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The CEO of Dissh on how a strong brand identity enabled international expansion

Inside Retail

Dissh has had one of the most successful rebrands in the Australian retail landscape from a standalone multi-brand boutique in Brisbane to a global social media-phenomenon. Everything from recruitment, logistics, to finance are naturally different in a foreign country and need to be considered. LHH: This was a long time in the making.

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Watchfinder & Co to open a boutique in Bicester Village

Retail Focus

Bicester Village shoppers will not only be able to buy, sell and exchange pre-owned luxury watches in-store but, for the first time ever, customers will also be able to exchange their pre-owned timepieces with Watchfinder in return for Bicester Village credit which can then be spent in over 150 of Bicester’s luxury boutiques.

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Francesca’s Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to Pursue a Sale

Retail TouchPoints

The company will continue operating during the process by utilizing a $25 million debtor-in-possession loan from Tiger Finance. Francesca’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the ailing retailer seeks a sale of both its brick-and-mortar locations and its ecommerce holdings.

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Can Chanel stay untouchable in a volatile world?

Inside Retail

Notably, only six of the new stores will be fashion boutiques; the majority will focus on beauty, jewellery, and other high-margin categories. Philippe Blondiaux, Chanels finance chief, told Vogue Business the company would not execute its typical biannual hikes this March and September due to the extreme volatility of the context.

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Francesca’s to Shutter an Additional 97 Stores

Retail TouchPoints

The company will continue operating during the process by utilizing a $25 million debtor-in-possession loan from Tiger Finance. According to court documents , the additional closures are boutiques that are currently underperforming relative to lease costs.

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Watchfinder & Co. to open boutique in Bicester Village this month

A1 Retail

the pre-owned luxury watch specialist will open a boutique in Bicester Village on Saturday 26 th November 2022. The new Watchfinder boutique will have an impressive collection of watches in-store ranging from current bestsellers and cult classics right through to vintage and limited edition pieces. Watchfinder & Co.,

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Luxury Brands Including Kering, Neiman Marcus Flee Farfetch in Wake of Sale to Coupang

Retail TouchPoints

Kering hasn’t made a formal announcement of its decision, but Jean-Marc Duplaix, the luxury giant’s Deputy CEO in charge of operations and finance, announced the news during the company’s recent earnings call, and Duplaix said in comments to WWD that Farfetch “is not a strategic partner for us.”