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Can Asda veteran Allan Leighton return the supermarket to its former glory?

Retail Gazette

Leighton helmed Asda from 1996 to 2001 and is credited with turning around the struggling chain, alongside current M&S chair Archie Norman – pulling the grocer from the brink of insolvency to orchestrating its bumper £6.7bn sale to Walmart in 1999. He is currently chair of Brewdog, Pizza Express and European fashion chain C&A.

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Ksubi’s return to Australian shores with Bondi Beach House and what’s next

Inside Retail

Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming. Direct-to-consumer sales continue to be the strongest part of Ksubi’s business, and with former General Pants CEO Craig King at the helm since February 2019, the business is well-positioned to invest in retail space in Australia.

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The CEO of Dissh on how a strong brand identity enabled international expansion

Inside Retail

While Disshs before-and-after story felt overnight to most of the industry, Disshs growth journey has been slow and considered it was founded in 2001 and didn’t kick-off its rebrand to a vertical brand that designs everything in-house until 2019.

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Why Nike is putting used sneakers back on the shelf

Inside Retail

Nike will start collecting and cleaning some of the sneakers that are returned by customers and reselling them at a discount in stores as part of its Nike Refurbished program, which launched on Monday. . The Gen Z and younger millennial consumer is already accustomed to this,” she pointed out. ” How Nike Refurbished works.

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Retail news around the globe

Inside Retail

The suite of treatments available at the third Clarins Open Spa are designed to offer pampering and relaxation to time-poor consumers. South Korea department stores are introducing near-distance delivery services to get food and beverage from food courts and restaurants into the hands of consumers.

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A look at Sanity’s final days: What happens when a retailer says goodbye?

Inside Retail

Itaoui – who joined Sanity as an area manager in 2001, according to the Australian Financial Review – acknowledged that the business was unable to survive the diminishing availability of physical content, as well as a shift in demand toward digital content among consumers.

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Livestreaming Success Stories from Adore Me, Pacsun, Simon and More

Retail TouchPoints

And it certainly seems to appeal to younger consumers — a recent study from The Influencer Marketing Factory found that 47% of consumers who had made a livestream purchase in the U.S. Victoria’s Secret pioneered the idea of a lingerie fashion show in 2001 and turned the annual event into a nationwide television spectacle.

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