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Amazon Appoints Insider as CEO of Worldwide Stores

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Herrington joined Amazon as VP of Consumables in 2005, launched Amazon Fresh in 2007 and was promoted to SVP of Consumables in 2014. Prior to joining Amazon, Herrington served as CEO of KeepMedia and VP of Marketing at online grocery retailer Webvan. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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Myer sees elevated annual sales, but is cautious amid economic headwinds

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Department store chain Myer delivered its highest full-year sales since 2005 this year but remains cautious as consumer spending declines due to unfavourable economic conditions. “Our online offer is a scale business that returned to growth in the second half and has continued to increase market share throughout FY23.”

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

Inside Retail

The mistakes of history The first Uniqlo store in the US was opened at Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey, in September 2005. It opened two more mall stores in 2005 and ended up closing the lot in short order. Strategically, it had been a bad decision to launch in the US in malls before the brand had any recognition there.

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New Zealand’s Deadly Ponies to open first Australian store

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New Zealand sustainable leather accessories brand Deadly Ponies is to expand its footprint into Australia with its first store in the market. . The store is scheduled to open on August 4 on High Street in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale.

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Behind American Vintage’s bet on the lucrative Chinese fashion market

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Having operated in Asia for more than a decade with Hong Kong as its sole market, the French fashion label American Vintage now has larger ambitions. Founded in 2005 in Marseilles, American Vintage draws inspiration from the United States and is known for its T-shirts, knits, denim, and fleece. Anil Prabha contributed reporting.

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Sephora Enters U.K. Beauty Market

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Sephora (Seattle) has purchased of online beauty retailer Feelunique, marking its entrance into the British beauty market, reports Pymnts.com. Feelunique, founded in 2005, has 1.3 Beauty Market appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year. billion in 2019.

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Burberry Appoints New Chief Creative Officer as Tisci Departs

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Lee will replace former creative chief Riccardo Tisci , who was appointed to the role in March 2018 following his career with Givenchy from 2005 to 2017. He will report to CEO Jonathan Akeroyd, who began leading the luxury brand in April 2022.

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