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Reports: Chinese Ecommerce Player Pinduoduo Launches U.S. Site

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The site offers items across categories including apparel, jewelry, pet supplies and home and garden, many at bargain prices. Temu’s site shows average shipping times to most of the U.S. Pinduoduo has made its most aggressive move yet into non-Chinese markets with the Sept.

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Claire’s Debuts Subscription Service as it Seeks New Ways to Connect with Gen Z

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Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire’s is tapping into “drop” culture with its newest offering, a subscription box service called cDrop. Aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic, each box retails for $30 and is shipped quarterly, with no ongoing commitment for customers.

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Loyalty, Love and Lifetime Value: The Mother’s Day Retail Opportunity

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It is a chance to connect with two customers at once the child and the parent; the gift buyer and the recipient. Look at who shopped with you around last Mothers Day and what they bought, then send them a timely reminder. Jewelry, in particular, sees a surge, but consumers have options. Mothers Day is a retail dream.

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Nordstrom Issues Supplier Mandate for RFID Tagging

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RFID-ticketed products are not yet required for drop-ship suppliers. Products that do not yet require RFID are mostly cosmetics, along with some household products and jewelry. ” Still, he noted that many large retailers run a data-driven supply chain, using electronic data interchange [EDI] integrations.

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New Research Reveals the Keys to an Impactful Membership Model

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Birchbox gave more consumers access to luxury beauty products at a fraction of the price, while BarkBox promised dog parents (and their furry counterparts) a new toy and treat combo every month. For example, many consumers associated memberships with access, either through unique benefits, physical locations or even product drops. “A

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How Bal Harbour Shops’ Unique Traveling Mall Connects with Luxury Consumers

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And despite having trouble selling tenants on the idea of a multi-story mall, which was considered a crazy idea at the time, the company moved forward with its planned addition of a second level in the 1970s. ACCESS Pop-Up center courtyard at night. Some brands choose to stay for the duration, while others cycle at the midpoint. “It’s

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5 Holiday Trends to Watch Include Rise of ‘Couch Commerce,’ Curbside Pickup

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Peter Sheldon, Senior Director of Commerce Strategy for Adobe , believes that the “pendulum swung in favor of digital” at the beginning of COVID-19, and it hasn’t swung back. At no point did the pendulum swing back [from digital],” Sheldon noted. “As We’ve been stuck at home, not at work or traveling. Consumers spent $10.8