Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP Global plans to expand the Express brand to multiple countries in Asia and Latin America through a series of licensing agreements. This marks the first major announcement since the brand management firm announced its strategic partnership with Express, Inc. late last year.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 20, 2023

Customers are invited to explore Elton’s archive and shop for limited-edition fashion, accessories and lifestyle collaborations in-store and online. “Elton John at The Selfridges Corner Shop” was brought together in collaboration with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s leading brand management division.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“Originally the event has always been based on trade with a consumer event later, and in the last few years we have seen them merging this and not investing in getting overseas buyers to come to Australia,” Phoebes Garland, co-founder of Garland & Garland, a fashion and lifestyle brand management agency, told Inside Retail.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The new store, created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, features all of the hallmarks of the band. The store includes an exciting apparel collection including exclusive collaborations from a host of fashion brands including Champion, Wrangler and Johnny Hoxton jewellery.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

The collaboration also extends to Skechers t-shirts, leggings, shorts and racerback longline bras, and marks the brand’s first coordinated apparel and footwear collaboration. He said that DVF is an industry leader in “effortless femininity,” and that the two brands were a perfect fit, with aligned goals and objectives.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 14, 2024

For many Roblox users, this is their first chance to visit a Skechers store with their friends where they can try out their favorite styles, create their unique look and get to know our brand.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2021

is selling its Heritage Brands portfolio — which includes the Izod , Van Heusen , Arrow and Geoffrey Beene brands — to fellow brand management firm Authentic Brands Group for approximately $220 million. This sale marks the latest in a broader shakeup among the larger brand management firms.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

Set to open in May, the debut store will house its full range of lifestyle clothing, including its men’s, women’s, and kidswear collections, as well as its comprehensive selection of outerwear accessories. Gramicci Seven Dials will carry all online products as well as collaboration items, with brands such as Wacko Maria and Adsum for SS23.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2023

Canada Goose is set to make a foray into Australia under a brand management agreement reached with Brand Collective. The brand will roll out retail stores this year in Melbourne and Sydney, and open an e-commerce platform, to be augmented by selected wholesale distribution.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2024

and a prime opportunity for vendors to drive brand awareness and sales. For Heroes & Villains , a fan-first destination for apparel and accessories, NY Comic Con has become a pillar event for bringing its brand promise to life. Heroes & Villains is and always has been a fan-focused brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2024

What Fender does really well is they think about their brand management and marketing through the lens of [its vendor partners],” said Jason Grunberg, CMO of Bluecore in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. When you think about their distribution network, it’s not just the Guitar Centers, it’s the local music shops.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2024

Hollywood fashion and lifestyle brand Von Dutch has been sold to brand management firm WSG Brands and is set for further global expansion. Former owners Groupe Royer and its subsidiary Royer Brands International completed the transfer of ownership last month.

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

Earlier this month, Desigual partnered with Melbourne-based brand management firm O’Rourke Showroom to unveil its spring-summer collection, further expanding its retail distribution in Asia Pacific.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2023

US-headquartered brand management company Authentic Brands Group has made a binding offer to acquire sports and lifestyle company Boardriders – including Australia’s 80-strong Surf Dive ‘n Ski chain of stores.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2022

million women, and collectively we are spending around $6 billion each year on clothing and accessories. Since starting LeukBook, it feels like we are seeing new brands pop up nearly every week! Brands that don’t cater to us? This works out to be roughly 8.5 This is to say that the demand is most definitely there.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

That said, EssilorLuxottica has strong distribution capabilities and is good at brand management, so Supreme fits better with them than it did with VF,” he said. Meanwhile, Dixon believes Supreme can still prosper if EssilorLuxottica allows them to operate independently and doesn’t manage it with an FMCG mindset.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

We are excited to be part of this transformative journey with Aura Blockchain Consortium,” said Carlo Alberto Beretta, general brand manager at Tod’s. It also has origin and sustainability certifications of raw materials and packaging used for Di Bag. “We

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2023

Liz Whitbread, senior brand manager for McDonald’s Australia, said “Our collaboration with Pyjama King Peter Alexander is back with a bang and tastier than ever before. There are 37 sleepwear pieces, including for the first time a Macca’s doggy jumper.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Vera Wang has sold her IP to New York brand management firm WHP Global. As part of the transaction, founder Vera Wang will join the latter as a shareholder to assist in the brand’s creative direction. Established in 1990, Vera Wang was initially known for bridal wear.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

“This transaction holds a lot of promise and for the team at AAI, growing Parade while taking its Gen Z learnings and applying where appropriate to its brand portfolio, is likely to be a real fun exercise.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2025

Creating a multi-billion dollar luxury ecosystem Since ABG was first launched in 2010, Salter explained that a key focus on the multi-brand management company has been centered around distribution. The ABG executive noted that between the brand management group and Saks Global, there are over 250 million data files.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Luxury conglomerate LVMH has sold Off-White to Bluestar Alliance just two years after acquiring the streetwear brand. Bluestar Alliance – a New York-based brand management company – is known for acquiring distressed labels and licensing their names. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 28, 2023

Scotch & Soda has been acquired by New York-based brand management firm Bluestar Alliance after filing for bankruptcy for its Dutch operations last week. The value of the deal has not yet been disclosed, but the closing of the transaction is expected to take place within weeks. Despite recording €342.5 million (US$369.42

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2021

The staff can be friendly and welcoming, but it’s up to the brand managers, designers, training leaders and the fashion retail industry as a whole to evolve the system. Change must come from the top. Degendering fashion is not about erasing gender.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2023

Recently, they crossed all boundaries to discover the vast opportunities for their brands to evolve and grow. Luxury brands were able to attract a wider range of consumers who were not typically interested in high-end fashion or accessories by setting up coffee kiosks or bakeries, for instance.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 19, 2023

Set to open in May, the debut store will house its full range of lifestyle clothing, including its men’s, women’s, and kidswear collections, as well as its comprehensive selection of outerwear accessories. Gramicci Seven Dials will carry all online products as well as collaboration items, with brands such as Wacko Maria and Adsum for SS23.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2023

“We’re a sports company, but I also see us as a movement and wellness company – this means embracing and celebrating all forms of movement and all health journeys, and being your authentic self,” said Liz Weldon, VP of Global Nike Women’s brand management. “We

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DL: We hired a new marketing manager, new buying manager, new creative brand manager. We made some really great hires at the end of last year, and it’s given us the confidence to be able to roll out these stores despite the fact that we are still in Covid. IR: Can you tell me more about the hires you made?

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

The expansion in Australia is part of a long-term strategy for Canada Goose, which will operate under a brand management agreement with Brand Collective. Celebrities such as Drake, Rihanna and Daniel Craig have been known to wear – and be seen wearing – the coats.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Following the show, Vivi Zubedi, who runs her own eponymous modest fashion range, and Pasoari Widiastuti, brand manager at Erigo X, joined Ben Parry, dean of fashion at Parsons School of Fashion, in a panel discussion about the rise of modest fashion and some of the unique characteristics of Indonesian design.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

FJ Benjamin, a leading brand management company in Singapore with a portfolio of more than 20 iconic brands including Cole Haan, Marc Jacobs, Rebecca Minkoff and Guess, is back in the black after announcing a full-year profit of $3 million in FY22.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The new store, created in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company, features all of the hallmarks of the band. The store includes an exciting apparel collection including exclusive collaborations from a host of fashion brands including Champion, Wrangler and Johnny Hoxton jewellery.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2022

How has the brand managed to stay relevant and continued to appeal to its target market over all that time? We’ll also look to remove some of the barriers around returns and exchanges. We’re planning for that to [launch] mid 2022. Hopefully, June. IR: Sheike was founded over 40 years ago.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Industry Definition and Categories Sporting goods refer primarily to specialty articles like bicycles, camping equipment, exercise and fitness equipment, apparel, footwear and other goods and accessories. Products are sourced from sporting goods manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers and then sold to the general public via retail stores.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Rent the Runway Rent the Runway, a popular online service that provides designer dress and accessory rentals, has mastered the art of creating compelling product pages that convert. Learn from these examples to create compelling product pages that capture attention and drive sales.

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Rain Pros

APRIL 3, 2024

Opening your mind to new markets will help you find more customers, and targeting ads to potential customers will allow them to discover your brand. Manage Your Inventory One benefit of off-peak seasons is that they give you time to take stock and manage your inventory.

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