Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2022

In just two years, the adaptive fashion brand Christina Stephens has grown retail revenue fourfold by tapping an underserved market for stylish clothes that meet the unique needs of people with disabilities. This is a big market… retailers like Myer, David Jones and FarFetch need to realise this is a product that’s wanted.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The killer feature of Walmart+ may be free shipping on orders over $35 , which 35% of respondents cited as the program’s most exciting part. Walmart+ gives the retail giant’s customers a good reason to keep shopping with it during the pandemic, and free shipping could provide an edge as retailers compete over smaller wallets this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2024

Foot Locker had rolled out its FLX loyalty program in North America in February 2020 in order to unify all its brands under a single loyalty platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. Retailers across the U.S. Return Meets the Resale Economy.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Fellow tech behemoth Meta, formerly known as Facebook, made headlines for its stock’s 27% dive after its Q4 earnings were announced — the biggest single day drop in value in the U.S. stock market’s history. from Q4 2020) thanks in large part to its cash cow cloud division Amazon Web Services, which saw 40% YoY growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions. Adobe reports that out-of-stock messages are up 172% compared to January 2020 and up 360% from January 2019. Stressed Consumers Spread Out Spending with BNPL.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2021

“Historically, the art world has been synonymous with exclusivity and for the most part, inaccessible to a mass consumer base,” Tom Woodger, vice president of cultural marketing at StockX, told Inside Retail. “In According to research published on Statista, the global online art market was estimated to be worth US$4.82

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2022

The company is clearly also hoping a leadership change will help to right the Old Navy ship. “As Green took the helm at Old Navy in October 2020, following a stint as President and CEO at sister brand Athleta. CEO Sonia Syngal in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

While shopping sprees leading up to Black Friday happened before 2020, more shoppers bought in early November over the last two years due to inventory and supply chain issues. For example, store associates should get measured on fulfillment metrics if they are picking and shipping. 5: Retailers will Test NFT Drops.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Before 2020, when travel was easy and diplomatic relations were cordial, I placed great emphasis on the need to build trusted relationships on the ground in China as the foundation of a successful market entry strategy. Accept that China is a very different market to the one you’re used to. personal care. ? health supplements.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon’s 12 per cent extended-trade stock drop erased about $140 billion in its market capitalisation, greater than the entire value of companies such as Morgan Stanley, Netflix and Lockheed Martin. I don’t actually believe that will happen, but the market definitely doesn’t like it.” Analysts were expecting $155.2

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

But seller uptake was slow — at the end of 2020, Google Shopping had approximately 8,000 sellers, according to Marketplace Pulse. That’s a drop in the bucket compared to Amazon’s 1.7 In 2020, Amazon took a little over 10% of U.S. digital ad revenue in 2020, but the company wants to keep it that way.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This removes the cost and complexity of shipping furniture pieces for photoshoots, which is particularly difficult right now due to supply chain issues, as well as the difficulty of getting all the necessary staff in the same place at the same time. Creating the virtual showrooms was a fairly intuitive process.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

I got a view of everything around Sephora; I got to see what it was like to do digital marketing, the ecommerce business, the forecasting and planning business,” Turley said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I We’ve also made sure our site and in-store inventory are real-time, and that convenience is part of all our marketing stories.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

In addition, excess inventory can also tie up capital that could be used for other purposes, such as investing in marketing or other growth initiatives. Sellers are also setting up independent stores on platforms that can help automate the selling process and enable sellers to connect their stores to a broader range of marketing channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

market saw over $400B in returns in 2020. This was rendered possible as retailers and brands offered low-cost shipping, unlimited holding periods and easy returns. Returns provide brands and retailers the opportunity to delight their customers. But not all brands and retailers are seizing this opportunity.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

However, shares dropped 11.38% to $131.35 following the results’ release on May 17 and continued dropping the morning of May 18, hitting $125.51. “We’re While we’ve experienced high levels of inflation in our international markets over the years, U.S. Store comparable sales grew 3.3% billion in revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2020

One of the more jaw-dropping retail statistics of the past few months is the more than 400% increase in Walmart shopping app downloads. in the first quarter of 2020. They have plenty of room to offer great discounts, and will be more confident about their shipping guarantees as well. Gretchen Scheiman is Sr.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. These partnerships are part of the strategy to further reinforce the brand’s community approach within its identified key markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2021

Being able to spot increases in demand in a channel and a geographic region (either through POS data, online analytics or social and marketing sources) will enable retailers to respond faster, not just in moving inventory within their network but all the way through to manufacturing and demand planning. Profitably Managing Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Poshmark has been piloting the Brand Closet program since 2020 with a number of large-scale brands. Now the offering is open to brands and retailers of all sizes, enabling them to engage more deeply with the platform’s 80 million users through limited-time product drops, one-to-one clienteling and Posh Parties. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Retailers and industry experts have been forecasting a 2020 holiday season dominated by ecommerce almost since the world started taking COVID-19 seriously, and results from “Cyber Weekend,” or BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday), effectively made their case. Shopper Yield data revealed that spend per consumer increased 36.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In terms of overall sales, I’ve seen predictions for 2020 ranging from flat with 2019 to a 2% to 3% increase. Because of the dramatic increase in online/DTC sales, the order profile has changed more to shipping individual packages to consumers. The worst thing you can do is take the order and not be able to ship it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

Due to the coronavirus, retailers saw a drop in returns abuse in the early part of 2020, driven primarily by the drop in transactions overall. Wardrobing has a negative impact on the merchants — driving up shipping and replacement costs while also impacting what can be returned and sold at full price.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 7, 2022

For many SME retailers, the thought of scaling their businesses to enter new markets has many perceived barriers, particularly if you’re managing multiple roles within your business from stock procurement to marketing, quality control and customer services. Consider other international markets .

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2021

The implementation of new systems to handle remote working and increased order volumes in 2020 has also made things easier this time around for online craft beer specialist Beer Cartel. “We Continuing to advertise despite the drop in consumer sentiment last year was “the best thing we ever did,” she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

COVID-19 has accelerated an already-surging resale market. Studies show how the secondhand market has picked up its pace during the pandemic. According to thredUP ’s 2020 Resale Report , “online thrifting is a bright spot in the broader COVID retail slump. The number of new consignors increased 27% during that period.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

Shoppers making online purchases in new categories are valuable targets, but the search advertising space was growing increasingly crowded even before the pandemic caused a surge in online shopping, according to Sidecar’s 2020 Benchmarks Report: Google Ads in Retail. in 2019 as marketers made better use of their money.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Both 2020 and 2021 each had their own clear themes and pressures, and this holiday season will be defined by trying to understand what has changed. “ KPMG’s survey of retail leaders found that 68% of respondents expect sales to improve over last year, while only 24% expect a drop in sales. Take for example Macy’s. “How

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Customers can join the circular program by dropping off their pre-loved Balenciaga items to participating Balenciaga stores or request collection through Reflaunt. Once an item is sold, it’s shipped from Balenciaga and the seller receives either financial compensation or credit for use in Balenciaga stores. Resale-as-a-service.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 27, 2022

After the pandemic-driven surge in consumer demand that triggered a frenzy of shipping activity and skyrocketing prices, logistics and transportation companies are signaling a fast slowdown. Shipping and wholesale prices are plunging and orders are not being placed as often. . Disruptions in the Container Shipping Industry.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 9, 2023

The prominent British activewear retailer has been a mainstay of ecommerce for a decade – firstly starting out by drop shipping bodybuilding supplements online, before branching out into designing and producing its own line of activewear on a made-to-sell basis. over the previous two years.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Wish now sits in a highly saturated market – not forgetting about the biggest Chinese giant Alibaba – but its not looking to do “same thing, just a little bit better”, explains Monico. When it launched in 2010, Wish.com was the only manufacturer-direct discount shopping app on the market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Looking back, the pandemic highlighted the importance of having robust and flexible supply chains, and retailers have been forced to rethink their supply chain strategies and invest in new technologies to be dynamic, nimble and agile to evolving market conditions. One example is Havaianas.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 20, 2020, the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day, Cisco relaunched the Product Takeback and Reuse program. As we approached Earth Day 2021, I sat down with Chad Bockert, vice president of marketing, and Erin Biggerstaff, program manager from WWT, one of Cisco’s largest channel partners.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

Some of your variable expenses like marketing come under scrutiny. One of the concerns analysts have about the current market is that some retail brands are getting over-inventoried, or overstocked. We really concentrated on the category and defended our market share at all costs. This was more important than ever.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2022

New York fashion designer Lindsay Nicholas started her business seven years ago as a side hustle while working in marketing in Singapore. In the US, women are more averse to a drop-crotch pant, which in Australia is more common. IR: The last few years have been tough on everyone, but especially smaller businesses.

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