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Forever New signs three-store deal in Kuwait

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Womenswear brand Forever New is opening three flagship stores in Kuwait as part of its strategic partnership with fashion conglomerate Apparel Group. We’re proud to partner with the Apparel Group to further expand our presence in the Middle East,” said Dipendra Goenka, CEO of Forever New.

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Gap to close all 81 stores across the UK, Ireland

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The closure equates to 81 specialty and outlet stores across the two countries and is a result of a strategic review of the US apparel company’s directly owned operations in Europe. . Gap has served UK customers since 1987 and launched in Ireland in 2006.

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Retail appointments of the week

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Haynes, who started in Australia as territory manager in 2006, has previously held roles including chief business development officer and interim CEO. Joshi was previously IT support manager for the Retail Apparel Group. Douglas Fry, currently the country director for Subway Canada, will replace Haynes, effective September 5.

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How Nike Australia put the boot in the competition

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The first thing we did was sign a deal with Football Australia to be the apparel sponsor for the Socceroos. Nobody believed the Socceroos could make an impact at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Stuff History’ became our brand story for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The sporting media had a story, and the Nike brand was riding the wave.

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Behind the breakup of Adidas and Reebok

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billion less than Adidas paid for it back in 2006. With my experience in private equity and M&As, these types of acquisitions of brands with similar positioning and in similar channels tend to work well in FMCG, but not so well in categories like apparel and footwear,” she said. billion; US$1.3 per cent, generating $96,724.4

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Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands

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Adidas acquired Reebok back in 2006. Indeed, the footwear and sports apparel market has performed extremely well over the past 18 or so months. Saunders said the German company originally saw it as a vehicle with which to take on the might of Nike, especially in the US.

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Adidas sells Reebok to Authentic Brands

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Adidas acquired Reebok back in 2006. Indeed, the footwear and sports apparel market has performed extremely well over the past 18 or so months. Saunders said the German company originally saw it as a vehicle with which to take on the might of Nike, especially in the US.

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