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American Apparel set for Australian comeback

Inside Retail

. “We are thrilled to be increasing access to American Apparel for shoppers in Australia and New Zealand, who can now buy this iconic brand with just the click of a button,” said Chuck Ward, president of sales, marketing, and distribution at Gildan Activewear , the company that owns the American Apparel trademark.

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show to Return as Streaming Event on Amazon Prime

Retail TouchPoints

After a four -year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show will make its return on Sept. Victoria’s Secret pioneered the idea of a lingerie fashion show in 2001 and turned the annual event into a nationwide television spectacle. Earlier this year , executives hinted at a return.

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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. . A number of different products and tools are used to return them to as close to new condition as possible, according to Nike.

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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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Parlour X founder Eva Galambos on her life as a luxury fashion buyer

Inside Retail

Tastemaker and entrepreneur Eva Galambos first opened the doors to her luxury multi-brand boutique Parlour X in 2001 in Sydney, when she began introducing major international labels to Australian consumers, from Balenciaga to Vivienne Westwood. . I opened Parlour X in 2001. My mission was to change that.

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Optics for hyperscale data centers (Part 1 of 4): Cisco Optics Podcast Episode 25 notes

Cisco Retail

In Episode 25, Ron Horan, Cisco Senior Director of Product Management returns and we start a new conversation based on his experience in this space. In 2001, he joined Broadcom Corporation where he managed Field Applications Engineering for the Compute Segment team, ran Program Management in the Networking BU, and was a Sr.

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Best of 2023: Is private equity ownership slowly killing retail?

Retail Gazette

Similarly, retail analyst Nick Hood of Opus Business Advisory says it’s “too much debt” for “low margin businesses in highly competitive markets” to take on. One of their biggest challenges is the eye-watering debt bills hindering their ability to compete in the grocery market, especially with the rocketing success of the discounters.

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