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Adore’s Ikou crosses border, opening first Melbourne store

Inside Retail

Adore Group’s wellness brand Ikou has opened its first Melbourne store at Melbourne Central, following three current locations in NSW in Leura, Byron Bay, and Sydney. Naomi and Paul Whitfeld founded Ikou in 2007, and the company was acquired by Adore Beauty Group last year.

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Helping intensify Alo Yoga’s London expansion

Retail Focus

Founded in Los Angeles in 2007, Alo Yoga offers a stylish and comfortable selection of high-end activewear and loungewear, that is versatile and can be worn from studio to street, as well as offering a range of accessories and wellness products. Positioned over two floors, the 6,700 sq. With works currently on site, the 5,000 sq.

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UK F&B group buys 62 Australian airport stores

Inside Retail

With the acquisition, SSP will own all of ARE’s 62 locations in seven Australian airports, which are generating annual sales of approximately $200 million. SSP Group CEO Patrick Coveney said the deal will increase the group’s portfolio of brands and concepts and enable it to enter new prime air locations.

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Platypus opens 200th store, promises 30 more by June

Inside Retail

Platypus has already launched nine new locations this year, with plans to establish an additional 30 by the end of June. Platypus, which was acquired by Accent Group in 2007, currently has 167 stores in Australia and 34 in New Zealand.

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Starbucks Joins Growing List of Companies Exiting Russia

Retail TouchPoints

In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Starbucks has announced that it will leave the Russian market and close all 130 stores located in the country. Starbucks entered the Russian market in 2007 and its franchises in the country are operated by Kuwait-based Alshaya Group.

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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. Operating profit as a whole rose by 11.2 per cent and net profit to the owners by 7.9

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

Retail TouchPoints

Keeping Laura Ashley in the Public Eye Today the brand has 150 brick-and-mortar locations, including shops in 60 Next locations, approximately 60 stores in South Korea operated by a licensee, additional licensed stores in Japan and a few stores in Spain operated under a franchise agreement.