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Designer Thierry Mugler dies, at 73

Inside Retail

The designer retired from the brand in 2002 before returning in 2013 as the creative adviser. Some of his famous pieces include a motorcycle-inspired bodice at Mugler spring/summer ’92 worn by Niki Taylor and Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look in 2019. . “It The post Designer Thierry Mugler dies, at 73 appeared first on Inside Retail.

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New Balance opens its first ‘Grey Store’ in Asia Pacific

Inside Retail

Sports footwear and apparel manufacturer New Balance has opened its first Grey Store in the Southern Hemisphere – at Sydney’s The Galeries shopping centre. The Boston-based company has also launched a limited-edition fragrance range Distilled to commemorate the opening of its Galeries Grey Store.

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Ames Department Stores will be back in 2023

Retail Wire

The Ames Department Stores discount chain, founded in Massachusetts in 1958, ran over 700 stores in 20 states at its peak but after a couple of bankruptcy filings went out of business in 2002. Recently, however, a notice appeared on amesstores.com announcing that new Ames stores will open in 2023.

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Walmart Advances Media Ambitions with $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Vizio

Retail TouchPoints

We believe Vizio’s customer-centric operating system provides great viewing experiences at attractive price points,” said Seth Dallaire, EVP and Chief Revenue Officer at Walmart U.S. in a statement. “We We also believe it enables a profitable advertising business that is rapidly scaling.

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After six years, Novo Shoes returns to Canberra, opening two stores

Inside Retail

.” The brand opened its first store at Warringah Mall in Sydney in 2002, and it now has outlets across Victoria, Queensland, SA, and WA, along with stores in New Zealand. At that time, Novo Shoes Group had more than 100 outlets in Australia and New Zealand stocking the Novo, Naturalizer, Ipanema, Grendha, and Rider brands.

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Australian companies face more climate-focused resolutions than ever before

Inside Retail

The resolution, advanced at Woodside Petroleum’s annual general meeting, called for the company to establish hard targets to bring its own emissions and the emissions caused by the use of its products globally in line with the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below two degrees. Shareholder ESG Resolutions per year.

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“Move fast, break s**t”: Why LSKD is moving into retail at a rapid pace

Inside Retail

It follows the brand’s first store, which opened at its headquarters in Loganholme, Queensland, in January, and is part of a plan to open five stores across all major Australian cities – as well as a shop in New Zealand – over the next 12 months. We’ll have two stores leading into this Black Friday, and three leading into Christmas.

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