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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

At Redmart, in four years as VP of commercial and marketing, revenue grew from $14 million to $285 million per annum and the platform’s product offer increased 25-fold after the adoption of drop shipping. Both will report to Ubaldo Minelli, CEO of the OTB group.

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Department stores still drive retail sales growth in Japan – for now

Inside Retail

Japan’s department stores bear a striking resemblance to cruise ships: they’re big, luxurious, move glacially and serve an ageing customer. And only a small part of this productivity growth was ‘survivor bias’, the tendency of productivity to increase among the survivors as weaker stores are closed and drop out of the survey.

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Retail Import Surge Expected Through Summer

VMS

“We saw the busiest February on record as the ports worked to clear the backlog, and the number of ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay waiting to dock at Los Angeles and Long Beach is dropping.”. percent year-over-year and the busiest February since NRF began tracking imports in 2002. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.87

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10 Online Business for Sale in June

Small Biz Trends

As a drop-shipping operation, this Home Decor Ecommerce Business ships 98% of its orders directly from the supplier. Established in 2002, this business has longevity with a trademarked name in a niche sector. The business is located in Jacksonville Beach, FL with an asking price of $5,999,000.

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Cross-Channel Home Décor Retailing: 5 Take Away Lessons from The Game Changers

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Formerly known as CSN Stores, the company was founded in 2002. To help its suppliers ship directly to the customers through the model of Drop Shipping, essentially cutting delivery costs and improving delivery speed significantly. Wayfair is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home-goods.