Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2023

An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country.

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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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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

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. The brand achieved record sales of over $7.4 per cent increase in wholesale turnover, and a 10.8 per cent increase in direct-to-consumer sales.

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Retail Insider

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

What has changed is the move by the brand management team in Thrasio to build a growth plan for acquired brands that involves more than just the Amazon channel. We’ve now got 20% of our revenues coming from DTC (direct to consumer) from branded websites.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Rising consumer spending combined with higher disposable income in the last quarters of 2019, was expected to stimulate industry revenue growth, as more consumers require sporting goods for their health and fitness. Department stores, mass merchandisers and retailers that exclusively sell apparel are not included in this category.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

If Educational Insights is any indicator, it’s as game-changing as brands hoped it would be. Educational Insights first launched its shop in April 2023, and Lee Parkhurst, Senior Brand Manager at the company, said they’ve “been quadrupling our business month over month since.”

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