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Small Business, Big Ideas: Inside the Luxury Advent Calendar Boom with DTC Brand Cheese Brothers

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, marketing agency Empower said its seen a 90% increase in consumer interest in the advent calendar category since 2020. Marketing is one thing, but if you have a unique product that resonates with people, that can propel you to wherever you want to go. In fact, U.S.

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How True Religion aims to be the latest Y2K-era brand to make a comeback

Inside Retail

The apparel brand entered the retail scene in 2002 and quickly became known for its vintage-inspired denim with wide, white stitching and recognisable smiling Buddha and horseshoe logos that were endorsed by celebrity icons such as Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson and 50 Cent.

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How MCoBeauty’s Shelley Sullivan built a $1b brand and redefined masstige beauty

Inside Retail

The sale of MCoBeauty at a valuation of $1 billion, and the fact that MCoBeauty was Australia and New Zealands number-one-selling cosmetics brand in the last 12 months, suggests a legitimisation of the dupe category in the beauty market. I think MCoBeauty came at the right time it was Covid. he told Inside Retail.

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Harvey Norman: The Australian retail giant vying to shake up the UK

Retail Gazette

“This has definitely been a market that we’ve wanted to get into for a little while,” notes Harvey Norman UK managing director Lachlan Roach as he takes Retail Gazette on a tour of the new 57,000 sq ft store inside the former Debenhams store.

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Ulta Buys British Beauty Retailer

VMS

“International expansion is an integral part of our ‘Ulta Beauty Unleashed’ plan, and the acquisition of Space NK offers a unique and strategically compelling opportunity to enter the growing UK market with a successful and growing brand,” said Kecia Steelman, President and CEO of Ulta, which 1451 U.S. retail stores.

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Rack Room Shoes names chiefs of digital, merchandise

Retail Dive

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Rack Room Shoes celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022.

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Kroger CEO McMullen Resigns Following Board Investigation

Retail TouchPoints

He spent the first 10 years of his career at Kroger working in multiple roles across stores, sales, marketing, manufacturing and strategy. Overall, Sargent brings 35 years of retail experience to the company, including serving as Chairman and CEO of Staples from 2002 to 2016.