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

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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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Calpak Embarks on a New Retail Adventure: Physical Stores

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

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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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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

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Prior to that Natori was a 100% wholesale business, selling into retailers such as Saks , Neiman Marcus , Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s , but the company’s willingness to innovate has served it well, particularly throughout the COVID pandemic. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale. And earn his stripes he has.

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Homedics CMO Reveals 6 Major Truths About Modern Marketing 

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Over the course of her expansive career in marketing, Kristen D’Arcy has worked for household names like American Eagle , PacSun , Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta. But she believes that successful marketing revolves around one key thing: understanding your customer and creating the value they expect.

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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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Save A Lot Completes Transition to Wholesaler with Sale of 18 Stores

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As we’ve made a strategic shift to become a licensed wholesaler, it’s clear that our long-term growth momentum must be rooted in the success of our strong network of retail partners,” said Leon Bergmann, CEO of Save A Lot in a statement. This acquisition marks the final chapter in the retailer’s wholesale transformation, which began in 2020.

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