The industry's leading executives interviewed by just-style.com

Speaking with style: Mike Shearwood, CEO, Aurora Fashions

By: Petah Marian | 8 December 2011

Women's wear retailer Aurora Fashions, owner of the Coast, Warehouse and Oasis brands, has moved beyond multichannel retail to something that CEO Mike Shearwood describes as "omnichannel". Here he tells just-style in an exclusive interview how this strategy is having wide-ranging impacts across the retailer's business, from ensuring a seamless offer to opening up inventory across multiple channels.

Coats Thread upbeat on Sri Lanka apparel prospects

By: Dilshani Samaraweera | 30 November 2011

Coats Thread Exports, the largest domestic producer of thread for Sri Lanka's export apparel makers, says the local industry will most probably weather the economic slowdown in major western markets without too much pain.

Interview: Elle Roseby, CEO, Sportsgirl

By: Petah Marian | 7 November 2011

Trendy Australian fashion retailer Sportsgirl has spent the last five years working to establish a presence in all areas of its customers' lives. CEO Elle Roseby spoke to Petah Marian about how the 63-year-old brand has managed to remain relevant for its internet-savvy shoppers.

Interview: Launa Inman, managing director, Target

By: Petah Marian | 7 November 2011

Launa Inman, managing director of Australian general merchandise retailer Target, spoke to just-style about how the Australian consumer is changing, the company's scramble to get online and how she has been working to turn the business around over the past seven years.

Speaking with style: Bernie Brookes, CEO, Myer

By: Petah Marian | 7 November 2011

Bernie Brookes, the CEO of Myer, Australia's largest department store chain, speaks to just-style about how the retailer is working to improve its operations and tempt shoppers into its stores.

Speaking with style: Michael Massey, CEO, Collective Brands

By: Petah Marian | 20 October 2011

Footwear retailer Collective Brands is in a state of flux, on the one hand announcing plans to shutter almost 500 stores in the US, but on the other inking deals to expand its distribution in a number of emerging markets. Here CEO Michael Massey speaks to just-style's Petah Marian about how the company is developing its presence overseas and online.

Retailers should look beyond China for new markets

By: Petah Marian | 19 October 2011

Retailers should look beyond China in their search for new consumer markets, says Financo president and CEO Colin Welch, pointing out that there are better opportunities in some less prominent countries. Welch and the investment banking group's chairman Gilbert Harrison sat down with Petah Marian to talk about emerging markets, the shifting consolidation and M&A landscape, and the opportunities offered by digital technology.

Cotton growers look to regain lost market share

By: Petah Marian | 17 October 2011

Cotton growers are hoping to regain market share after volatile prices over the past year led apparel manufacturers to switch to man-made fibres.

Speaking with style: Kim Glas, US Department of Commerce

By: Ivan Castano Freeman | 20 September 2011

The US is "well on its way" to expanding textile and apparel exports by 15% a year by 2014, particularly to Western trading partners in the Americas, according to Kim Glas, deputy assistant secretary for textiles and apparel at the US Department of Commerce. She tells just-style that shipments could rise to nearly $30bn in the next three years.

SOURCING: Marks & Spencer commits to traceability scheme

By: Petah Marian | 24 August 2011

As part of Marks & Spencer's Plan A initiative, it intends to launch a traceability project called String which will track every single clothing product it sells from raw material through to store. Petah Marian spoke to Mark Sumner, the retailer's sustainable raw materials specialist, about the scheme.

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