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Saks, Authentic Aim to ‘Redefine the Luxury Experience’ Through New Joint Venture

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Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and Saks Global have developed a new joint venture called Authentic Luxury Group (ALG) that is aimed at “redefining and expanding the modern luxury experience.”

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Fashion insiders weigh in on the uncertain future of Australian Fashion Week

Inside Retail

Under IMG’s leadership since 2005, AFW has elevated resort collections, showcased Indigenous designers and initiated a consumer-integrated model. The emergence of consumer-facing fashion events including PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival and Melbourne Fashion Week has led some to question the relevance of a closed industry-only event.

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WHP, Simon, Brookfield Unite Under Phoenix Retail Banner to Acquire Express

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The new joint venture between brand management firm WHP Global and mall owners Simon Property Group , Brookfield Properties and Centennial Real Estate — formed for the purpose of buying beleaguered mall brand Express, Inc. — now has a name: Phoenix Retail. for both Express and Bonobos. to buy Rag & Bone.

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Bluestar Revives Justice as Online-Only Retailer, Plans to Expand Tween Brand into Tech, Home

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Justice has returned as an online-only retailer with the launch of its new ecommerce site, ShopJustice.com. The tween retailer shuttered its remaining brick-and-mortar locations in late 2020 — which had numbered 2,800 at the brand’s peak — following the bankruptcy of parent company Ascena Retail Group. ”

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PVH Sells Off Heritage Brands as it Turns Focus to Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger

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is selling its Heritage Brands portfolio — which includes the Izod , Van Heusen , Arrow and Geoffrey Beene brands — to fellow brand management firm Authentic Brands Group for approximately $220 million. This sale marks the latest in a broader shakeup among the larger brand management firms.

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Designing with Data: Keeping Retailers Ahead of the Trends

Retail TouchPoints

As digital natives, they largely permit retailers to collect data across multiple channels of interaction, painting a detailed picture of who they are and how the brand communicates to them effectively, which designers can leverage to enhance project outcomes. At the same time, these platforms also directly influence consumer perceptions.

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Adrian Cheng’s resignation marks turning point for New World Development

Inside Retail

“The economic reasons behind the losses are elevated interest rates and weak consumer and business confidence in Hong Kong, which has affected rental income and property valuation,” Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis, told Inside Retail. “It

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