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Inside Spanish fashion brand Mango’s “very ambitious” US expansion plan

Inside Retail

Stephen Grenley: Mango has been present in the United States since 2006. We began the expansion plan in 2022 with the opening of the Mango flagship store located at 711 Fifth Avenue in New York. For instance, weather can change a lot between areas. IR : What opportunities for growth do you expect you may come across within this arena?

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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years

Inside Retail

Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Bec Lutz in 2006, Design A Space rents physical floor space to independent brands hoping to showcase their goods to a metropolitan customer base. The venture grew to three locations across the Melbourne CBD, Fitzroy, and Windsor, and has stocked goods from more than 170 small businesses.

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How Etiko is bridging the gap between consumers and ethical retail

Inside Retail

According to Savaidis, Etiko, which was launched in 2006, was the first non-food brand to gain Fairtrade accreditation in Australia. The business’ wholesale sales dropped nearly 60 per cent last year but online sales rose by more than 20 per cent.

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FMI honors seven exemplary food industry leaders

Mass Relators

” The 2024 awards, presented at FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference, went to: Brookshire’s Brad Brookshire; KeHe Distributors’ Brandon Barnholt; Associated Wholesale Grocer’s David Smith; Hy-Vee’s Donna Tweeten; Seaside Market’s John Najjar; Nestlé’s Steve Presley; and PepsiCo’s Steven Williams. Woodard, Jr.,

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How colourful QLD boutique Orange Sherbet punches above its weight

Inside Retail

I opened Orange Sherbet in 2006 when there was no such thing as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok marketing. Down the track, we would love the opportunity to wholesale also. If they want more locations, that could be on the cards. I was in Redcliffe when I spotted an empty 19sqm little shop not far from where our store is today.

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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

The first collection, scheduled to go live in September, includes 45 limited-edition pieces of clothing made from “recycled fibres, traceable cotton, recycled polyester, and recycled sequins”, as well as two vintage biker jackets from wholesale vintage company Glass Onion.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now. But I also guided the company through a complete chapter 11 reorganization back in 2006, spearheaded by Venture Capital, which was painful and ugly and embarrassing and humiliating. We don’t have any wholesale.