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Loss-making Surfstitch, Ginger & Smart sold to a mystery buyer

Inside Retail

Ginger & Smart was founded by Alexandra and Genevieve Smart in 2002 and earned a listing with department store chain David Jones. A spokesperson for Alquemie confirmed to the AFR that the sale news was correct and that the retail group wanted to focus on its growing Lego and General Pants businesses moving forward.

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Rack Room Shoes names chiefs of digital, merchandise

Retail Dive

The retailer acquired Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse in 2002, and has since grown to 520 retail locations, all but 45 of them under the Rack Room banner. You can unsubscribe at anytime. The new appointments seem to speak to these needs as the leaders are focused on merchandising and customers.” Registered in England and Wales. TechTarget, Inc.s

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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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Denim brand Ksubi to open first standalone store in London

Inside Retail

The company currently has stores in New York and Los Angeles and also sells through partnerships with retailers including End, Matchesfashion, Browns Fashion and upscale department stores Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. .

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Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network

Inside Retail

Group CEO, Brad Banducci referred to Woolworths Australia opening a store in Wellington back in 1929, illustrating the brand’s legacy there. The Woolworths brand has a long and complicated history in New Zealand.

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How Stylerunner’s GM landed her dream job and turned it into a successful career

Inside Retail

Fast forward to one university degree and an overseas work experience later, she landed her dream job with David Jones in 2002.

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Why the Kmart-Target back end merger has been a decade in the making

Inside Retail

After 17 years of running its discount department stores separately, retail conglomerate Wesfarmers announced earlier this week that it would be consolidating the back end operation of Kmart Australia and Target Australia.