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Are rental platforms making a fashionable comeback?

Inside Retail

For a period of time, fashion rental seemed to be the answer to rapid trend cycles and consumers’ need for once-off occasionwear. Rent The Runway launched in the US in 2009, reaching unicorn status 10 years later. Where does this leave fashion rental platforms? Where does this leave fashion rental platforms?

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Dion Lee reportedly rescued by US retail group

Inside Retail

Fashion brand Dion Lee has been sold to US-based Revolve Group, a year after it collapsed into administration. Founded in 2009 by then-Sydney-based designer Dion Lee, the brand has six stores in Australia, one in the US, and is sold through 160 outlets globally. Revolve did not respond to the AFRs request for comment.

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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

Retail TouchPoints

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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How Shanghai Fashion Week is weaving global narrative

Inside Retail

With its theme of Ya (Elegance), EP Yayings Autumn/Winter 2025 collection opened this seasons Shanghai Fashion Week, together with an alluring performance by a traditional Kunqu Opera singer and a guitar soloist. This was Chinas fashion industry, dressed in its cultural inheritance, stepping onto the world stage.

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From Omnichannel to Polychannel: How FMCG Shopping is Changing

Retail TouchPoints

Driven by higher prices brought on by inflation, supply chain costs and other factors, shoppers in 2024 are cutting coupons and bargain hunting like they haven’t since the financial crisis of 2009 (if not earlier). But will creators be impactful in marketing an FMCG product purchased weekly at the supermarket?

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Hoka’s president Robin Green on intentional innovation with the launch of Bondi 9

Inside Retail

Hoka was founded in 2009 with a single vision to make running long distances feel easier by crafting a shoe optimised for downhill speed but it didnt take long for its founders, Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud, to realise that its ultra-cushioned sole could translate to road running.

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Dalziel & Pow launches innovative retail space in Suzhou, China, for Children clothing giant Balabala

Retail Focus

Since the establishment of a strategic partnership in 2009 Dalziel & Pow has continued to help Balabala renew its brand image. The giant pedestal customised lighting installations and brand-exclusive colour blocks collide to create a wonderful chemical reaction, building a fashion paradise full of childlike fun.