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Casper CEO’s Roadmap to Profitability: Control Costs, Expand Wholesale and Cater to Customers

Retail TouchPoints

So in 2012 we rebuilt, top to bottom, the entire company so we could replenish stores and ship to the customer from the same inventory pool. RTP: Casper has its roots in DTC, but you’ve since expanded with your own stores and through wholesale. We were one of the first six or seven companies to do buy online, ship from store.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Offer TV Installation Services via Handy

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club will begin offering online shoppers the option to book professional installation services for TVs it sells through a partnership with on-demand home service Handy. Our partnership with Handy is yet another way that our members can get more value out of their BJ’s membership when they shop on BJs.com.”.

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Nordstrom Takes Stake in Topshop Brands, Launches Joint Venture with ASOS

Retail TouchPoints

department store chain and British online retailer aim to “redefine the traditional retail/wholesale model.”. since 2012 when it became the first retailer to bring the brand to the U.S. are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them to reimagine the wholesale/retail?partnership,” ”

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How Bark is Creating Products and Experiences that Pups (and Pup Parents) Love

Retail TouchPoints

The company was founded in 2012 with its core product offering, BarkBox. Interview with Bark CRO Suzanne McDonnell Suzanne McDonnell, Chief Revenue Officer, Bark Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What have you and the Bark team been able to learn about your consumers, the pup parents, since the company’s inception in 2012?

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DTC Brands Forge Unique Paths to Growth

Retail TouchPoints

When planning their strategy for growth, DTC brands can choose to: Increase distribution channels through avenues such as wholesale partnerships ; Expand their product assortments ; Use additional marketing channels ; and Build a community of like-minded consumers. DTC Brands Can Leverage the Power of Strategic Wholesale Partnerships.

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Good360 gets $3 million grant: How it will connect retail, charity and community

Inside Retail

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands typically carry up to 33 per cent of their inventory as deadstock, while wholesalers cannot carry the same amount before it becomes unviable due to lower margins. On average profitable retailers have up to 15 per cent of their inventory considered deadstock.

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Swimwear label Fella opens first store, in Sydney’s Paddington

Inside Retail

Founded by Rosie Iffla and Christine Tang-Corte in 2012, the brand’s minimalistic style of swimwear has previously only been available online or via selected resellers. . It also affords the founders more back-of-office space to manage its growing wholesale and online business. Image: Fella x Rory Gardiner.

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