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

Inside Retail

After Lew’s Premier Investments acquired the Just Group, and with it Peter Alexander, he shut down the US stores in 2009, saying it “reflects the board’s commitment to take the decisions that are necessary to maximise returns for shareholders”. The post Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

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Famous Footwear Parent Caleres Outlines Executive Changes

Retail TouchPoints

Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. During her career, Sullivan also worked with The Stride Rite Corporation as COO and held consumer brand management and sales roles at companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company.

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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. Over the past 20 years Brown has had a “uniquely diverse” fashion retail background, said Duncan, spanning strategic planning, brand management and customer service.

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Downtown Retail Revitalization: an Overview

Retail TouchPoints

Prioritizing pedestrians, implementing comprehensive parking management strategies and integrating diverse transportation alternatives are essential steps toward rejuvenating downtown areas and making them thriving centers of commerce and community. The Master Plan sought to enhance main streets such as Biscayne Blvd. and Brickell Ave.

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A shift in attitude: How Lekker Bikes is normalising e-bikes in Australia

Inside Retail

Back in 2009, industrial designer Meindert Wolfraad identified a gap in the market for practical, comfortable and stylish commuter bikes that would enable Sydney-siders to get around, similar to what he saw growing up in the Netherlands. Meindert Wolfraad: Lekker Bikes started back in 2009, in Sydney. Watch this space in 2024!

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Benno Dorer, who has been VF’s interim president and CEO since 5 December, will continue to serve on the board, and Richard Carucci, a VF board member since 2009 and interim chair during the organisation’s recent leadership change, has been named chair. Meanwhile, Paul Yu will remain the GM of Taiwan.

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“Doing nothing wasn’t an option”: M.J. Bale CEO Matt Jensen

Inside Retail

Bale in 2009, some of the challenges you faced from the outset, and how you got the business off the ground during those early stages? Matt Jensen: It was a difficult market environment when we launched back in September 2009, given it was the back end of the GFC. What are the brand’s plans in this space moving forward?

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