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How UNIQLO Became on the Largest Clothing Retailers

Indigo 9 Digital

Budget conscious consumers flocked to the retailer to buy its inexpensive clothing. UNIQLO’s breakout moment happened 20 years ago when it launched its HeatTech line of merchandise in 2003. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 7.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Within the last several years, however, Alibaba has ventured into bricks and mortar retail with its New Retail Strategy which you can read more about here. Source: Investopedia.

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Terry White’s journey to becoming “Australia’s favourite chemist”

Inside Retail

IR: What are some of the retail trends that you’ve got your eye on right now? NM: There are some new trends off the back of Covid. I do think it fast tracked some other trends that were already under way. I worked for Aldi back in 2003 when no one in Australia knew who they were, including me! That was key.

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How to Win in Retail: Less Science, More Art

Retail Prophet

E-commerce, which in 2003 amounted to a rounding error on most retailers’ profit and loss statements, has become table stakes for any business wishing to survive. Mobile phones have become essential conduits for communication, entertainment and commerce. But the shift is bigger than consumer-facing innovations.

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Abercrombie & Fitch’s Turnaround, Why its Working

Indigo 9 Digital

The brand’s discriminatory behaviour did not go unnoticed and in 2003 Abercrombie & Fitch was sued for racial discrimination by a group of employees and rejected job applicants. It can spread fashion trends really, really fast.”. Abercrombie & Fitch would later settle the case for $40 million. Do you like this content?

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Normalizing Taboo CPG Topics: Lubricants, Toys, And Menstruation, Oh My!

Rangeme

Good Clean Love started in 2003 after founder Wendy Strgar began experiencing irritation and reactions from conventional lubricant products on the market. Are you a buyer on RangeMe interested in FemmyCycle’s products? View their profile here. Good Clean Love. Wendy Strgar, Founder of Good Clean Love.

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Four buzzwords that will define 2025: Tariffs, AI, RFID and aesthetic shopping

Inside Retail

Walmarts adoption of RFID technology in 2003 first brought industry-wide attention to its capabilities. AI has been used in the retail space for over two decades, and aesthetic-centric social networking site Tumblr reached peak popularity in early 2014. In some ways, the overarching through line for 2025 is whats old is new again.

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