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Fashion insiders weigh in on the uncertain future of Australian Fashion Week

Inside Retail

Fashion industry insiders are speculating about the future of Australian Fashion Week (AFW) following the news of IMG’s exit from the country’s premier fashion event. Since its debut in 1996, AFW has attempted to evolve alongside Australia’s dynamic fashion landscape.

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Uniqlo’s 2024 Plans: 20+ New Stores in North America

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and Canada in 2024, including debuts in new markets for the fast fashion retailer. In May 2023 , Uniqlo, which opened its first North American location in 2005, revealed its plans to reach 200 North American locations by 2027. Uniqlo will open more than 20 stores in the U.S. Tacoma Mall, Tacoma, Wash.

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Crocs VP on building a store worthy of a cultural phenomenon, the foam clog

Inside Retail

Melbourne is the fashion and culture capital of Australia. In 2005, a customer by the name Sheri Schmelzer started customising her childrens Crocs with little decorative charms that were placed in the holes of the shoe the result was Jibbitz. billion, up from around US$3.96 billion recorded the year before. billion in 2014.

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Estée Lauder to Acquire TOM FORD in $2.8B Deal

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Existing TOM FORD partners Ermenegildo Zegna Group , which produces the brand’s fashion, and Marcolin S.p.A , which manages its eyewear, will enter long-term license agreements with ELC. The designer was credited with reviving the luxury fashion house during his tenure as Creative Director. “[The

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Sephora to open 20 UK stores as it ramps up expansion

Retail Gazette

Sephora is planning to open 20 UK stores as the makeup retailer ramps up its bricks-and-mortar expansion. Sephora relaunched in the UK in 2022 and re entered the world of physical retail in Westfield Stratford a year later, having previously exited the UK market in 2005 after opening six stores in five years.

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Salomon’s Graeme Moore: New stores, customers and accelerating growth in ANZ

Inside Retail

In 1997, Adidas acquired the Salomon Group and its brands, Salomon, TaylorMade, Mavic, and Bonfire; but later sold the brand to Amer Sports in 2005. The Chadstone store design takes inspiration from the brand’s Paris Champs-Élysées store – its newest global flagship which opened earlier this year.

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Uniqlo’s US expansion: Has the parent learned its lessons?

Inside Retail

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japan apparel retailer Uniqlo , has announced the locations for 11 new stores in the US, on its way to a target of 20 openings in North America this year, which in turn is the first instalment on its plan to reach 200 stores in 2027. The 11 openings so far announced are all in malls.