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Brooklinen Plans to Operate up to 30 Physical Stores by Late 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury home brand Brooklinen is planning to triple its brick-and-mortar retail presence, first with the addition of four stores in new markets in 2022 and plans to reach 25 to 30 locations by the end of 2024. The plans were likely delayed due to the impact of COVID-19, but recent sales growth is a sign that the expansion can begin.

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Blue Diamond Growers Cracks the Supply Chain ‘Nut,’ Saves $1 Million in Annual Transportation Costs

Retail TouchPoints

For the past decade, Blue Diamond Growers has worked with SAP , starting with a rapid installation of SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) in 2014. A lot of the planning required was done separately, so trying to align the demand with supply was the biggest inflection point to take hold of,” Birgfeld said.

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Amazon offers 50% off Prime for 18–22-year-olds

Retail Gazette

Related Story The Body Shop rescue bids due today 03/07/2024 x 8:00 AM The online giant has offered half-price Prime to students in the UK through Prime Student since 2014, but this offer means it is now available to all 18-22-year-olds, whether in university or not.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

Inflation has tightened margins and supply chain issues have caused havoc with inventory planning. Newly developed freight booking tools have made it easier and more efficient to book containers on large cargo ships, thereby reducing the need for air freight, which is generally seen as producing a larger carbon footprint.

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How Brands Can Deliver Sustainable Instant Commerce for Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

Traditional logistics networks weren’t built to handle such breakneck delivery speeds, and retailers are left trying to meet consumers’ expectations while facing ever-rising environmental impacts due to emissions-heavy overnight air shipping, cardboard overuse and even more delivery trucks clogging up city streets and spewing exhaust.

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Hugo Boss invests more than 100 million euros in expansion of logistics center in Filderstadt

A1 Retail

The new building will increase shipping as well as storage capacity by around 75 percent, thus creating the basis for up to 300 additional jobs. HUGO BOSS inaugurated the central distribution centre for Europe in Filderstadt in 2014. The expansion is scheduled for completion in 2026.

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

The brand was co-founded in 2014 by best friends Sarah Miller and Jessie Gargan, who were 23 and 26, respectively, at the time. Expansion plans will be supported by the opening of a second boutique in Victoria and a third in New South Wales by the year’s end.

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