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

Inside Retail

By 2013, the company reached peak profit, when it hit $490 million in revenue, after nearly tripling sales between 2007 and 2012. So, what is driving the renewed consumer interest in True Religion today? The first major turnaround tactic was taking a step back to realise who True Religion’s ideal consumer base is today.

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Kogan CTO shares seven experimental use cases for generative AI in retail

Inside Retail

Speaking at an industry event in Melbourne this week, Kogan CTO Goran Stefkovski described the launch of ChatGPT as the most significant technological event since the arrival of the first iPhone in 2007. They got 100 million users in just two months. It’s way bigger than that now.

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Michel’s brand to be axed

Inside Retail

RFG acquired the business in 2007. Five years ago a Queensland court ruled RFG had breached Australian Consumer Law, successfully finding in favour of the franchisees claim they were misled in 2012 over quality and supplier agreements.

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Services and the mid-market: Takashimaya’s post-tourism plan

Inside Retail

per cent from the preceding year, to breach 1 trillion yen (US$7 billion) for the first time since 2007. That sounds nice but still, you might well be shocked that the chain spent a whole 17 years getting revenues back to where they were in 2007. per cent, year on year: Things soured shortly thereafter, with a 1.0

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Inside Gordon Brothers’ ‘Asset-Light’ Strategy to Rejuvenate the Laura Ashley Brand

Retail TouchPoints

Moving from Vertical Operations to Asset-Light Gordon Brothers then set to work reimagining Laura Ashleys business model, while ensuring it stayed top-of-mind with consumers through a combination of product licensing and marketing activations. The brand has to have some form of emotional connection to the consumer, said DAngelo.

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Autumn Fair 2025 reveals powerful content agenda designed to equip independent retailers for a changing market

A1 Retail

Practical, focused, and easy to consume, it’s been thoughtfully designed to fit around buyers and deliver maximum value in minimal time. From social commerce and sustainability to licensing, merchandising and consumer psychology, the sessions offer buyers and brands a holistic view of where retail is headed, and how to stay ahead of it.

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Athleisure Faceoff: How Lululemon, Vuori, Alo and Fabletics are Making Their Case to Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

But in the last decade, these global powerhouses all have struggled to maintain their position as consumers athletic apparel go-to. Lululemon The Reigning Champ Founded: 1998 Public: Yes, IPO in 2007 2023 annual revenue: $9.6 He told the New York Times : Vuoris product strength was validated by our consumer research.

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