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Rebecca Vallance’s chic new Sydney flagship store is a sign of what’s to come

Inside Retail

Starting a global fashion brand was a long-held ambition of Australian designer Rebecca Vallance-Gasan, and in 2011 the Aussie took the leap to launch her eponymous brand Rebecca Vallance in London and New York. The goal is for the business to have 20 direct-to-consumer retail stores globally within the next few years.

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Claire’s Hires Children’s Place, Zara Vet as Chief Merchandising Officer

Retail TouchPoints

Her most recent job was as SVP of Global Merchandising and Strategic Partnerships at The Children’s Place , where she was responsible for creating and delivering product strategies for all brands across multiple channels of distribution, as well as leading operations for the wholesale and international franchise businesses from 2014 to 2023.

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How Aussie footwear brand Alias Mae stays on trend in a fast-moving market

Inside Retail

Tom Kirkhope founded the Australian fashion footwear brand Alias Mae in 2011. Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. Our major wholesale accounts are managed in-house.

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

Inside Retail

Chip Bergh is sitting at the head of a small table in a sunny corner of his seventh-floor office at Levi’s Plaza, the corporate headquarters of Levi Strauss & Co, in San Francisco. I remembered that story when I was being recruited for this job in 2011, and I thought, ‘We’ve got to get it back to what it was like then.’”

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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

Inside Retail spoke to the designer behind the brand, Rebecca Vallance-Gasan, about starting her day at 4 am, a must for someone running a global fashion empire. The plan is to reach 20 stores globally within the next few years, with a focus on strategic growth across both the direct-to-consumer business and international wholesale.

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Is it Time for RFID to Shine?

Retail TouchPoints

“The biggest advantage that comes with [supply chain visibility] is knowing where you have stability in your supply chain,” said Balika Sonthalia, Senior Partner and Head of the Strategic Operations Practice for the Americas at Kearney in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. As a result, IDTechEx expects 39.3

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Casetify’s VP of business strategy on the phone case brand’s US expansion

Inside Retail

Tech accessory juggernaut Casetify is making waves in the American retail landscape via its landmark partnership with consumer electronics giant Best Buy. She added that consumer sentiment was a big factor in driving Casetify’s online sales, which helped the brand weather the pandemic while posting sales growth at a healthy pace.