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China’s ‘Victoria’s Secret Town’ at risk as US tariff loophole faces closure

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Under the “de minimis” rule, which seeks to reduce customs paperwork, the United States exempts foreign packages valued at US$800 or under from tariffs as long as they’re shipped to individuals. Lei says tariffs and e-commerce curbs would force him to accept lower sales volumes, and US consumers will need to pay more.

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Juliet Wine is elevating the boxed-wine market and attracting big-name investors

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per cent in Q4 2022. Since first launching in 2022 with three stock-keeping units (SKUs) – a rosé, a pinot noir and a sauvignon blanc, via a direct-to-consumer (DTC) site – Juliet Wine has added several different varietals to its portfolio and partnered with wholesale retail partners, including Costco, Total Wine, Safeway and Whole Foods.

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They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers

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When Plufl co-founders Yuki Kinoshita and Noah Silverman pitched their “dog beds for humans” prototype to Shark Tank in 2022, they envisioned making the plush, snuggly, memory foam beds in China and selling them at retail in the US for US$299. She’s raising additional cash from investors and looking to cut costs.

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Dr. Squatch Focuses on Shipping Experience to Drive Global Growth  

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To combat this, companies should “look beyond a single-carrier and utilize multi-carrier shipping experiences. To combat this, companies should “look beyond a single-carrier and utilize multi-carrier shipping experiences. Multi-carrier shipping options help expand delivery and last-mile services, and customers like to have options.”

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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

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But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. People basically just ignored the third leg of that triangle though, the wholesale leg.” billion after its last funding round in May 2022. Since its launch in 2017, the platform has raised more than $1.29 billion and was valued at $12.59

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DoorDash Debuts Package Pickup Service to Streamline Returns

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Consumers can attach prepaid shipping labels to their returns or send a shipping QR code directly to their “Dasher” via the DoorDash app. retailers in 2022, $816 billion , or 16.5% , was returned. Dashers will send confirmation photos to consumers when they drop off the items at the designated store. trillion sold by U.S.

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Casper CEO’s Roadmap to Profitability: Control Costs, Expand Wholesale and Cater to Customers

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But after a lackluster IPO in 2020 , the company retreated from the public market just two years later when it was acquired by private equity firm Durational Capital Management in 2022. So in 2012 we rebuilt, top to bottom, the entire company so we could replenish stores and ship to the customer from the same inventory pool.