Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

Melbourne Fashion Hub will launch a pop-up event featuring 10 local fashion design students and recent graduates, from March 21 to 23. Browne, founder of Style Shifter Media, said the hub offers an innovative, free, open-access pre-accelerator program to Melbourne fashion students and fresh graduates.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has named Kellie Hush as CEO of the Australian Fashion Week this year. Meanwhile, the AFC has also appointed Jacqui Brown as the head of operations and Zoe Davis as the head of strategic partnerships for the Australian Fashion Week.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

Last year brought some challenges for the Australian fashion industry. High-profile brands like Dion Lee and Mosaic Brands closed their doors, and IMGs departure from Australian Fashion Week disrupted the sector. Fast fashions dominance and its impact Fast fashion has transformed retail dynamics.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In an Australian-first partnership, BlockTexx and Elk have teamed up to bring an innovative solution to bring end-of-life garments into the circular fashion economy. “I In the face of the large-scale problem of textile waste, BlockTexx is hoping that its partnership with Elk will guide and inspire the fashion industry towards circularity. “If

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

Australian luxury fashion brand Leo Lin has been part of the fashion landscape for seven years, launching in 2017, but only since building its e-commerce store in 2021 has it really taken off. Now, his fashion brands operations are based in Sydney and its atelier is based in Dalian.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2024

PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival (PMFF) has unveiled its 2025 programme and alongside it a catchphrase that sums up its unique value proposition: Fashion as a spectator sport. Over the weekend, the Australian Fashion Week confirmed that it had secured funding from Destination NSW for AFW to go ahead in 2025.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

The company said the launch marks a milestone for Aboriginal-owned fashion and a “major step forward for First Nations representation in mainstream retail” Fashion is more than just clothing its a platform for change, said Laura Thompson, Gunditjmara woman and CEO co-founder of Clothing The Gaps.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Fashion brands are leveraging pop-ups to create buzz, showcase limited-edition collections and connect with customers in immersive, high-energy environments. Brands must also ensure permitted use and zoning laws allow for retail and promotional events, especially during high-traffic periods like New York Fashion Week.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Fashion retailer Shein has formed a strategic partnership with the Singapore Fashion Council (SFC) to launch the “Every Body Matters” Inclusive Design Fashion Competition. “Hence, we are excited to work with like-minded partners to foster a fashion ecosystem that celebrates inclusivity and diversity.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2025

Even in an industry accustomed to a rapid pace of change like fashion manufacturing and retailing, AI is racing by like the Road Runner speeding past a desert mesa. That makes things both challenging and exciting for early AI adopters.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2025

Since its founding in 1999, Iroo has set itself apart in the fashion sector by offering new collections weekly rather than following the industrys standard seasonal drop. Inside Retail : How has the Taiwanese fashion market changed since Iroo’s inception?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

We Wear Australian, an initiative created by Showroom X, is activating at New York Fashion Week with an immersive retail activation on 7 February. Despite having the opportunity to put a show on the New York Fashion Week schedule, We Wear Australian decided to go with a bricks-and-mortar approach.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

The expanded Fashion Spree is on track to open in the third quarte r, introducing more stores including Nike and Polo Ralph Lauren’s sole southwest Sydney outlets. Fashion Spree will have 1000kw of solar power, with its The Grove site working towards net-zero by 2035.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The Sussan Group, the retail collective behind women’s fashion brands Sportsgirl, Sussan and Suzanne Grae, is incorporating “responsible fibres” into its supply chain and investing in futuristic pilot projects, such as making a compostable T-shirt, as it looks to increase consumer awareness of its sustainability initiatives.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Here, we speak with #2, Babyboo’s founder and director, Argylica Conditsis, about the challenge of staying relevant in the fashion industry for more than a decade, her proudest accomplishment in the last year and what it will take to grow online in 2025. When the customers win, the business wins, too.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 25, 2025

Vinted is launching a luxury fashion wardrobe online, featuring curated designer pieces from fashion creators including Susie Lau, Victoria Magrath, Simran Randhawa, Giulia Valentina and Keiona Revlon. “I am excited for our members to share in the joy that comes from buying and selling luxury second-hand fashion.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Nagnata is a premium Australian fashion and lifestyle brand designed for modern movement, including pilates, yoga and dance and studio-to-street style. Laura May Gibbs: Nagnata was founded with the vision to contribute to a more sustainable business model within the fashion industry. How have you overcome these challenges?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2025

Ebay Australia and the Australian Fashion Council have announced Shopfront as the winner of Ebays 2025 Circular Fashion Fund. Shopfront will also pitch its ideas to Ebay Ventures in Ebay’s global competition, competing for the title of Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year with a US$300,000 prize.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

To date, only three UK retailers have ever made it into the 1bn profit club – and fashion giant Next has just become the fourth member. In fact, the retail boss seems to downplay that Next is only one of two fashion retailers to ever hit the prestigious 1bn threshold. growth in sales. Fluke or form?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

In a discussion with Sheena Butler-Young, senior correspondent for Business of Fashion , Ross recalled the origin story of her brand and how it stemmed from a personal need of hers. I thought that catering to people who were interested in music and fashion would be my strength, Hilfiger mused.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This year’s Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) student collections runway was held at The Lume – where the creativity was unconstrained, the designs were avant-garde and the emerging talent was front and centre. The Australian fashion industry is embracing sustainability and diversity more openly,” Tran said.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2024

RTFKT , the Web3 sneaker brand that Nike acquired in 2021 , will wind down operations by the end of January 2025, transitioning into an archived site to showcase the designs created for the platform.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

Sydney-based fashion brand One Mile was founded by Sammy Robinson in 2020 after a collaboration with another brand sparked the desire to have her own label. One Mile made its runway debut at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022 with its Resort ’23 collections. Things happen so quickly, that’s the exciting thrill of it.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

Pinterest is marking the second year of its partnership with the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with a preview of the hottest festival-inspired trends and an immersive pop-up designed by Chappell Roans creative director.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Abercrombie & Fitch will expand into India via a multi-year franchise partnership with Myntra Jabong India Private , a B2B wholesale entity owned by fashion and lifestyle retailer Myntra.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

High-profile fashion collaborations are nothing new, but does making luxury accessible and marketing it to a younger audience come at a cost? Over the years Bitmoji has partnered with many fashion brands, including Ralph Lauren and Levis. Bitmoji, is a platform subsidiary of social media platform Snapchat, and there are over 2.7

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The news follows rumblings last week that the retailer was struggling to maintain its sprawling brick-and-mortar presence amid increased competition in the fast fashion sector. In a bid to stave off new competition, the company entered a partnership with one of its biggest competitors Chinese-based online fast fashion brand Shein in 2023.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Women fashion brand Alamour The Label will launch its first flagship store in Sydney in mid-month, marking its expansion from online to physical retail. Alamour The Label, founded in 2014, offers fashion designs targeting timeless elegance with feminine confidence.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Three new shops will feature curated luxury items such as fine jewelry, on-trend fashion and special occasion apparel, as well as Starboards exclusive fashion jewelry brand. Shae , Starboards exclusive fashion jewelry brand, is featured prominently along with Jet Set Candy , a travel-inspired jewelry brand.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Each year, more than 200,000 tonnes of clothing are discarded into Australian landfills , primarily influenced by the fast fashion model, according to a recent study by Professor Alice Payne from RMIT’s School of Fashion & Textiles.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Together, we bring scale, expertise and broad appeal to customers across America.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

Casual fashion chain Jeanswest has been placed in voluntary liquidation with all 90 stores across Australia to be shuttered. The business’s owner, Harbour Guidance, which bought the brand out of administration in 2020, has appointed Lindsay Bainbridge, Andrew Yeo and David Vasudevan of Pitcher Partners Melbourne as administrators.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

The fashion industry, like much of the retail sector, continues to grapple with fluctuating consumer demand and rising costs. While the fashion landscape has evolved in complexity, G-Star is committed to adapting, knowing full well that market dynamics have shifted in favour of a more curated approach to retail.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Last month, the fashion retailer said it would wind down five of its brands to focus on its other five businesses as it struggles to remain afloat due to operational issues. Mosaic Brands is expected to enter administration as early as todday, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This acquisition will broaden the JD Group’s customer reach, adding a more female, fashion-conscious and older customer base to complement the Group’s core customers,” said Régis Schultz, CEO of JD Sports Fashion in a statement. Three Courir stores operate under the Naked banner, an elevated women’s sneaker concept. billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Roblox is a place where self-expression, fashion trends and digital culture are shaped, said Winnie Burke, Head of Fashion and Retail Partnerships for Roblox in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most recently, when fashion and accessories retailer Primark unveiled its 450 th store worldwide at the Florida Mall in Orlando, it announced it would have an entire floor dedicated to its growing partnership with Disney — a new kind of experience for the blossoming retailer, although certainly not the last.

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