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With Sights on Global Growth, Draper James Sells Majority Stake

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Consortium Brand Partners (CBP), a consumer-focused investment manager, has acquired a majority ownership stake in Draper James , the fashion and lifestyle retail brand founded by actress Reese Witherspoon. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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4 Ways Anthropologie is Building Brand Loyalty While Acquiring New, Younger Customers

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This mantra has allowed Anthropologie to double down on tactics that make its store experience unique, such as its approach to store merchandising, which is more reminiscent of a small boutique than a chain retailer. “We We’re a specialty store with a range of products, so we think about how the consumer experiences the brand.

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TV may be Old School but it Works for DTC Brands Transitioning into Retail

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Everything is going according to plan. The answer may lie in ‘old fashion’ linear television, with the caveat of buying that media strategically and flexibly. TV purchased without a plan can be a huge waste of money. Each of these requires different media plans or tactics, designed in different ways.

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Analysis: a perfect retail storm is brewing

Inside Retail

With landlord abatements now coming to an end, some retailers are also reporting rental increases of around 5 per cent for specialty stores and 4 per cent for large store chains. Additionally, the wage increases established by the Fair Work Commission as of July 1 are affecting retailer operations and costs.

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This week in property news

Inside Retail

We have big plans for Together + Co to be a valuable and evolving platform for coming together, creating, learning, mental health support and for fun,” said Nicole Addinall, Mirvac’s national manager of brand and programs, commercial property. These include fitness centres, a medical centre, pharmacy, grocery, fashion and specialty stores.

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How Donating Masks Created A New Product Category For WestPoint Home

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Growth can be a challenge, particularly when there’s new leadership at a company with brands that date back as far as two centuries as well as wide distribution across mass, department and specialty store and e-Commerce channels. He plans to use 360-degree VR for the reintroduction of the Flatiron brand in 2021. Regan Iglesia.

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Rebel and innovate: How Nike’s storytelling strategy works

Inside Retail

When I joined Nike in 2005, we had a goal – to be the number one technical running shoe brand in Australia (running shoes that runners wore as opposed to sports fashion shoes). A 30-point gap in market share demanded a plan like no other. Podiatrists, physios, personal trainers, and staff in running specialty stores.