforming stores part of the restructuring process.