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Calpak Embarks on a New Retail Adventure: Physical Stores

Retail TouchPoints

When Edward and Judy Kwon founded Calpak 35 years ago, they modernized the luggage and travel goods sector by investing in innovative design and marketing. Calpak put its brick-and-mortar plans on hold during the pandemic but then doubled down in 2022 when “revenge travel” ramped up and demand was more sustained.

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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Vaccarella is no stranger to retail — Bogg has wholesale partnerships with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops , among others — and she has mastered a model in which the brand develops exclusive designs tailored to each partner’s shopper base. We started doing trade shows and focused on wholesale. This is just the beginning!

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Why luxury brand Leo Lin is positioned to be Australia’s next big fashion export

Inside Retail

In February, the business announced it had experienced 225 per cent year-on-year sales growth, primarily driven by its strategy in the US market. The US fashion market has a history of making or breaking Australian fashion labels and Leo Lins move into the US saw the brand double its revenue in just two years.

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Advance Auto Parts to Shutter 523 Stores, Exit 204 Independent Locations

Retail TouchPoints

AAP appears to be moving toward a footprint with fewer stores overall but with additional larger stores, such as the 45,000-square-foot “super hub” location it opened in Los Angeles in June 2022. AAP recently completed the sale of Worldpac , a wholesale distributor of auto parts, for approximately $1.5

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Kroger Countersuit Blames Albertsons for Merger’s Failure

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The suit also accused the retailer of engaging in a secret and misguided campaign, together with C&S Wholesale Grocers , the divestiture buyer, to purse its own regulatory strategy, which ultimately undermined Krogers efforts, according to a Kroger company statement. The merger had originally been announced in October 2022.

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Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy to Step Down, Search for a Successor Begins

Retail TouchPoints

Leahy took over as CEO from Glossier Founder Emily Weiss in 2022 after joining the brand the prior year as Chief Commercial Officer. Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy will step down at the end of the year, and the search for her replacement is underway. Leahy will remain on the Glossier board through the transition.

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Diesel parent OTB posts lower sales despite strong DTC growth

Inside Retail

OTB, parent of Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, has reported lower sales for the last fiscal year as a decline in wholesale more than offset growth in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel. Meanwhile, the wholesale channel experienced a slump due to the general downturn. These offset the slowdown in the Chinese market.