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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Vaccarella is no stranger to retail — Bogg has wholesale partnerships with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops , among others — and she has mastered a model in which the brand develops exclusive designs tailored to each partner’s shopper base. We started doing trade shows and focused on wholesale.

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. The offshore expansion comprises a mixture of owned stores and its evolving wholesale channel which includes both store-in-store and stand-alone stores – a mix that proves difficult for apparel.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

In 2008, they actually went into administration. With our wholesale business, because we went to the best retailers, we got paid on time. IR: You recently announced plans to open a number of new stores in the US, UK, and Australia, marking your return to the Australian market as a stand-alone retailer.

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When Is the Time Right to Fire Your Retail Sales Agency?

Retail Bound

Whether its underperformance, misaligned values, or diminishing returns, there comes a time when moving on is the best choice for your startups growth. Diversify Your Sales Strategy Experiment with alternative sales channels such as e-commerce, direct-to-consumer (DTC) platforms, or wholesale partnerships.

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8 retailers slashing jobs and cutting costs in 2024

Retail Gazette

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. Retail Gazette rounds up the retailers who have begun axing roles this year.

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Eddy’s Food Station Brings 500 Jobs to Scottish Retail

A1 Retail

The launch of Eddy’s Food Station marks Stephen’s return to retail following his role as Chairman of Dundee United Football Club from 2008 to 2018. With retail sales having returned to pre-pandemic levels, the retail industry is seeing a promising recovery. The retail industry is an industry I know and love.

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