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Under Armour Q2 revenue dips as brand realignment continues

Inside Retail

Wholesale revenue fell 12 per cent, and direct-to-consumer sales decreased by 8 per cent, driven by a planned reduction in e-commerce promotions. Operating expenses decreased 15 per cent, and net income for the quarter was $170 million. However, the company’s gross margin improved by 200 basis points to 49.8

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Moving Supply Chains Closer to Consumers Provides Opportunity to Accelerate a Green Commerce Revolution

Retail TouchPoints

Worldwide pandemics and, more recently, military conflicts in Eastern Europe are continuing to cause significant disruption to global commerce, supply chains and consumers. Moving Supply Chains Closer to Consumers: A Case Beyond Economics. Greener Supply Chains as Important as Sourcing and Manufacturing.

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Esprit posts $460 million loss in ‘distressing’ year

Inside Retail

Operating expenses were HK$5 billion, up 44 per cent on the prior year, which was attributed to the reversal of the provision for inventories and impairment losses. Revenue from e-commerce, wholesale and retail all dropped by 14-20 per cent, while licensing sales remained relatively stable.

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Esprit posts $300 million loss in ‘distressing’ year

Inside Retail

Operating expenses were HK$5 billion, up 44 per cent on the prior year, which was attributed to the reversal of the provision for inventories and impairment losses. Revenue from e-commerce, wholesale and retail all dropped by 14-20 per cent, while licensing sales remained relatively stable.

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Maximizing Profitability: How to Improve 4 Key Areas of the CPG Product Lifecycle

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are obsessed with two things: maximizing revenue and minimizing operational expenses. Of the 30,000 new consumer products released each year, most of them fail. Most refer to the process as a sprint, and it is — except it’s the distance of a marathon. More effective promotions.

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Bad debt blowout fuels massive Afterpay loss

Inside Retail

The company’s operating expenses – in particular its bad debts – ballooned out from $72.1 Other rising expenses included a higher commitment to marketing the brand. Afterpay, Australia’s largest buy now, pay later company now owned by US firm Block, has reported a massive pre-tax loss of $501.9 million a year ago to $176.8

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The Cost of Inaccessibility: Businesses Lose More Than $6.9 Billion Annually

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Moreover, it can bring an increase in operational expenses as well as higher legal risks. Increased Operating Expenses Inaccessibility can increase the operating expenses of businesses several times. The Economic Impact of Inaccessibility The economic impact of inaccessibility on businesses is huge!