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Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co hits 60 million sandwiches

Talking Retail

Spar’s north of England wholesaler James Hall & Co has produced more than 60 million sandwiches since it started making them in 2009, it announced this week The wholesaler said it is now making more than 21,000 sandwiches a day at its purpose-built distribution centre in Preston.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

While Peter Alexander was not part of Premier Investments at the time it set out to enter the US market, there has been a lot of speculation as to why the brand didn’t resonate with US customers. We have a track record in the UK because we took Smiggle there over a decade ago and have been very, very successful,” said Lew.

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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

Inside Retail

Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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How designer label Dion Lee is positioning itself for global expansion

Inside Retail

Dion Lee is a luxury brand established back in 2009 by its namesake designer in Sydney, Australia. The founder and creative director hit the runway straight out of fashion school showcasing his first collection in a Kings Cross car park at Australian Fashion Week in 2009.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Erica Berchtold out, Ray Itaoui in at Best & Less By Rakshnna Pattabiraman Outgoing CEO of The Iconic Erica Berchtold will no longer take over as chief executive of Best & Less Group in September, as the struggling discount apparel retailer had previously announced. Before Puma, she served at Adidas as VP of wholesale.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

As Robert Gilbreath, VP of Marketing at ShipStation, a web-based shipping solutions provider, puts it, “Compared to splashy marketing campaigns and new product features, shipping isn’t exactly the sexiest topic. For example, a customer may order three products that come from three different wholesalers. Dr. Ralph F.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

After unveiling the new service through a partnership with Australian department store David Jones at the end of last year, GlamCorner has now started doing the same for beloved local fashion brands Spell and Camilla. billion and expected to grow at a CAGR of 11 per cent over the next 10 years.

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