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Best of 2024: Clintons new owner’s plans for the card retailer that refuses to fold

Retail Gazette

Cardzone trading director James Taylor (left) and marketing manager Alex Taylor (right) However, he and Cardzone know how to navigate the UK greetings market. Then in 2004 it snapped up rival chain Birthdays – which operated 500 stores, discount business Cards Direct, and a string of Partyland franchise outlets – for 46.4m

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Booktopia searches for new CEO after Tony Nash steps aside

Inside Retail

Building Booktopia from a budget of just $10 a day in 2004 into Australia’s leading online book retailer has been an incredibly rewarding journey,” he said. million, units shipped up 7 per cent to 6.75 Nash, the online book retailer’s co-founder, will stay on the company’s board and remain fully involved with the business.

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Resilience Training: Small Business Innovation During a Recession

Retail TouchPoints

And to avoid possible delivery delays, using more than one shipping carrier builds resilience as well and allows you to maintain more control over your ability to serve your customers. James Chin Moody is a Co-founder and CEO of Sendle , a company that delivers shipping that is good for the world by helping small businesses thrive.

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Booktopia may have collapsed, but here’s why bookshops are not endangered

Inside Retail

Founded in 2004, the company grew quickly , from turning over $2000 in the first month, to $30,000 in the fourth. It moved into a larger warehouse in 2014 and by 2018, it was shipping 30,000 parcels per day. He initially ran Booktopia as an out-of-hours pursuit, with $10 per day to invest from the family business.

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The New ‘Pandemic Personas’: Defining the Seismic Shift in Consumer Buying Behaviors

Retail TouchPoints

Well, with that, she also wants to make sure that any packages arriving at her doorstep are prepared, handled and shipped with the utmost care and safety precautions top of mind. Bose recognized the potential of search marketing as an essential advertising channel in 2004.

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Five lessons business leaders can take from the recent wave of retail collapses

Inside Retail

Despite a 20-year history since its founding in 2004, Booktopia has faced financial turmoil in recent years. Units shipped were also down 21 per cent to 3.1 Risk management and diversification Businesses should explore new markets, products and alliances to diversify their sources of income and reduce risk.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? Price stepped down as deputy chairman and managing director of Waitrose in 2016 after 33 years at the business. Stuart Rose Lord Stuart Rose is no stranger to managing some of the UK’s biggest retailers.