Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Australian fashion brand Aje has made its first “off-schedule appearance” at the New York Fashion Week. At an immersive show at Roll & Hill in Manhattan, the brand featured curated pieces from its Spring Summer 23 ‘Lumen’ collection teaming up with NY-based creative agency Replica.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Craft beer brand Stone & Wood has opened a branded bar at Sydney Airports T3 Qantas Terminal, in collaboration with SSP. This is Stone & Wood’s first branded bar at a major airport, and it serves core beers, including the renowned Pacific Ale, as well as an array of seasonal offerings.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008. “When it comes to fresh produce, we understand that many farmers are concerned about the weak correlation between the price they receive for their produce and the price consumers pay at the checkout.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

In fact, Stephen Sadove, former CEO and Chairman of Saks Fifth Avenue , indicated that “this is one of the most interesting times [for the industry] since the [2008] recession,” where “we came out and saw this massive disruption in the environment,” he said in a press briefing during the Big Show. “It

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Driza-Bone, acquired by Propel Group in 2008, was merged with country apparel retailer RB Sellars in 2017. The Driza-Bone items will continue to be available at RB Sellars locations across the country. The deal, whose value has not been disclosed, marks Rinehart’s foray into fashion retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

However, at this time the board has determined that a change in leadership is necessary to restore stability and confidence in the company moving forward.” He joined Dollar General in 2008 as EVP, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer, and was promoted to COO in 2013. The retailer has had a volatile year.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Since 2008, the national carrier had held a stake in the travel agency when it was spun off as a merger of Qantas Holidays and Jetset Travel. Qantas subsidiary QH Tours sold the shares at $1.71 Qantas has sold its remaining 12.4 per cent stake in travel agency Helloworld for $33 million. each on Tuesday night.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Many young workers train themselves in job-related technical education and short courses, often at their own expense and prior to starting work. The authors did note, however, that New Zealand’s economic downturn post-2008 had a marked effect on the employment of young workers more generally. What’s fair?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Witynski has held leadership positions at Dollar Tree since starting there in 2010 and was named CEO in 2020. Dreiling had served as CEO of rival retailer Dollar General from 2008 to 2015. The opportunity to work with the talented and dedicated team at Dollar Tree has been the most rewarding of my career,” said Witynski in a statement.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Australian fashion label, Aje, has launched an Aje Athletica flagship store at Westfield Sydney City, with six more standalone locations scheduled to open across the country early next year. . Launched last May, Aje Athletica is an activewear spinoff brand designed to support physical performance and personal well-being.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In 2008, the British company brought its innovation team in-house to remain at the forefront of the highly competitive industry. To ensure full control from concept to the finished product, our own research and development laboratory in Cambridge, England, was established in 2008. We never compromise.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2022

As a result, retailers need to rethink how they attract and retain customers by looking at data not just from recent months but also from the last time shoppers felt this much economic pressure — the Great Recession of 2008-2009. How do you engender loyalty with these customers?” said Krakovsky. Targeted marketing. Targeted email.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2021

Hand was most recently COO of Burlington Stores , which he first joined in 2008 as EVP Stores and Operations. Prior to that Hand served as SVP, Group Director of Stores for Macy’s.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2021

Prior to Burberry, Gobbetti was chief executive of Moschino and Givenchy before holding executive positions at French brand Celine in 2008. Gobbetti became CEO and joined Burberry’s board in 2017, succeeding Christopher Bailey who left the group the following year.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that global fashion retailer, New Look, has relocated from its temporary store on Upper South John Street to a new 20,000 sq ft flagship retail space at 19 South John Street, renewing the brand’s long-standing commitment to Liverpool ONE.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

Boyle also has served in multiple leadership roles at other retailers, with an emphasis on driving digital growth. He was the first executive hired at HauteLook in 2008 and joined Nordstrom ’s leadership following that company’s acquisition in 2011.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

“We design with the intention of making every day feel as exceptional as the start of a long weekend, and we’re so proud to now bring that vibe to the entire outfit, head-to-toe, with our friends at Zappos,” said Carey Collins Krug, SVP and Head of Marketing at Abercrombie & Fitch in a statement.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 3, 2023

The last time there were three consecutive quarters of declining retail volume sales was in 2008 – at the time of the Global Financial Crisis. Retailers are seeing less demand at a time where wages, rents, insurance, utilities, supply chain and materials are all increasing in cost,” said Zahra. per cent year on year.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 3, 2025

The new 42,000 sq ft store is the latest example of brand investment in the destination, following a landmark year of signings that will make 2025 Liverpool ONEs biggest year for openings since it launched in 2008. A further 34 brands committed to the destination last year, covering a total of 200,000 sq ft.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

He brings more than 40 years of retail experience to the position, most recently as President and CEO of Burlington Stores , where he served from 2008 to 2019. He also has held leadership and board roles at The May Department Stores Company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later. Cross-border commerce in general can be a tricky challenge to tackle, so check out Retail TouchPoints ’ 3 Cross-Border Ecommerce Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them webinar on June 22 at 2 p.m. ET to learn more about how to navigate this space.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

According to Mirakl’s Enterprise Marketplace Index (“the Index”), while traditional ecommerce sites have experienced sharp growth, online marketplaces have grown at double the ecommerce rate: more than 80% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020. So what’s driving this growth imbalance?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

Hufnagel has an established career in retail, holding roles at brands like Under Armour , Gap and Abercombie & Fitch as well as deep roots within the Wolverine Worldwide business specifically. He joined the company in 2008 and has held leadership positions across different divisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services. What are you listening to?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

Demsey had been with Estée Lauder for 31 years, overseeing brands such as MAC Cosmetics and Clinique, and he has held the Group President title since 2008. Furthermore, over the past two years, we have worked together as an organization to advance our approach to racial equity and have taken a hard look at where we can and should do better.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letter deliveries have fallen by two-thirds since 2008 alongside a massive e-commerce fuelled boom in package delivery. The changes will also allow Australia Post to manage priority mail, roughly 8 per cent of all letter traffic, differently to “deliver services at a more commercial rate,” the joint ministerial statement said.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Waters, who joined L Brands in 2008 as head of its international division, had been named CEO of Victoria’s Secret Lingerie in November 2020. The company is projecting a 10% comp store sales increase for the quarter, consisting of a 22% increase at Bath & Body Works and a 3% decrease at Victoria’s Secret.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

Chinese fashion retailer Shein is in talks to raise up to US$3 billion at a reduced valuation of $64 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the negotiations. billion in revenue in 2021, and was valued at $50 billion earlier that year. The company raked in around $15.7

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lidl is to close its Walsall warehouse, placing 100 jobs at risk, as it no longer meets its “operational requirements” The discounter has entered a consultation period with those impacted by the closure and is offering staff members the option between redundancy or redeployment when it closes in 12 months.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Involved with Liverpool ONE throughout her time at Grosvenor, Alison most recently successfully led the destination through the pandemic and its significant bounce back. Since opening in 2008, the 1.65 The evolving offer curated at Liverpool ONE has driven sales up 20.9% year-to-date compared to 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

sales declining at an even higher rate, 10.5% , according to the latest forecasts from eMarketer. After the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it took the majority of affected markets approximately one year for retail sales to return to pre-crisis levels. trillion , 12% higher than its revised estimate of $23.36

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. While Peter Alexander was not part of Premier Investments at the time it set out to enter the US market, there has been a lot of speculation as to why the brand didn’t resonate with US customers.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2024

In the touristy Saint-Ouen flea market, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete in this summer’s Paris Olympics, police officers swarmed in at dawn on April 3 and shut down 11 stores selling counterfeit bags and shoes. Seventy tonnes of products were destroyed in March alone, the letter said.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

“Consumers will revert back to certain pre-COVID-19 behaviors like visiting physical stores or attending in-person events, but their new habits will impact the frequency of such occasions,” said Alison Angus, Head of Lifestyles at Euromonitor International in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

Culture Kings is an Australian retail phenomenon, what started as a Carrara market stall in 2008 evolved into an international retailer being listed on the stock exchange with a $600 million valuation.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2021

When the first-generation iPhone came out in 2008 for about $700, people thought it was expensive… That’s a far cry from the price of a new iPhone these days where an iPhone 12 Pro Max 512GB will cost an eye-watering $2369 – more expensive than an entry-level MacBook. Here are some reasons why. Supply chain disruptions. Huge Savings.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The previous highest year-over-year jump was seven percent in 2008, according to Akshat Goel, senior economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Halloween candy prices are estimated to be a record 14 percent higher this year compared to 2021.

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