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Francesca’s blueprint for success: From childhood hobby to global brand

Inside Retail

Today, Francescas evergreen pieces, like their stacking bracelets, represent the kind of brand longevity most fast-fashion jewellery houses envy. In 2014, we discovered that selling jewellery alone wasn’t enough, said Hanna. That shift has paid off. Hanna noted. A human centred approach The brand has donated over $1.1

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Primark CCO exits after nearly three years

Retail Gazette

.” Prior to Primark, McEttric previously served as Tesco’s group brand and proposition director from 2015 until 2021, and worked under various roles at Barclays from 2010 to 2014. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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H&M to quit Westfield Bondi Junction after lease negotiations break down

Inside Retail

Fast-fashion giant H&M is to close its high-profile store at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, unable to agree on lease terms with owner Scentre Group. H&M launched in Australia in 2014 and currently has 37 physical stores. It launched an online store here last October.

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H&M to quit Westfield Bondi Junction after lease negotiations break down

Inside Retail

Fast-fashion giant H&M is to close its high-profile store at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, unable to agree on lease terms with owner Scentre Group. H&M launched in Australia in 2014 and currently has 37 physical stores. It launched an online store here last October. .

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Analysis: Why Abercrombie & Fitch’s turnaround has not been cancelled

Inside Retail

A turnaround program was set in motion in 2014, focused on cost-cutting and trendier merchandise that abandoned its logo-centric designs to a certain extent. Long-time CEO Michael Jeffries was ousted from A&F at the end of 2014, and was eventually succeeded by Fran Horowitz in 2017. Repositioning to cater to older crowd.

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UK ‘Lawsuit’ draws attention to work conditions in fashion industry

Inside Retail

UK-based brand Lawsuit has developed a one-off jumpsuit to protest unethical work practices in the fast-fashion industry. ” According to Lawsuit, shoppers in South Wales reportedly saw enigmatic inscriptions on labels sewed into the necklines of clothes they had purchased from fast fashion stores in 2014.

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How Resale is Driving the Reinvention of Luxury Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Gen Z] has this massive demand for luxury fast fashion , what we now call the ‘affordable luxury’ sector. Sandro and Maje in 2014 in the United States was opening one store every three days — that’s how much the demand was. Look at brands Sandro and Maje.

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