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“Primed for disruption”: Cargo Crew founder talks acquisition, growth plans

Inside Retail

After winding up the label, she identified an opportunity to combine her passion for fashion and design with her experience in wholesale, and working with corporate and hospitality clients. Its new partnership with Glow Capital Partners is set to further accelerate its growth into new markets. I think aprons were primed for disruption.”

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Can Allbirds make a comeback with a new CEO and transformation plan?

Inside Retail

Co-founded by Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger in 2015, the company quickly became a hit amongst Silicon Valley-types and raised over US$200 million from venture capital investors, including Tiger Global Management, Lerer Hippeau, and Maveron. On the same day, the company reported a 14.5 million in 2022, or 56 per cent of total revenue.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

Inside Retail

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. Prior to this, the business had been selling online in the country since 2015.

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Activewear unicorn Vuori heads Down Under in global rollout

Inside Retail

South California activewear label Vuori has outlined its plan to enter Australia and six other countries, its first international venture since inception. . The other overseas markets are the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and Canada. The brand is eyeing opening its first international flagship store in London this year. .

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How pop-ups helped inform Kat the Label’s new flagship store in Melbourne

Inside Retail

The lingerie and sleepwear brand is also set to expand its wholesale offering. Founder and designer Kate Nixon said that the business started in Byron Bay in 2015, with her hand-making lace bralettes and posting products online. It has subsequently seen consistent growth across all its channels. From pop-ups to a permanent location.

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Morrisons overhauls senior leadership team as it shapes up for ‘next chapter’

Retail Gazette

Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave. Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director.

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Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries

Inside Retail

Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. It has plans to investigate larger format non-food shops, open a fashion concept, and continue its drive-in grocery.

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