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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. Shops have lost their verve and reason for being.

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How Just Jeans is rebranding for the modern age with a single store

Inside Retail

Kimberley co-founded the brand in 1970 and helped build it into a national retail chain before selling it to a private equity firm in 2001. The new Highpoint Just Jeans store nods to the brand’s heritage with the old Just Jeans logo in neon lights, denim change room curtains and an old school walk-up denim bar.

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DE-YAN designs Jimmy Butler's Bigface coffee shop in Miami

Dezeen

Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced the design of this coffee shop in Miami Design District , created by NBA star Jimmy Butler and design agency DE-YAN. The post DE-YAN designs Jimmy Butler's Bigface coffee shop in Miami appeared first on Dezeen.

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Tariffs Hit Hard: Brand and Retail Leaders on 2025’s Biggest Challenge 

Retail TouchPoints

This content first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor (SESO) Uncertainty. He started Evo in 2001 in his garage in Seattle selling used ski and snowboard gear. These words define the landscape for brands and retailers in 2025.

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Foot Locker Europe unveils its latest social activation to mark International Women’s Day 2025

A1 Retail

Born in 2001 in Rimini and now based in Milan, she is an art director, stylist, and DJ who has always been drawn to art and trends in fashion and music – two worlds she seamlessly blends in her work. Featuring Nike, New Balance, and adidas sneakers, the campaign sneaker collection is available to shop in-store and online.

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M&S, Debenhams, John Lewis: Why British retailers struggle to crack Australia

Inside Retail

Marks & Spencer first entered Australia in 1972, expanding its retail network until closing all of its stores in 2001 and leaving the local market entirely. Failures in Australian expansion The attempts by Debenhams and John Lewis hardly inspired confidence, with selected ranges in Harris Scarfe and Myer, respectively, both failing.

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Lendlease sells Caneland Central in Mackay for $280 million

Inside Retail

Caneland Central, the region’s largest shopping centre at 65,964sqm, is anchored by Myer, Coles, Woolworths, Target, and Big W, and home to a variety of mini-majors and businesses. Caneland Central has been owned and operated by APPF Retail since 2001.

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