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Under Armour Settles Accounting Practices Suit for $434 Million

Retail TouchPoints

Under Armour revealed in November 2019 that it had been the subject of a federal investigation into its accounting practices since 2017, with the Wall Street Journal reporting at the time that both the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were looking at the retailer’s financial reporting. “We

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A Catch-22: Experts weigh in on the wind-down of the e-commerce disruptor

Inside Retail

Inside Retail spoke to industry experts Brian Walker, founder and executive chair of Retail Doctor Group, Mal Chia, managing director and co-founder of Ecom Nation, and Dr Jessica Pallant, marketing lecturer at RMIT University, for their take on the situation. Catch started by offering once-a-day deals in limited quantities.

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How Retail Businesses Can Use Customer Data to Enhance Targeted Marketing

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In addition, as the popularity of online ordering and delivery continues to skyrocket, marketers need to rethink how they communicate with and market to consumers. In order to do this, retailers need to leverage valuable consumer data to create a more targeted marketing strategy. The global loyalty management market stood at $2.47

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Webinar Recap: Taking The Pulse Of Marketers And Consumers To Navigate The Shift To Digital

Retail TouchPoints

However, retail marketers often lack the data they need to develop and execute more empathetic messaging. This data deficit makes it difficult for marketing to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment. Marketers are really at the forefront of this transformation ,” Schwartz said. since the 2019 State of Marketing report. “It

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Amer Sports’ sales rise in China amidst demand for niche brands like Salomon 

Inside Retail

Greater China, Amer Sports’ second-biggest market, saw sales jump 56 per cent during the period. While major global retailers have encountered significant setbacks in penetrating the Chinese market, niche sportswear brands have demonstrated a markedly different pattern. billion during the third quarter. Following its €4.6

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Q2 Results: Target Boosts Online Sales 195%, Walmart’s Grow 97%

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Same-day services, including order pickups, drive-ups and its Shipt subsidiary, grew 273% and accounted for approximately six percentage points of total company comp sales growth. Additionally, the retailer saw strong market share gains across all five of its core merchandise categories. of the retailer’s Q2 sales. Walmart U.S.

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Under Armour Names New Americas President, Chief Legal Officer

Retail TouchPoints

Before joining Under Armour in 2020 as SVP of Americas Wholesale, Baxter served as President and CEO of LIDS Sports Group from 2016 to 2019. “With deep market knowledge and outstanding expertise we look forward to their proven leadership qualities helping to architect our next growth chapter.”. .

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