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Brooks Brothers to relaunch in Australia 

Inside Retail

In early 2015, Oroton reported that Brooks Brothers was making larger than expected losses, because of delays in setting up its online store and a high proportion of sales from its factory outlets. It is available in 500 standalone stores, shop-in-shops, and outlets in 45 countries worldwide.

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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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How British brand Papier is driving growth in the global stationery market

Inside Retail

Rising accessibility of stationery products With the pandemic, the retail industry, across multiple product categories, saw a notable rise in online or other digitally based shopping routes. How Papier made a name for itself across the pond Papier was originally launched in 2015 by chief executive officer and founder Taymoor Atighetchi.

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Amazon to close physical bookstores, focus on groceries

Inside Retail

The e-commerce giant started its business as an online bookstore with the first permanent brick and mortar outlet opening in 2015 in Seattle. Ultimately, this wasn’t great for driving footfall – especially in an era where people are visiting shops less. Since then, the company has increased its bookstore network across the US to 24.

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Why demand for Akubra hats is at an all time high

Inside Retail

Before Angus was brought on board in 2015, the family business didn’t have anyone focused specifically on sales and marketing, and it lacked an e-commerce site and social media presence. . “Before I joined the business, a rural brand like Akubra would never even think to be in a surf shop,” Angus said.

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Why One DTC Brand Bucked the SoHo Trend and Opened its First Store in Charleston

Retail TouchPoints

The brand — which started back in 2015 with the goal of reinventing the classic Hawaiian shirt — now offers a full range of resort wear for men, women and children and just marked the opening of its first flagship…in Charleston, S.C. One of the brand’s few wholesalers was a small boutique on Charleston’s King Street.

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

Inside Retail

Initially, the business supplied wholesalers across the American West with ready-made clothing, fabric and other textiles, but in 1872, a tailor named Jacob Davis approached Strauss about patenting a design for denim pants reinforced with copper rivets. I think how stores are coming to life, it just feels like an evolved shopping experience.”

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