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Here’s why discount luxury business Azura Fashion Group is going circular

Inside Retail

Australian fashion tech business Azura Fashion Group is banking on the booming circular economy for growth. Azura Fashion Group was born out of the uproar caused by Burberry’s revelation in 2018 that it had destroyed millions of dollars worth of excess stock, rather than sell it at a discounted price, to protect its brand image.

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“Primed for disruption”: Cargo Crew founder talks acquisition, growth plans

Inside Retail

Initially bootstrapped from a $2000 tax return , the family-owned brand was founded by Felicity Rodgers, who runs it with her sister Narelle Craig and husband Paul Rodgers. Felicity Rodgers told Inside Retail that Cargo Crew developed out of a fashion label she co-created straight from university.

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How #WeWearAustralian plans to take Aussie fashion to the world

Inside Retail

Can one spectacular photoshoot put Australian fashion on the map? We have amazing fashion, amazing talent, amazing landscapes, let’s showcase it to the world and show everyone what Australia is doing,” the campaign’s creative director Ken Leung told Inside Retail. As a country, we don’t beat our own drum enough.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards. It also took home the award for outstanding growth.

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Right on Cue: How to fashion a legacy

Inside Retail

Inside Retail : Cue is one of Australia’s longest-standing fashion brands and it has such a rich history. Upon arriving home and sensing a gap for youth-driven fashion in the market, he decided to capitalise on that and started printing The Beatles t-shirts for the group’s fan club in Australia.

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Watches of Switzerland UK sales impacted by ‘minimal return’ of tourist spending

Retail Gazette

The retailer noted the impact of the tourist tax, highlighting that UK performance continues to be driven by “domestic clientele with minimal return of tourist spending due to the lack of VAT free shopping”. Sales in the US grew 6% to £846m, but sales in the UK and Europe dropped 5% to £846m “impacted by macroeconomic conditions in the UK”.

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“Reignited appetite”: Why retailers are seeking greener pastures overseas

Inside Retail

According to HSBC research , more than half of Australian mid-size companies are planning to expand offshore in 2023, and enter at least one new foreign market. Our B2B operations have reliably served as a litmus test of the wider market, serving hundreds of wholesale customers.

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