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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

It was founded in 2007 by Jason Daniel and now has eight retail stores in Australia, one in San Diego, US , with two new stores coming soon. It also plans to hold regular feedback meetings with local athletes and LSKD community members to gather relevant product feedback and use it to continuously improve the product design and offering.

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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. Then other flagship stores will be refitted to sit within this model, such as Pacific Fair.”

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

Founding 99 Bikes and taking flight Matt Turner, the current director of 99 Bikes, opened the first store in Milton, Brisbane, in May 2007. Australia is the strongest market for the business. This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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Vera Bradley Names Chief Growth Officer to Drive Pura Vida’s Next Stage of Development

Retail TouchPoints

Andrews will join the digitally native brand’s Co-founders Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman in leading Pura Vida to the next level of growth, with plans for new performance-based marketing initiatives, the launch of new sales channels and category expansion.

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“The timing is right”: Inside the $3bn beverage group launching in Oceania

Inside Retail

Since 2007, CCEP has produced and distributed Beam Suntory’s brand portfolio across Australia, which includes products such as Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Canadian Club, as well as a number of ready-to-drink options and non-alcoholic beverages. However, it’s clear that having another major player in the market will shake things up.

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Orlebar Brown opens Sydney flagship in Martin Place 

Inside Retail

The brand, founded in 2007 by photographer Adam Brown, identifies four key holiday categories: beach, sport, resort, and coast. Orlebar Brown was acquired by Chanel in 2018, with plans to continue the brand’s worldwide and cross-channel growth.

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M&S unveils £1m investments to ‘turbocharge’ net zero goals

Retail Gazette

Over eight initiatives will be funded through the Plan A Accelerator Fund this year, with some looking at energy, recycling, technology and water. Introduced as part of its ambition to be the most trusted retailer, M&S’s industry-leading sustainability planPlan A’ first launched back in 2007.

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