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Fast Retailing, Inditex among the biggest family-owned retailers in the world

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Japan’s Seven & i Holdings received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family last week, a potential US$58 billion white-knight bid which would see the company go private and allow it to continue operating under current management. An index compiled by EY and University of St. The Arnault family currently holds 48.8

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

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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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Hallenstein Brothers gets new CEO

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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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“I learned that people had a lot of bag problems”: CEO on launching Dagne Dover

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Melissa Mash: I came up with the idea for Dagne while I was working for Coach’s UK distributor at Heathrow Airport in 2009. MM: At Coach, I had managed brick-and-mortar wholesale accounts and I was part of a three-person team that launched the wholesale e-commerce channel.

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Maggie Zhou reflects on Alibaba’s role in the rise of 11.11

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event in 2009 to raise awareness of its then-new B2C e-commerce platform Taobao Mall (now called Tmall). “It Only 27 merchants participated in the 2009 event, though Alibaba still managed to generate over US$10 million in revenue. As the biggest online retailer in China, Alibaba has played a key role in the rise of Singles’ Day.

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Retail appointments of the week

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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. Before Puma, she served at Adidas as VP of wholesale.

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Beyond Starbucks: Three specialty coffee retailers taking Australia by storm

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Market Lane Market Lane, an independent specialty coffee brand founded in 2009, has grown steadily over the years, expanding from its first shop and roastery at the Prahran Market to eight coffee shops in Melbourne, a bustling online shop, and a roastery in Brunswick East. Market Lane. Axil Coffee Roasters Axil. Image supplied.

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