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smartcompany.com.au > retail > proud-poppy-returns-to-founder-after-surviving-voluntary-administration

Proud Poppy returns to founder after surviving voluntary administration

16+ hour, 54+ min ago   (420+ words) Womenswear brand Proud Poppy Clothing is set to emerge out of voluntary administration and ownership will return to founder Tara McKeon after a four-week long restructuring process. The retailer, known for its colourful and size-inclusive clothing, was placed in voluntary…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > yo-chi-adds-funday-gummies-to-toppings-bar-in-sweet-collaboration

Yo-Chi adds Funday gummies to toppings bar in sweet collaboration

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (623+ words) Australian confectionery brand Funday Natural Sweets has partnered with frozen yoghurt chain Yo-Chi on an exclusive range of gummies, as the two brands look to put a new spin on the frozen treat experience. The collaboration will see three new…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > eva-furniture-showroom-melbourne-richmond-house

Furniture brand Eva has opened a Melbourne showroom that feels like home

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (728+ words) Get your intro offer. Melbourne furniture and homewares brand Eva has invoked its home city’s love of warehouse living in its third, and largest, showroom, which opened its doors this month. The two-level 408sqm space is located on Church Street in…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > anaconda-flagship-experiential-retail-fishing-camping

From 'real' snow to live fishing, Anaconda's flagship store shows rise of experiential retail

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (438+ words) Outdoor adventure retailer Anaconda has opened its largest-ever store in Brisbane, featuring a live barramundi fishing tank, a real ‘snow cave’, and immersive camping simulators. The opening shows skincare retailers and frozen yoghurt stores are not the only Australian businesses…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > funday-aussie-lollies-1300-target-stores-us-expansion

Funday takes its Aussie lollies to 1,300 Target stores in the US

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (611+ words) Kangaroos, koalas and a taste of Australia’s lolly aisle are heading to the US, with Funday Natural Sweets making its debut in 1,300 Target stores from September 13. The Melbourne-founded confectionery brand will roll out five varieties of its lollies across Target…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > kip-and-co-first-retail-store-in-melbourne

Kip&Co to bring its ‘house of colour’ to life with first retail store in Melbourne

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (746+ words) Australian homewares and clothing brand Kip&Co is giving its identity as a “house of colour” a whole new meaning this week when it opens its first physical retail store in Melbourne. Located on Gertrude Street in the inner-city locale…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > rebecca-judd-backs-aussie-tween-skincare-brand-alcheme

Rebecca Judd backs Aussie tween skincare brand AlcheMe

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (665+ words) Get your intro offer. Australian media personality, entrepreneur, and mother of four Rebecca Judd has taken a sweat-equity stake in Australian tween and teen skincare brand AlcheMe, joining the business as co-owner. Founded by Australian mums Jacqui Dixon and Jess…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > jb-hi-fi-to-myer-what-australia-retail-results-reveal-about-squeezed-consumer

From JB Hi-Fi to Myer: What Australia’s retail results reveal about the squeezed consumer

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1252+ words) Get your intro offer. There’s a consistent view of the consumer emerging from Australia’s Financial Year 2026 (FY26) retail reporting season. Households haven’t stopped spending, but they’ve become more selective, more value-conscious and increasingly willing to postpone discretionary purchases or wait for…...

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smartcompany.com.au > retail > queue-experience-wild-scenes-glassons-store-sydney-kikiva-brooki

‘The queue is the experience': Wild scenes break out at Glassons’ new store opening in Sydney

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1059+ words) Hundreds of eager shoppers stormed a Sydney shopping centre on the weekend, causing chaotic scenes as they jostled to be the first through the doors at a new store for fast-fashion retailer Glassons. Viral social media videos of the frenzy…...

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smartcompany.com.au > technology > quest-apartment-hotels-data-breach

Quest Apartment Hotels hit by data breach; customer data accessed

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) Quest Apartment Hotels has notified customers whose data has been potentially affected by a security breach stemming from a third-party supplier. The breach, which was detected on Monday, August 17, has affected Quest customer records from before June 2025 and mostly involves…...