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Aje sees the light: Why the Aussie brand is ramping up its global presence

Inside Retail

According to Aje’s co-founder and chief executive Adrian Norris, the business has been focusing on its wholesale and online business in parts of the US, UK, Europe and the United Arab Emirates, but has found that shoppers are increasingly wanting to touch and feel garments before purchasing.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

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. The offshore expansion comprises a mixture of owned stores and its evolving wholesale channel which includes both store-in-store and stand-alone stores – a mix that proves difficult for apparel.

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

In 2008, they actually went into administration. With our wholesale business, because we went to the best retailers, we got paid on time. The data shows that if you open a store in a location where you’ve already got some interest, it strengthens your sales. They were a victim of their own success.

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10 Online Businesses for Sale in May

Small Biz Trends

The business is located in Atlanta, GA with a price of $2,500,000. The business is located in Chandler, AZ with an asking price of $600,000. This business is located in Mulberry, AZ with an asking price of $8,000,000. The business is located in Roanoke, VA with an asking price of $1,200,000. Online Wakesurfing Retailer.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

This fleet of electric bikes that travel around the country gives everyone the chance to experience riding them on location for free,” Andrew Garnsworthy, CEO of 99 Bikes’ parent company Pedal Group, said. A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008.

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Beyond Starbucks: Three specialty coffee retailers taking Australia by storm

Inside Retail

Thoughtful store locations and sustainable design Market Lane’s store locations also reflect its connection to local communities, while helping facilitate organic growth. It recently opened two new locations in Melbourne, and is now in a “consolidation phase.” Padre Coffee Padre Coffee. Image supplied.

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8 retailers slashing jobs and cutting costs in 2024

Retail Gazette

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. Retail Gazette rounds up the retailers who have begun axing roles this year.