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Small Business, Big Ideas: Inside the Luxury Advent Calendar Boom with DTC Brand Cheese Brothers

Retail TouchPoints

Wholesale marketplace Faire , which can act as a barometer of where the retail winds are blowing, saw a 500% increase in searches for advent calendars in August 2023 compared to the same period in 2002, and the number of advent calendars available for sale on the platform has increased 4X this year. In fact, U.S.

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After six years, Novo Shoes returns to Canberra, opening two stores

Inside Retail

According to the business, Canberra’s rising population and strong fashion scene made it necessary for Novo Shoes to have a presence in the region. “Previously, we had successful stores in Belconnen and Woden, both with proven track records,” said Novo Shoes’ marketing manager Giulia Di Pietro.

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Managing organisational culture – beyond people skills

Inside Retail

The importance of a healthy culture in organisations initially focused on managing risk and workplace health and safety. These changes mean that the people skills of managers within organisations are more important than ever. Interestingly, this same model shows that the character of the manager affects trust.

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ModCloth Sold Yet Again; Will This Buyer Hold On?

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2002, ModCloth offers exclusive indie- and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35- year-old women of all sizes. Women’s clothing and accessories retailer ModCloth has been acquired by Nogin, a provider of outsourced ecommerce for major fashion and consumer product companies.

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How Stylerunner’s GM landed her dream job and turned it into a successful career

Inside Retail

Anna Brennan is the general manager of women’s athleisurewear retailer Stylerunner. Before joining the team in 2023, Brennan was the general manager of fashion, at the Iconic. Fast forward to one university degree and an overseas work experience later, she landed her dream job with David Jones in 2002.

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Is brick-and-mortar retailing really dead?

Inside Retail

Established in 2002, the award-winning Perth based company counts many of Australia’s largest and well-known retail brands among their customers. About the author: Nathan Reid is Marketing Manager at Diverse Project Group. Of course, fitting out a contemporary retail environment is a costly and complicated operation. 1300 969 449.

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Denim brand Ksubi to open first standalone store in London

Inside Retail

Originally called Tsubi, the brand quickly spread to London, debuting in a disused tube station in 2002, before being renamed Ksubi in 2006 following a trademark dispute.

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