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JANUARY 2, 2025

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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MAY 25, 2022

It’s 2022 and while small steps are being made towards a more inclusive fashion future, such as the first ever plus size fashion show and greater overall diversity on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week, there is still a long way to go. Brands that don’t cater to us? Not making the cut. Yes there is.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Shop, ‘Queen The Greatest’ will be open until January 2022 and will feature a line-up of limited edition music releases, exciting fashion collaborations and lifestyle products with weekly new product drops and events. The Champion collection features unisex T-shirts and sweatshirts, with a nod to the fashion brand’s heritage.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The latest modest fashion trends were on full display at New York Fashion Week, where six Indonesian designers were invited to present a total of 60 looks under the “Indonesia Now” banner. The rise of modest fashion. So modest fashion is very important in our circles,” she noted. Decoding fashion.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP Global plans to expand the Express brand to multiple countries in Asia and Latin America through a series of licensing agreements. This marks the first major announcement since the brand management firm announced its strategic partnership with Express, Inc. late last year.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

Skechers has teamed up with renowned apparel brand Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) on its Endless Kisses Capsule range, which will see the latter brand’s iconic lips design feature on Skechers fashion sneakers, footwear and recovery sandals.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Oh great, another screen I need to market on, said no brand manager ever. And yet 2023 may be remembered by C-suite marketing teams everywhere as the year when the not-very-exciting category of digital signage became supercharged thanks to two key elements: retail media networks and first-person data.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. The deal is expected to close during Q1 of the Guess? 2025 fiscal year, in March 2025. in a statement. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The company had hoped that its partnership with brand management firm WHP Global would help in this regard. The company’s total debt at the end of the third quarter was $274.7

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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.” Our shared commitment to excellence and strategic vision positions us at the forefront of modern luxury.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2022

Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has added another major retailer to its portfolio with the acquisition of beleaguered British fashion chain Ted Baker. Under ABG’s ownership, we believe that Ted Baker is poised for continued growth and success.”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2023

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. The brand’s revenue increased 65.4

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2020

“We saw an opportunity for the brand to relaunch into the U.S. market, providing our community with the affordable, value-driven products they’ve always searched for, now across multiple categories, at a time when value couldn’t be more critical,” said Jared Margolis, Payless CEO in a statement. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2021

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. We believe ABG is well positioned to develop and invest in these brands for their future success.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Express has entered a broad-reaching partnership with brand management firm WHP Global , owner of the Toys ‘R’ Us , Babies ‘R’ US and Anne Klein brands, among others. The deal includes plans to acquire “multiple” fashion brands as well as the expanded monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships.

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JUNE 17, 2024

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. The partnership transformed Express, Inc.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Shop, ‘Queen The Greatest’ will open on Tuesday 28th September 2021 until January 2022 with a line-up of limited edition music releases, exciting fashion collaborations and lifestyle products with weekly new product drops and events.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Jacob Hawkins knows a lot about Gen Z, not just because he’s spent almost a year as the Chief Marketing, Digital and Omni Officer of Forever 21 , but also because he has a 17-year-old daughter. Easier said than done, especially for a brand that is still working its way back from the brink. My daughter lives in technology.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Vera Wang has sold her IP to New York brand management firm WHP Global. As part of the transaction, founder Vera Wang will join the latter as a shareholder to assist in the brand’s creative direction. Established in 1990, Vera Wang was initially known for bridal wear. “Vera Wang is a legend.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2023

“We’re a sports company, but I also see us as a movement and wellness company – this means embracing and celebrating all forms of movement and all health journeys, and being your authentic self,” said Liz Weldon, VP of Global Nike Women’s brand management. “We trillion wellness market appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

Founded by then-21-year-old Cami Téllez in 2019, Parade was initially created to fill a gap in the market for stylish and size-inclusive bras and underwear for Gen Z consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They need to be sure it will sell, and that means understanding different markets. It also allows you to be more scalable and strategic when it comes to your marketing, etc. A seasoned commercial and brand executive, Shakedd is an entrepreneur with a vision of making Nexite into a successful world-changing business.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

per cent take in the Richemont-owned luxury fashion e-commerce company Yoox Net-A-Porter, was approved by the European Union, seven months after the UK Competition and Markets Authority gave its stamp of approval, and over one year after the deal was first announced in August 2022.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Luxury conglomerate LVMH has sold Off-White to Bluestar Alliance just two years after acquiring the streetwear brand. Bluestar Alliance – a New York-based brand management company – is known for acquiring distressed labels and licensing their names. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 14, 2024

A Skechers virtual shoe available to try on in the brand’s new Roblox store. Image courtesy Super League) “From our footwear to our marketing efforts, Skechers always embraces the latest technology to excite our customers,” said Michael Greenberg, President of Skechers in a statement.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

per cent of the luxury eyewear market. That said, EssilorLuxottica has strong distribution capabilities and is good at brand management, so Supreme fits better with them than it did with VF,” he said. The advantage is that the streetwear label is backed by an investor who is performing and knows global markets.

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APRIL 5, 2022

So we’ll be looking to expand heavily into SA, WA, and probably the Victorian markets. IR: Given the fact that events have traditionally been a key reason for customers to come in and shop at Sheike, I imagine Covid had a pretty big impact on the brand. We saw a change in our customer and how she interacted with the brand.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Curious about how the world’s most inclusive fashion brand manages inventory for all shapes and sizes? Ever wondered how Ikea manages to roll out innovative campaigns globally in record time? If you missed Inside Retail’s virtual masterclasses in March, now is your chance to catch up on the valuable insights shared.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 28, 2023

Scotch & Soda has been acquired by New York-based brand management firm Bluestar Alliance after filing for bankruptcy for its Dutch operations last week. Bluestar Alliance said the acquisition will allow Scotch & Soda to continue its operations and products across key markets, including the Netherlands. million (US$369.42

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Cleo Davis-Urman: Coming from an editorial and fashion styling background in my early career, I first got started in the fashion retail industry when I entered Moda Operandi in 2011 and later on at Saks Fifth Avenue in 2015. I always saw fashion as the art of self-expression. If I looked good, I felt good!

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2020

From supply chain disruptions to shifting seasonality and evolving fashion trends, a majority of America’s leading retail brands are constantly left with excess inventory that simply won’t sell. Technology has revolutionized the way brands manage their excess inventory. In today’s age, sustainable fashion matters.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

The fashion retailer, which includes the Express , Bonobos and UpWest brands, has been under pressure for some time now. into a multi-brand fashion retailer by bringing together the Express, Bonobos and UpWest brands , and included plans to expand the monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships.

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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2023

“We have seen a strong shift back to retail as customers look to in-person shopping experiences, and engage with our products and staff in-store,” Koko Black’s senior brand manager Kyle McKnight told Inside Retail.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The Shop, ‘Queen The Greatest’ will open on Tuesday 28th September 2021 until January 2022 with a line-up of limited edition music releases, exciting fashion collaborations and lifestyle products with weekly new product drops and events.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Prada’s recent social media campaign during Milan Fashion Week, featuring TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio, demonstrates how brands are merging digital interactivity with their physical presence to engage younger audiences and generate buzz. The post Immersive Retailing.

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