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Exclusive Q&A: M.M. LaFleur Designs Boutiques to Promote ‘Individual Customer Discovery’

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Amid planning for new locations in other areas of New York and Washington, D.C., We see our location on the Upper East Side, and future locations we are planning to open in 2023, as complementary to our showroom experience, allowing us to reach the widest possible audience in whatever atmosphere they would prefer to shop with us.

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

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It also has a wholesale presence in over 60 boutiques across Australia, Canada and Japan, as well as major Australian retailers including Myer, The Iconic, Universal Store, Princess Polly and Showpo. Expansion plans will be supported by the opening of a second boutique in Victoria and a third in New South Wales by the year’s end.

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How Aussie menswear brand Peter Jackson is suiting up for e-commerce expansion

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The brand offers international shipping for online orders but does not plan to invest in brick-and-mortar retail overseas as part of the next phase of the growth strategy. “We’re “When you land on site, the speed and branding elements, we have a great focus on our branding in the business across everything that we do,” he said.

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Holiday 2020: With $189 Billion in Online Sales on the Line, Transparency and Social Outreach are Essential

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Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves. With travel restricted by COVID-19, these shoppers are highly likely to choose shipping directly to the gift recipient.

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How pop-ups helped inform Kat the Label’s new flagship store in Melbourne

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Working with head of marketing and growth, Anna Metcalfe, she told Inside Retail that the goal of the new boutique store is to offer something different to the usual lingerie shopping experience. It will also continue its pop-up stores, with an opening planned in Los Angeles next year, and a Gold Coast pop-up on the horizon.

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Resilience Training: Small Business Innovation During a Recession

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Their business is their baby, and they’ve poured their blood, sweat and tears into big-picture plans while eagerly embracing the day-to-day work. And to avoid possible delivery delays, using more than one shipping carrier builds resilience as well and allows you to maintain more control over your ability to serve your customers.

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“Work hard, take risks”: 5 minutes with Billini founder Susannah Khouzame

Inside Retail

Although I had a law and accounting degree under my belt, the practical experience is something you don’t get whilst studying; therefore, careful planning, costing, and budgeting is something that needs focus, especially whilst getting caught up in trying to build a successful brand.

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