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How Jeanswest went from VA to Clothing Store of the Year in 12 months

Inside Retail

While there’s no doubt that 2020 was a tough year for all retailers, Australian denim brand Jeanswest had a steeper hill to climb than most, starting out the year under voluntary administration with the closure of 37 stores, the loss of 263 staff and owing $50 million to creditors.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Posts First Sales Increase In Nearly Four Years

Retail TouchPoints

Bed Bath & Beyond achieved a 6% sales increase in Q2 2020, its first growth since Q4 2016, driven by an 89% jump in ecommerce sales. The online growth offset a 12% decline in same-store sales, bringing net sales to $2.7

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How a third-generation knitwear manufacturer aims to disrupt fashion

Inside Retail

He moved his premises offshore about 12 years ago. I joined forces with Tim in 2015, and in 2016, Mia Fratino was born. In August 2020, I took on my first employee, and we’ve now got five or six staff. The first three years of Mia Fratino were done on the kitchen table. Can you tell me more about that?

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M&S names Hugo Boss exec as new head of menswear design

Retail Gazette

Before his tenure at Hugo Boss, he served as a designer at Reiss from 2017 to 2020, Tom Ford from 2016 to 2017, and Belstaff from 2015 to 2016. Briggs has a wealth of experience across fashion and joined Hugo Boss in 2021, holding various positions including head of design and senior menswear designer.

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From China exit to Malaysian milestones: the M&S Journey in APAC

Inside Retail

In 2016, just after opening its 10th store in mainland China, M&S made a complete exit from the country. In August, the company reported group sales of £12 billion ($23 billion) for the 2023 financial year, an increase of 9.9 per cent from the previous year. While this is down from the 21.5

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Felton brings nearly 18 years of experience at Amazon, including 12 years in retail and operations finance leadership roles. He joined the senior leadership team in September 2020, and will report to Herrington in his new role. Before Dan Murphy’s, he served at Coles for 10 years in different roles, latterly as director of Fresh Food.

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Better Than 8K Resolution: NVIDIA Inception Displays Global AI Startup Ecosystem

Nvidia

is China, in terms of both funding and company stage, with 12 percent of NVIDIA Inception members based there. Details Spanning 3,000+ Startups Since 2020. More than 3,000 AI startups have joined NVIDIA Inception since 2020. account for the largest segment (27 percent), followed by China (12 percent), and India and the U.K.