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Retailers, are you ready for it? Swift’s Eras tour a gold rush of economic karma

Inside Retail

Airport jewellery retailers including Colette are accommodating the gold rush by stocking up on friendship bracelets, cowgirl boots, accessories and Taylor Swift reading materials. Other accessory trends given cult status by the singer, such as heart-shaped sunglasses and cowboy boots are also up by 55 per cent and 45 per cent, respectively.

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Supre launches flagship store at Melbourne Central

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As a popular shopping destination for young Melburnians and tourists alike, Melbourne Central couldn’t be a better fit for our flagship store.” Supre, a family-owned fashion brand founded in 1984 in the inner Sydney neighbourhood of Marrickville by Hans van der Meulen, was acquired by Cotton On Group in 2013.

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A century after debut, UK music store HMV makes Oxford Street return

Inside Retail

At the centre of Britain’s most famous shopping street, it had recently lain empty or sold American candy. It’s offering all that accessory product around it,” said Putman. Now, thanks to a more favourable rent and business rates package, HMV is coming home.

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MINISO Celebrated the Grand Opening of its Global Flagship Store in Times Square, New York

Retail Focus

Marking a major milestone in the brand’s history, the new store brings MINISO’s signature joyful attitude and fun, affordable, well-designed products straight to the heart of one of the world’s most famous shopping districts. The brand has also set ambitious goals to surpass 100 stores in the US by the end of 2023.

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Modibodi was a pioneer in period underwear. Can it reinvent itself for Gen Z?

Inside Retail

When Modibodi founder Kristy Chong launched the brand in 2013, the period underwear category was in its infancy and many people still considered periods and bladder leaks to be taboo topics. Australian period underwear brand Modibodi has always taken a bold approach to advertising.

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How Aussie menswear brand Peter Jackson is suiting up for e-commerce expansion

Inside Retail

With one in seven Australians shopping online every day, Peter Jackson saw the need to improve its digital offering. Data will shape how we fill out the shops moving forward. It was initially a barber shop on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne and naturally evolved into menswear in the 50s and 60s. “It

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R.M. Williams crafts quality and service from people and tech

Inside Retail

Williams since Tattarang, the private investment company owned by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest, acquired the business from L Catterton in 2020, returning the bootmaker to full Australian ownership for the first time since 2013. Williams’ only new shop, but it is the standard. This focus can be seen in R.M.