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Marquee Adds Laura Ashley to Brand Portfolio

Retail TouchPoints

Brand management firm Marquee Brands has acquired British fashion and lifestyle label Laura Ashley and will use the acquisition to establish its first European headquarters in London. Marquee bought the brand from Gordon Brothers , which acquired Laura Ashley out of bankruptcy in 2020.

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Bluestar Alliance Buys Scotch & Soda’s U.S. Business

Retail TouchPoints

An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country.

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Meet Our 40 Under 40 Winners of 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The 40 Under 40 Awards and its winners represent the diversity of the retail industry and its various players: brands, technology vendors, agencies and consultancies, and design firms. And at the brand level, we have the honor of spotlighting executives from both established legacy retailers as well as emerging direct-to-consumer brands.

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Canada Goose to launch into Australia

Inside Retail

Canada Goose is set to make a foray into Australia under a brand management agreement reached with Brand Collective. The brand will roll out retail stores this year in Melbourne and Sydney, and open an e-commerce platform, to be augmented by selected wholesale distribution.

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Behind Desigual’s repositioning and its Asia Pacific expansion

Inside Retail

Earlier this month, Desigual partnered with Melbourne-based brand management firm O’Rourke Showroom to unveil its spring-summer collection, further expanding its retail distribution in Asia Pacific. Tim O’Rourke: Desigual has been available in Australia for more than a decade and is sold in a wide range of wholesale accounts.

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From Saks to self-care: Barrière co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman’s career in retail

Inside Retail

It is this experience in retail, that I gained from an early stage in my career, that has helped me as Alexa Adams and I branched out to create our own wellness-oriented DTC brand, Barrire, in 2020. How have these roles prepared you to launch and run this company? CDU: Be patient, persistent, and gentle with yourself.

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

Retail TouchPoints

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. — Bonobos’ wholesale operations also continue uninterrupted. now has a name: Phoenix Retail.