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From moto to marathons: What’s next for performance apparel brand Sa1nt

Inside Retail

Here, Clarke reflects on how the SA1NT business has evolved since 2015, and the opportunities that are present in the recovery space. Our desire to return to the sportswear industry made sense under these brand values, and we are already finding that it resonates across multiple sporting codes, athletes, and organisations.

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Morrisons overhauls senior leadership team as it shapes up for ‘next chapter’

Retail Gazette

Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director. Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave.

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Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries

Inside Retail

The e-commerce giant started its business as an online bookstore with the first permanent brick and mortar outlet opening in 2015 in Seattle. Nevertheless, the company has concluded that they are not delivering the returns – monetarily or in terms of what they are doing for the wider company – to justify keeping them open.

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After a $5.5B Valuation, Vuori Exec Reveals What’s Next in International Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Since its launch in 2015, Vuori has grown to serve customers across 18 countries through a growing network of brick-and-mortar locations and a robust ecosystem of distributors. We also use qualitative feedback to learn — for example, store notes with people visiting a wholesale door, learning about us and then shopping with us in retail.”

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Meet the luxury swim label taking over beaches from California to Bondi

Inside Retail

When Shea Marie launched swimwear label Same back in 2015 there was no blueprint or incubator to help convert her influence into a brand. DTC and international expansion Same had previously diversified its brand to be sold wholesale to retailers but has chosen to take creative and strategic control by returning to a direct-to-consumer model.

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“Primed for disruption”: Cargo Crew founder talks acquisition, growth plans

Inside Retail

Initially bootstrapped from a $2000 tax return , the family-owned brand was founded by Felicity Rodgers, who runs it with her sister Narelle Craig and husband Paul Rodgers. As part of the arrangement, Glow obtained 51 per cent ownership of Cargo Crew, with the brand retaining full management control.

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

Inside Retail

Initially, the business supplied wholesalers across the American West with ready-made clothing, fabric and other textiles, but in 1872, a tailor named Jacob Davis approached Strauss about patenting a design for denim pants reinforced with copper rivets. It was pivotal,” he says.

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