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Movado Group’s Xavier Gauderlot on the watch giant’s latest JV in Southeast Asia

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American watch company Movado Group has established a joint venture with premier luxury brand distributor Norbreeze Group to enhance its market position in Singapore and Malaysia. Research company Statista estimates Southeast Asia’s watches and jewellery market to reach US$14.84

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Purple Appoints Marketing Veteran as CMO

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Purple Innovation , the digitally native mattress brand, has hired Keira Krausz as its Chief Marketing Officer following the departure of Patrice Varni, who joined the company in June 2021 as Chief Marketing and Digital Officer. From 2013 to 2019, Krausz worked with Nutrisystem as the company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer.

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How Small and Local Marketers can Take Advantage of the Metaverse

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Tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft have gone all-in on the metaverse, based on the idea that it’s the future of digital experiences like gaming, collaboration and marketing. The metaverse is the next frontier for marketers, offering them the opportunity to blend physical and digital marketing tactics.

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Australian minimalist label Status Anxiety opens NYC store

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Will Sked founded Status Anxiety in 2004 after recognising a need in the market for simple, fashionable men’s wallets. The store, located at 248 Elizabeth Street, offers ethically sourced leather goods with a focus on biodegradable materials and environmental impact reduction.

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How the Gance brothers built a billion-dollar pharmacy empire leading with retail

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Since the opening of its first interstate store in Cairns in 2004, Chemist Warehouse now has over 535 stores across Australia and employs more than 20,000 people. By giving more floor space to non-prescription products and offering significant variety in every product category, they ensured there was something for every customer.

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Prada Picks Former Luxottica Chief as CEO

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From 2004 to 2014, Guerra served as CEO of eyewear firm Luxottica Group. Andrea Guerra, with his long professional experience, has shown entrepreneurial skills in businesses where the founders are present and engaged, blending their culture and the needs of a company continuously evolving and active on international markets.”.

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DC Shoes co-founder dies in snowmobile accident

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Block was a marketing executive who co-founded the skateboard fashion brand DC Shoes with his business partner, Damon Way in 1994. Block sold his remaining shares and transitioned into a professional rally driver in 2004 as Quicksilver bought the company.

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