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

Inside Retail

While Jones said GlamCorner will continue purchasing clothing items from brands on a wholesale basis and making them available for rent through its own platform, he expects Fulfilment by GlamCorner to become a significant part of the business going forward. “A It’s just another way that we can collaborate with brands.”.

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

Inside Retail

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.

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

Inside Retail

Melissa Mash: I came up with the idea for Dagne while I was working for Coach’s UK distributor at Heathrow Airport in 2009. But it was while I was working in London, reintroducing the Coach brand to the UK/EU market and speaking with customers every day, that I learned that people had a lot of bag problems.

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

Inside Retail

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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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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