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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.

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

A1 Retail

This is about giving you real-world strategies and actionable insights that can make a genuine difference to your business, from marketing on a shoestring, to making your store unmissable, to understanding the trends your customers will care about next. “We’re not adding content for content’s sake.

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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. Inside Retail connected with the CMO to delve into the details of True Religion’s millennial and Gen-Z-geared marketing strategy. It was one of the top players in the denim retail boom of the early 2000s.

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Michel’s brand to be axed

Inside Retail

RFG acquired the business in 2007. At its height the cake chain had more than 300 stores operating. RFG to close Michels after 18 years of ownership Michels was founded by French pastry chef Michel Cattoen in Sydney in 1980. In 2015 the franchisor switched from supplying fresh cakes to frozen and there was a decline in product quality.

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How Mosaic Brands’ rapid expansion led to its devastating collapse

Inside Retail

Noni B had struggled for sales growth from 2007 with earnings tumbling from $8.2 Alceon acquired Noni B in 2014 at what it no doubt thought was a bargain price of 51 cents a share, valuing the retailer at $16.4 million, but Noni B’s best days were behind it. million in 2006 to a $7.8 million loss in 2014.

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

Retail TouchPoints

We look for brands that have a heritage, maybe have lost their way, maybe need some marketing expertise, maybe need to change the model and be moved from an operating company into an asset-light model. Were a very big believer in marketing, especially on a brand level, said DAngelo. You’ve got to market the brand.