Inside Retail

APRIL 14, 2025

The company entered Australia in 2017 and currently operates 66 stores in the market. Leak most recently worked as global GM of retail at luxury homewares chain Coco Republic. Prior to this, he was GM of retail at Rebel Sport. London-listed JD Sports Fashion has more than 3300 stores in 30 countries. million.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2025

The company was launched in 2017, and now has more than 10 locations in Victoria and Western Australia. All Ive ever wanted to do is make great pretzels and spread some joy along the way, so opening these new stores just feels like another big step in the right direction for Pretzel, said Brittany Garbutt, Pretzel Australia founder.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Nordstrom CFO Anne Bramman will step down from the role she has filled since 2017 on Dec. Bramman served as CFO and SVP of Carnival Cruise Line from 2010 to 2015 and Avery Dennison from 2015 to 2017. 2, 2022, which will allow her to stay through the retailer’s Q3 2022 financial reporting.

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Retail Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Since 2017 Lidl opened its first United States store in 2017. . “We heard our customers’ need for high-quality, low-priced meat options, and we’ve delivered that with our curated collection. Butcher’s Specialty prioritizes freshness and superior cuts, all without shortcuts or additives.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, shortly after Calpak’s in-store and online partnership with Nordstrom began in 2017, it quickly became a top brand in the retailer’s search bar, reaffirming the potential to expand into brick-and-mortar. The brand recently became an online-only partner for Nordstrom.)

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

That is more than double what consumers spent just a few years ago in 2017, when Black Friday drove a little over $5 billion in online spend. Online sales saw an even bigger bump, with Adobe Analytics reporting a new milestone for ecommerce on Black Friday as consumers spent a record $10.8 billion online, up 10.2% billion in U.S.

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Retail Wire

JULY 6, 2024

The lawsuit, representing customers who purchased the wipes in New York between July 1, 2011, and May 31, 2017, claims that the wipes were not actually flushable and instead ended up causing significant damage to people's plumbing and septic systems.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

Australian luxury fashion brand Leo Lin has been part of the fashion landscape for seven years, launching in 2017, but only since building its e-commerce store in 2021 has it really taken off.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2022

Frisk, who has been with the company since 2017 and at the helm since 2020, will stay on as an advisor through Sept. The last five years have been a turbulent period for the sportswear brand, which saw business begin to slide in 2017 following years of record growth. 1, 2022 to help with the leadership transition.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

The lawsuit, filed in 2017, alleged that Founder and then-CEO Kevin Plank knowingly or recklessly misrepresented facts regarding consumer demand for Under Armour’s products as well as the company’s financial and operating results, according to the Wall Street Journal. 16, 2015 and Nov. billion revolving credit facility.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

Prior to his appointment at the Los Angeles brand, Grewal served as CFO of housewares supplier Bradshaw International since 2017. He also previously worked with Dr. Fresh LLC , where he served as CFO and led the 2017 sale of the company to High Ridge Brands Co. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Stores and Division President for Advance Auto Parts’ North division, which included Autopart International, from 2017 to 2020. Creedon also filled the company’s role of President of Autopart International from 2013 to 2017. Prior to his EVP appointment in March 2021, Creedon served as the President of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2024

Frasers Group , which had purchased the retailers in April 2017 for $101 million in cash when the company faced an earlier bankruptcy, sold them for $70 million to GoDigital Media Group in May 2022. At press time, the Bob’s website was “under construction,” while the EMS site advertised “everything on sale.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Amazon, the $2 trillion gorilla, arrived on our shores officially in December 2017, just in time for Christmas. And some seven years on, much to the dismay of retailers, it is now starting to shake the tree and become a real force in the market , as Australian shoppers increasingly turn to alternatives to manage the cost-of-living crisis.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

The company first filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , then again in 2017. After emerging from its 2017 bankruptcy, Rue21 made a concerted effort to adapt to today’s shoppers, with a new loyalty program and revamped executive team that included a new CEO and CIO , both of whom joined from GNC in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2024

Kohl’s has years of experience in this area; the retailer partnered with Amazon in 2017 to accept returns for the ecommerce giant, expanding the service chainwide in 2019. The retailer has partnered with Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and Narvar to provide shoppers with package-free, label-free returns in its 1,100+ stores nationwide.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2025

Founded in 2017, Kopi Kenangan is backed by B Capital by Eduardo Saverin and has expanded to more than 1000 outlets across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India and the Philippines. The post Kopi Kenangan enters Australia, with Sydney debut appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2025

Product from a tech lens Prior to launching Uni in 2022, Keating founded a charity platform GoFundraise while she was at university before founding app creator DWNLD which she went on to sell to Dropbox in 2017. Uni has a large innovation and tech side to it, so it feels like the same world to me, she stated.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Raymond has been with Kohl’s since 2017, beginning as SVP, Media and Personalization and promoted to EVP, Customer Engagement, Analytics and Insights in June 2020. Kohl’s has named Christie Raymond as its new Chief Marketing Officer, reporting directly to CEO Michelle Gass. Christie Raymond.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2025

But the pharmacy chain has plans that far exceed Australias border, launching into New Zealand in 2017 with its first store and growing its footprint there to a total of 48 stores quickly. Now, Chemist Warehouse has stores internationally across New Zealand, Ireland, China and most recently Dubai.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Shine Lawyers filed the lawsuit at the Federal Court of Australia on behalf of these employees who worked at certain KFC stores from December 4, 2017 to December 4, this year. Franchisee Collins Foods has confirmed the receipt of a class action claim from certain KFC employees who allegedly were not provided paid 10-minute rest breaks.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 18, 2025

In February, the supermarket also revealed that it had raised 11m for Teenage Cancer Trust since partnering with the charity in 2017. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazettes free daily email newsletter

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The underwear brand, founded originally in Australia by entrepreneur Greg Taylor in 2017, is opening concessions in select John Lewis stores across the country, starting from 17th February 2025 following a successful period on the brands D2C.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

RST has partnered with the National Retail Federation and has led guided store tours during the NRF Big Show, which takes place each January in New York City, since 2017 , and will continue to serve as the official store tour program of NRF 2023.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

” follows the original Fresh Forward brand reset in 2017. Subway has revealed its latest restaurant image, set for a global rollout in 2025. The “Fresh Forward 2.0.” Since then more than 20,000 restaurants worldwide have remodelled or built new locations in Subway’s modern image.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Aldi began working with Instacart in 2017 and in June 2023 debuted Aldi Express, a virtual convenience store offering nearly 2,000 of its most-shopped items for delivery. “By Aldi will roll out Instacart Connected Stores solutions across all Aldi South Group locations in the U.S., in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2024

The department store retailer previously tried to go private in 2017 in a deal that ultimately fell apart, according to CNBC. LLC and Centerview Partners LLC as financial advisers, and Sidley Austin LLP and Perkins Coie LLP as legal counsel. Nordstrom’s current plans to explore going private were first reported by Reuters in March 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2024

Gomez joined Target in 2013 and was named to the leadership team in 2017. He played a critical role in Target’s strategy reset in 2017 and the launch of its Roundel advertising business in 2019. Hennington will continue to report to Cornell.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2017, Mattress Firm filed for bankruptcy to facilitate a prepackaged restructuring that included the closure of 700 underperforming stores. After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Related Story Aussie outback footwear brand RM Williams confirms Soho debut 07/08/2017 x 2:03 PM RM Williams opened its first UK store in Knightsbridge in 1989, however its international expansion was previously held back due to production constraints.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Speyer joined REI in 2017 as VP of Co-op Brands, the retailer’s private label, and his role expanded to include leadership of REI’s merchandising teams in 2021. Portilla also joined the company in 2017, leading product strategy and design for Co-op Brands, including ongoing collaboration with Outdoor Afro Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Founded in 2017 by Square alumni Max Rhodes (CEO), Marcelo Cortes (CTO), Jeff Kolovson (COO) and Daniele Perito (CDO), Faire enables cross-border trade by helping entrepreneurs from around the globe connect in ways that were previously impossible or prohibitively expensive.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2024

The brand was acquired by Crescent Capital in 2017, but fell into voluntary administration in March 2020, largely due to the impact of Covid-19. The company plans to relaunch Tigerlily early next year following a restructure, according to sources with knowledge of the deal.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since its expansion into Australia in 2017, the retailer has opened 78 stores including the new TK Maxx store in WA. The retailer sells big brands at affordable prices across a huge range of products including women’s, men’s and kids’ fashion, shoes, accessories, homewares, beauty and toys.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Sol Bowl founder Lilly Semaan launched the healthy-fast-food business as Soul Bowl in Parramatta in 2017. There are another five Sol Bowl sites planned for New South Wales and ACT before FABE takes the brand interstate. She has since refined the branding and added locations in Baulkham Hills and Rosehill.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lee will replace former creative chief Riccardo Tisci , who was appointed to the role in March 2018 following his career with Givenchy from 2005 to 2017. He will report to CEO Jonathan Akeroyd, who began leading the luxury brand in April 2022.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

per cent of Accent’s shares in November 2017 for $61 million and hit the 19 per cent mark in May 2022. Blundy, a director of Accent, has sold all of his 14.7 per cent stake in the company, which was valued at about $160 million. He first bought 14.4

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