Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The money raised will be used primarily to secure a new warehouse, venture into wholesale, scale marketing efforts, and introduce new products – including developing a ready-to-drink range. million last year, and online sales growth of 60 per cent yearly from 2019 to 2022. The company reported a revenue of $1.3

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Since its entry online in 2019, the company says US sales have made up the majority of its revenue. PacSun is our first wholesale partner, and we are thrilled to be working with them,” said Collis. He added the brand is going to “listen” to its customers and scale operations accordingly.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A Pea in the Pod parent company Destination Maternity closed all its banners in late 2019 following bankruptcy proceedings. The retailer was acquired by Marquee Brands for approximately $50 million in December 2019 with plans to emphasize “ecommerce, select wholesale partnerships and strategic marketing relationships.”.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2022

Australian online wholesale marketplace startup TradeSquare has secured $28 million in funding from US investment firm Tiger Global. New York-headquartered Tiger specialises in the digital sector and was a key investor in the Australian consumer marketplace platform Catch, which was sold to Wesfarmers in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

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. The company underwent several rounds of jobs cuts and a $200 million dollar restructuring in 2018, followed by an SEC investigation into its accounting practices in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Wholesale revenue soared 157% despite the company’s plans to exit between 2,000 and 3,000 wholesale partnerships. Sales across all Gap’s banners were up 29% versus the same period in 2020 and up 5% compared to 2019, but Athleta led the pack with sales up 35% compared to 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In 2019, Hanna Andersson shifted to a fully DTC model , closing all its stores and ending its wholesale business. In addition to discounts, program members also will receive shipping perks, early access to sales and new product launches, and exclusive access to limited edition drops.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 24, 2023

He will replace Mary Beth Laughton, who has held these posts since September 2019. He also led the expansion of apparel wholesaler Bella+Canvas into the retail space, offering customers direct access to product both online and in stores. Blakeslee was most recently President of sister companies Alo Yoga and Bella+Canvas.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

A $68 T-shirt might seem like a tough sell, but eight years on, Molnar’s brand Goodlife C l othing has a host of top-tier wholesale partners, a booming DTC business and, most importantly, a cult following of customers that keep coming back. The brand opened its first stores in 2019 and will have its ninth store in place this fall.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

McDonald has been CEO of Barbeques Galore since 2019 and has played a key role in the company’s growth, including the introduction of 40 award-winning new design stores and brands such as Gozney and Masterbuilt. Alex Foster, who has 20 years of retail experience at discount supermarket Aldi, will take over the position.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail (CRC for short) has launched full-on into the wholesale business under the name Go Wholesale, and is planning to give CP Axtra — parent company of retailer Lotus’s and wholesaler Makro — a run for its money. It operates 164 wholesale units, of which all but 10 are in Thailand itself.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

a robust online business and wholesale distribution at Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and 600 specialty boutiques worldwide. In 2019, he was promoted to President and worked on several major initiatives, including accelerating omnichannel, expanding the brand’s retail footprint across the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2024

The accessories retailer has forged wholesale and shop-in-shop partnerships with major U.S. Former CEO Vero was brought in to lead the company in 2019 , nine months after Claire’s exited bankruptcy. chains, including Walgreens , Kohl’s and Macy’s , as well as expanded its branded retail presence in new territories like Mexico.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The company delivered a revenue increase of 16 per cent to $172 million during the period spanning pre-Covid year 2019 to 2022 and expects flat-to-modest revenue growth for 2023, in the face of constrained consumer spending and wholesaler buying caution.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2024

From 1996 to 2019, he was acting CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors, and in 2020 he was appointed Executive Chair and Brand Chief. For the entire fiscal year, Under Armour also reported a revenue drop of 3% , with North America revenue and wholesale revenue suffering the most, with a loss of 8% and 7% respectively.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Dexus Wholesale Property Fund is offering a 20-per-cent interest in Gold Coast’s Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and a 25-per-cent stake in Sydney’s Macquarie Centre. The stakes were held by the AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund before its recent merger with Dexus Wholesale Property Fund.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is the second institutional investor to back Vuori, following Norwest Venture Partners, which invested in the company in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2021

Nike has recently made a number of other moves to build a more direct relationship with its consumers, including ending its partnership with Amazon in late 2019, and terminating wholesale partnerships in lieu of building its DTC business.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2022

Founder Karl Lagerfeld passed away in February 2019. The brand also includes a wholesale distribution network in the U.S., G-III acquired its initial stake in the company in 2015. Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as a branded presence at karl.com and karllagerfeldparis.com in addition to other retail digital platforms. .

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2021

The number of planned Halloween pop-ups is still well below the 250 the retailer opened in 2019, largely due to continued volatility in the market. compared to Q2 2019. The quarter was highlighted by robust trends at retail with the recovery at wholesale underway, as expected,” said Weston in a statement. million in Q2 2021.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. Prior to this, the business had been selling online in the country since 2015.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Selling your products wholesale to retailers enables you to enjoy larger order volumes, but there are downsides too – late payments and inefficient payments processes. As recently as 2019, over 70 per cent of the value of B2B sales in Australia occurred through trade credit.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The business – which started as a wholesaler before transitioning to e-commerce in 2019 – achieved $50 million in sales over the last financial year, with Daniel explaining that it was in a position to utilise that growth, and grow its retail presence. In 2010, LKI became a full time job for Daniel.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2023

Williams, who currently serves as President, Jordan Brand, will now lead Nike’s four geographies and its marketplace across its direct and wholesale businesses. Since he joined the company in 2019, Williams has led Jordan Brand through unprecedented growth, doubling its revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2021

FBA Liquidations will provider sellers the option to use Amazon’s existing wholesale liquidation partners and technology to recoup potential losses on returned and overstock inventory. The programs join FBA Donations, which was launched in 2019 and 2020 in the U.S., The program is currently live in the U.S., UK and France.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2022

The company underwent several rounds of jobs cuts and a $200 million dollar restructuring in 2018, followed by an SEC investigation into its accounting practices in 2019. Frisk promptly set about shifting the company’s focus away from wholesale and toward DTC, following in the footsteps of competitors in the space like Nike and lululemon.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

decrease from 2019 primarily driven by the decrease in single-site operators. Whether you’re ensuring your stores are adequately staffed during peak traffic times or that your wholesale customers are getting the products they need when they need them, customer service is a key differentiator for today’s consumers. Take the tech leap.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The FTC complaint alleges that since at least 2019, Amazon specifically targeted Zulily as an emerging online superstore. “Zulily, an online retailer dedicated to offering consumers low prices, is one of Amazon’s victims,” reads the Zulily lawsuit.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

O’Shea pointed to two other other retailers that have leveraged their large store bases into convenient ecommerce destinations: DICK’S Sporting Goods and BJ’s Wholesale Club. compared to Q2 2019. Both of these retailers also posted strong Q2 results: Dick’s posted 19.2% year-over-year and 5.8%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

The business helps luxury brands, distributors and wholesalers clear end-of-line and off-season products through online marketplaces, such as Farfetch, Net-A-Porter, Vestiaire Collective and The Iconic, as well as its own e-commerce site, Azura Runway. However, Wood saw an opportunity.

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Talking Retail

JULY 20, 2021

The Bestway Wholesale group saw turnover increase to £2.55 billion in 2019, the company has announced. in 2019 to £37.9m This story continues at Bestway turnover and earnings rise in annual figures for 2019/20. billion in the year to June 2020, up from from £2.51 Bestway’s managing director, Dawood Pervez, said that.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2023

By implementing a regional node and line haul approach with OSM, Dr. Squatch has been able to bring shipping costs down to 2019 levels and reduce overall time in transit. However, shipping costs for the brand were only slightly above 2019 levels. Overall time in transit was 22% faster in 2022 over 2021 — and 42% faster than in 2020.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Company reports for ASX-listed BNPL providers outline that the value of BNPL transactions grew by 55 per cent in 2019-20 , and in the last two financial years, BNPL transactions have tripled. Buy now pay later (BNPL) services have quickly become commonplace for consumers. Shift the financial risk with third-party business finance.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

I was CEO of General Pants at the time, and in 2019, we took the business independent. But by 2019, it was a healthy business, and it was always the plan for it to be an independent business down the track. With our wholesale business, because we went to the best retailers, we got paid on time. IR: What was the reason for that?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But as these brands and many others look to new channels, such as stores and wholesale, to combat flagging sales and elusive profitability, True Classic is doubling down on digital. . Founded in Los Angeles in 2019, the brand started out with the ambitious goal of disrupting the T-shirt category — a saturated, highly commoditized space.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We’ve just hired a new CFO, a new head of retail and wholesale, our new head of digital started in August and of course, myself. It was our best month online since December 2019. IR: Speaking of those ups and downs, do you attribute that to Covid, or more to the previous rebrand in 2019 not really turning out as planned?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

Through advanced forecasting systems, RFID technology and artificial intelligence (AI), retailers can leverage data-driven insights to improve transparency among wholesalers, distributors and buyers, bridge supply chain gaps that cause disruptions and increase their supply chain’s agility with offshore, nearshore and localized suppliers.

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