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A day in the life of Rebecca Vallance-Gasan: “I am hyper-organised”

Inside Retail

The plan is to reach 20 stores globally within the next few years, with a focus on strategic growth across both the direct-to-consumer business and international wholesale. I launched and established Rebecca Vallance in London in 2011, before returning home to Sydney to continue our expansion. How has it evolved since then?

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

Inside Retail

Bergh, who has served as president and CEO of Levi Strauss & Co since 2011, is reflecting on his legacy as he prepares to hand over the reins of the $6 billion global business to his successor Michelle Gass, the former CEO of American department store chain Kohl’s, who joined Levi’s earlier this year. “I It was pivotal,” he says.

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

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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5 of the Best Ways DTC Brands Get New Customers

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers like to touch and feel products and let’s be honest returning online orders can be a hassle. The brand started out online only in 2011 and then a year later the CEO, Michael Preysman famously told the New York Times : “we are going to shut the company down before we go to physical retail”. Still not convinced?