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How Parachute’s consistent marketing and quality designs won over millennials

Inside Retail

While helping her friends decorate their first apartments in New York back in 2012, Kaye began to explore the different home goods brands that were out there and saw that there was a much left to be desired design-wise. In addition to thriving DTC operations, there are now 26 physical Parachute stores located across the US.

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FreshDirect Picks 6 ‘Rising’ Companies for New Local Supplier Initiative

Retail TouchPoints

“Many customers value local products and knowing the origin stories behind where and how their food is made,” said Loan Heilner, Senior Associate Category Manager at FreshDirect in a statement. “We

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Home Depot Strengthens Pro Offerings with 4 New Distribution Centers

Retail TouchPoints

The DCs — to be located in Detroit, southern Los Angeles, San Antonio and Toronto — will stock large, bulky merchandise like lumber, insulation and roofing shingles that can be ordered in job lot quantities and delivered directly to professionals’ job sites.

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Angry Birds retail cafe launches in the US 

Inside Retail

“Launching iSwii by Angry Birds is a perfect way to bring locals and Angry Birds fans back to fun in-person experiences,” said the executive director of Asset Management of SCG America, Robert Leck. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Instacart May Have Started with Grocery Delivery, but its Future is Focused on Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Since its 2012 debut, Instacart has made significant progress in convincing Americans that grocery shopping can be done online. Act Two is digitizing the in-store experience with services like Caper [smart carts] and FoodStorm [order management]. Instacart executives celebrate the company’s IPO on Sept. Image courtesy Instacart.)

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How Pizza Capers’ founder is driving Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers’ rapid growth

Inside Retail

Starting with one restaurant in Kenmore, he developed the business to over 120 international locations, before selling to the Retail Food Group for $30 million in 2012. They made and sold fresh gnocchi at the same location but – as the venue became busier – production started interfering with service.

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Interview: Gymshark’s GM on its global growth and why it has no ‘big competitors’

Retail Gazette

Since its inception in 2012, Gymshark has redefined the gymwear industry, rapidly evolving from a startup to a global fitness powerhouse with an unwavering focus on community and innovation. The store is the third UK location, following the successful openings at Regent Street and Westfield Stratford. “Its not about rushing.

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