Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

To help plus-sized men find good-value fashion, menswear label Connor has launched AXL+Co into the Australian market. Owned by parent company Retail Apparel Group, the company says the launch comes after market research identified a “major gap” in the market for men who consider themselves ‘plus-size’.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Lamps Plus has promoted COO Clark Linstone to the role of President, effective immediately. Linstone has been with Lamps Plus for more than 30 years. Lamps Plus will continue to benefit with his leadership, now in the role of president. Lamps Plus will continue to benefit with his leadership, now in the role of president.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

Over a 12 month period, Van De Van created what is now one of Australia’s most exciting plus-sized fashion offers: LükBook. I recognised a burning desire to start my own company, and in so doing, address a shortage of quality shopping options for plus-size women. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Batteries Plus has hired Derek Detenber as its new Chief Marketing and Merchandising Officer. In the role of CMMO, Detenber will lead teams across omnichannel marketing, design, category and merchandising to tell the Batteries Plus story. .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Inspired by her experiences as a plus-size woman, Hank & Hera founder Philippa Giles created a brand that caters to women regardless of size. The post Sleepwear startup targets plus-size sector, challenges other brands to think big appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail Wire

MARCH 14, 2024

Frontier Airlines is offering Upfront Plus seating as a new incentive. This upgraded seating option provides passengers extra space and comfort in the first two rows of the aircraft.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

When the first Batteries Plus opened in 1988 in Green Bay, Wis. One of the first Batteries Plus stores. But that same wave of electronic innovation that gave rise to Batteries Plus also put a drain on the retailer’s business as ecommerce began to take hold. Interior of a modern-day Batteries Plus store.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Independent pet goods retailer Pet Supplies Plus has acquired emerging franchise retailer Wag N’ Wash. In 2021, Pet Supplies Plus itself was bought by Franchise Group through an approximately $700 million all-cash transaction.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Torrid has entered the Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) business to serve its size 10-to-30 customers, becoming resale platform ThredUP ’s first plus-size brand. The ThredUP RaaS platform allows brands to tap into its Clean Out program, which helps consumers clean out their closets for retailer credit.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2021

Pet Supplies Plus will sell itself to Franchise Group in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $700 million. Pet Supplies Plus operates more than 500 locations, of which nearly 60% are franchised, with more than 185 new stores in various stages of development nationwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2020

Clark Linstone, a 30-year veteran at Lamps Plus , has added Chief Operating Officer (COO) to his portfolio, overseeing e-Commerce, store and distribution center operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Bed Bath & Beyond continues to sell off non-core assets , this time with a definitive agreement to sell Cost Plus World Market to private-equity firm Kingswood Capital Management. The agreement indicated that Cost Plus World Market is likely to continue operating as a standalone retail brand.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

LVMH-backed L Catterton has invested an undisclosed sum in a digital-first fashion and lifestyle platform for plus-size women BloomChic. This is evident not only from the range and quality of its products but also the meaningful connections it has formed with customers and its culture of ensuring that the plus-size voice is heard.”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Fashion brands are also slowly waking up to the widely untapped plus-size market in Asia. We’ve seen a rise in regular stores trying to be inclusive, and bringing in XXL or UK 14 clothes,” said Phyllis Tan, co-owner of Be You Co, a plus-size boutique based in Singapore. As a result, most plus-size girls tend to cover up and wear black.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2021

Consumers unleashed their fury on social media earlier this week in response to women’s apparel retailer LOFT announcing plans to stop offering plus sizes. billion market for women’s plus-size apparel. Come fall, our size offering will be 00-18/XXS – XXL. Will LOFT reverse course or is the damage already done?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 21, 2022

Plus-size labels will take the runway in a dedicated showcase during Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) in May, headlined by international supermodel Robyn Lawley. The future of plus-size fashion. The post ‘A fundamental shift’: Fashion Week celebrates plus-size design appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 4, 2024

Within the past year the company also purchased Eloquii and Cuup, expanding its portfolio of plus and size-inclusive labels.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2021

Plus-sized fashion retailer City Chic Collective has seen unaudited sales grow 32.9 And following a successful year-to-date, City Chic is expanding its fashion group with the purchase of European plus-size online retailer and marketplace Navabi for $9.6 million customers in 2020.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2022

In a move that much of the industry and consumers have been waiting on for years, Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) finally showcased plus-size labels in a dedicated runway called The Curve Edit last week. The post Check it out: The “gamechanging” plus-size runway at Aus Fashion Week appeared first on Inside Retail.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The release of Scurri Track Plus comes as consumer demands for post-purchase experiences are growing. Scurri Track Plus offers a powerful rules engine that delivers true one to one personalised and tailored delivery communications for each and every online customer purchase, which is automated for scale.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 27, 2022

Launching in Australia next month, the one-stop shop for plus-size fashion plans to offer personalised sizing recommendations and a fit guarantee to differentiate itself in the notoriously underserved market. “It The plus-size customer is very loyal. A customer for life.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

Walmart has sold Eloquii to FullBeauty Brands after paying $100 million to acquire the plus-size women’s fashion business in 2018. Industry experts expect Walmart to focus on retail media, business services and other profitable growth opportunities.

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RIS News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Kroger is on the hunt for a new CFO, Batteries Plus names a chief development officer, and Sweetgreen appoints a COO.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Alternative fashion brand Dangerfield has discontinued its plus-size clothing range, Dangerfield Curve, due to fit problems. The explanation of why Dangerfield discontinued its Curve range came “too little, too late” for Holly Richards, the founder of Club Melon, a plus-size sportswear brand set to launch next year.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 4, 2023

The owner of M&Co and Yours Clothing AK Retail Holdings has acquired plus size clothing retailer Evans for an undisclosed sum as the company looks to expand its brand portfolio. The acquisition includes the brand name along with the intellectual property and stock.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2022

It’s 2022 and while small steps are being made towards a more inclusive fashion future, such as the first ever plus size fashion show and greater overall diversity on the catwalk at Australian Fashion Week, there is still a long way to go.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The post Sneakerboy directors face $500,000-plus claim over unpaid super appeared first on Inside Retail. Until we get the advice I cannot provide any more detail on our approach to the claim,” Mair told The Australian Financial Review in a statement.

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Star Miconics

MARCH 8, 2024

In the latest episode of the Rising Stars Podcast, “The Impact of Technology on Modern Grocery Stores,” host Kate Orara welcomes Kevin Spencer , President and CEO of Rod Plus Solutions and host of the podcast Retail Checks and Balances. How Rod Plus Solutions addresses common challenges in the sector.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2022

Sparkling silhouettes, feminine prints on masculine shapes, chic shapes with plenty of thigh – all made their way down the first ever plus size runway at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week last Thursday. As plus-size activist and content creator Lacey-Jade Christie described it, “The atmosphere was electric.”

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Cisco Retail

MAY 6, 2021

But sometimes it feels like there is so much great information flowing that it’s hard to grasp everything at once, so I wanted to take moment and refocus one on in particular that generated significant buzz: Cisco Plus. First, is Cisco Plus right for the customer? Next, will Cisco Plus create customer value?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

My 20-plus years in tech comms and policy started in Silicon Valley in 2000, cutting across all aspects of consumer/enterprise technology, mobile platform/startup and microelectronics industries across Asia, the US, and Europe.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2024

REI Co-op will open 10 stores this year and already has plans in the works for two more stores to open in 2025 — in Durango, Colo. in the spring and St. George, Utah in the fall. The store locations and timetables for the 2024 openings are: Spring: Beavercreek, Ohio and Beaverton, Ore.; Summer: Glendale, Ariz.; Ithaca, N.Y. and Rancho Mirage, Calif.;

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Retail Technology Review

MARCH 13, 3500

As mobile becomes the default shopping device, Plobal gets on board the Shopify Plus Technology Partner Program to help high-volume merchants increase mobile revenues by engaging their most loyal customers.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 21, 2023

Plus-size specialist FullBeauty Brands is buying the cult favorite for an undisclosed amount, and the label's founder is staying on.

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MAY 19, 2023

The deal between the Urban Outfitters-owned clothing rental service and the plus-size DTC brand is exclusive, and it debuts with 25 styles.

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JULY 2, 2021

Torrid made its debut on the New York Stock Exchanged yesterday and shares in the plus-size retail chain jumped more than 20 percent in trading. The company, which operates 608 stores, does around 70 percent of its total business online.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 19, 2021

Data shows strong demand for plus-size sports bras. It’s a familiar situation to Holly Richards, a former journalist who recently started a plus-size sportswear brand, Club Melon, out of frustration with the lack of bigger sports bras on the market. “As Lack of patterns, manufacturing a challenge. It is a really gruelling process.

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