Retail Gazette

APRIL 24, 2025

Topshop is preparing to make a comeback on the high street through new wholesale partnerships with brick-and-mortar retailers. Owner Asos said it had signed agreements with select wholesale partners to bring the brand back into physical retail, but that it was first focused on relaunching a standalone website for Topshop.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

Its just the way I like to shop. It’s a personalised experience and we wanted the customer to feel like they’re in a beautiful home when shopping in-store, Bartel said. Fostering a comfortable, hospitable experience is important to Bartel because some people do find that experience of shopping really daunting, she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. to visit your website. Fulfillment and Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

The beverage alcohol company, which has operated as a traditional distributor-based wholesale business for decades, is currently in the process of building out standalone websites for its key brands as it moves toward becoming a customer-centric omnichannel operation. Moving from Traditional DTC to a Digital-First Approach. “So

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

BJ’s Wholesale Club has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand grocery delivery from 226 locations across 17 states. We are excited to expand easy shopping solutions for our members, while also bringing BJ’s wide assortment and exclusive products to new potential members.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Now, Bogg Founder and CEO Kim Vaccarella is bringing the bag to even more consumers thanks to a new partnership with Target. We started doing trade shows and focused on wholesale. And we were very focused on finding ways to work with our wholesale partners, getting them bags for curbside pickup.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Over the past seven years, the brand’s VP of Marketing, Jeannie Shin, has witnessed and supported this evolution, especially as the brand built its direct-to-consumer (DTC) business online. Of course, this also meant Calpak missed significant cross-selling and upselling opportunities.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In the Americas, retail revenues dropped 7 per cent in US dollars and 8 per cent in constant currency, while wholesale revenues increased 4 per cent in US dollars and decreased 1 per cent in constant currency. The post Guess posts flat revenue amid lower consumer confidence appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

But the ease and personalization found on consumer-facing ecommerce sites, especially robust marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart , are simply too good to ignore. These consumers came of age with smartphones in hand and laptops in backpacks, Chandel explained. Want to learn more?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2023

Social commerce and live shopping. Browsing and shopping directly on social media platforms has long been a hallmark of e-commerce in China, now, it’s finally coming to Australia. Half of the GTV of e-commerce in China now comes from live shopping. Live shopping is essentially the modern-day, more sophisticated version of TVSN.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

The spring and early summer was an optimistic time for many consumers who finally emerged from lockdowns looking to refresh their wardrobes and find items suited for smaller local outings during the warmer months. Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury has become the first retailer to debut the new Shop with Friends ecommerce functionality from Obsess , which allows groups of consumers to visit Charlotte Tilbury’s virtual Beauty Gifting Wonderland shop together in real time. “My

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. The brand’s overall digital sales also increased 19% globally, while wholesale revenues were down by 1%.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

With retailers already pushing out holiday sales to entice consumers to buy early and avoid delivery delays due to supply chain congestion, one tactic that they will lean on to entice customers is buy now, pay later (BNPL). BNPL Can Have an Effect on Consumers and Retailers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

As of July 16, a range of Glossier products will be available in 70 Mecca stores across Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever – allowing consumers to shade-match and swatch-test products before checkout.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

There is also subdued consumer sentiment and the rising cost of doing business. Even so, retailers offering a strong value proposition and attractive shopping experience are gaining steadfast shoppers. It aims to entrench itself as a lifestyle brand renowned for delivering affordable discretionary luxury to its consumers year-round.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2025

CP Axtra, the awkwardly-named parent company of Thailands familiar Makro and Lotuss stores and the countrys largest wholesale-retail conglomerate, reported a strong set of results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the whole year. Wholesale sales under Makros four different banners grew by 4.7 billion Thai baht (US$4.0

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale made the most dramatic moves up the rankings over the last three years, climbing from 27th place to 10th place in 2022. In fact, club stores are gaining momentum across the board, with three of the top 10 spots now occupied by these retailers: Costco (#2), Sam’s Club (#5) and BJ’s Wholesale (#10).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

BJ’s Wholesale Club will begin offering online shoppers the option to book professional installation services for TVs it sells through a partnership with on-demand home service Handy. Our partnership with Handy is yet another way that our members can get more value out of their BJ’s membership when they shop on BJs.com.”. “Our

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

However, Boisson is differentiating itself by helping drive and fulfill consumer demand with a robust omnichannel strategy that creates a flywheel effect not just for the business, but for NA collectively. The store is at the Shops at Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Fla., a more suburban area where consumers live and shop. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2024

As customers return to in-store shopping, retailers are continuing to face an increase in returns from online and in-store sales. This holiday season, consumers who frequently make returns may be in for a surprise. These rules are often exploited to benefit the consumer, impacting profits and devaluing inventory.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

“Customers returned to shopping in stores, with retail store sales increasing 17.5 This had an impact on online sales, a trend noted across the industry as customers returned to pre-pandemic shopping behaviours,” said Michael Daly, CEO and MD at KMD Brands. Gross profit increased 13 per cent to $599.7 per cent to $91.4

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Five years after launching into the market with its hero product, a true-blue fitted t-shirt, the brand now operates 9 brick-and-mortar stores, alongside thriving direct-to-consumer and wholesale operations. BY: Weve always aimed to meet customers where they shop, and Target was a natural partner.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As digital commerce expands and consumers increasingly demand same-day or next-day delivery options, implementing advanced solutions like voice picking technology can transform how retail distribution centers operate. billion in revenue built a new fulfillment center of more than 650,000 square feet to support its direct-to-consumer channel.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2021

The retail world is experiencing a significant change in how consumers are interacting with their brands. Long term, consumers expect to be able to interact digitally even with companies that don’t traditionally have a robust online presence. Are customers missing the high-touch in-store experience when they are shopping online?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have a unique advantage in that they own the entire customer experience — and perhaps most important, all the data that is generated along with it. This value proposition should go beyond the product itself and include everything from branded content to the shopping experience to community engagement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2024

And at the brand level, we have the honor of spotlighting executives from both established legacy retailers as well as emerging direct-to-consumer brands. The 40 Under 40 Awards and its winners represent the diversity of the retail industry and its various players: brands, technology vendors, agencies and consultancies, and design firms.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2022

Australian online wholesale marketplace startup TradeSquare has secured $28 million in funding from US investment firm Tiger Global. New York-headquartered Tiger specialises in the digital sector and was a key investor in the Australian consumer marketplace platform Catch, which was sold to Wesfarmers in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Additionally, consumers can shop on Sephora’s website for same-day delivery powered by DoorDash Drive, the company’s white label fulfillment platform. BJ’s Wholesale Club selected DoorDash as its grocery delivery partner across 226 stores in March 2022. Items from U.S. per order or an annual fee of $49.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As many direct-to-consumer brands are learning, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for growth. As the concurrent shift toward consumer privacy and away from third-party cookies continues, brands are going to have to intelligently leverage data to better understand their consumers and forge more strategic (and unique) paths to growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe. million kiranas in India through its wholesale business and last-mile delivery program. Flipkart currently works with more than 1.6

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2021

GNC stores were located primarily in strip centers and malls, two shopping venues that were hard-hit by COVID-19. In 2021, GNC has focused on making its product offerings more available to consumers: in February, the retailer partnered with Shipt to offer same-day delivery of its vitamins, skincare products and fitness equipment nationwide.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

In-store experiences give consumers a reason to visit By creating in-store experiences – such as tastings, masterclasses, and digital engagement, the company is giving consumers a reason to come to its stores, and to buy, he explained. In Macau customers can try a cocktail in store at a rotating bar in the middle of the shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2024

Cramer also has experience working with brands targeting younger consumers, similar to Claire’s, from his time as President of Parade , a Gen Z-focused intimates and lifestyle apparel retailer. The accessories retailer has forged wholesale and shop-in-shop partnerships with major U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Sweeping return-to-office policies and consumers’ focus on attending in-person events and experiences are inspiring them to experiment with fashion by pairing their comfy clothes and kicks with pieces that tie to what’s trending on social , whether that be “quiet luxury,” “book smart style” or “coastal grandmother” (Yep, that’s a real thing.)

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

While wholesale revenue dropped 4.6 per cent, the retail segment – which includes all the sales made direct to consumers in-store and online – grew 5.8 per cent, driven down by poor wholesale numbers, offset by better direct-to-consumer sales. per cent as slower economies in some markets dampened consumer spending.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2025

In an earlier interview with Inside Retail , Gassan said that she plans to reach 20 stores globally within the next few years , with a focus on strategic growth across both the direct-to-consumer business and international wholesale.

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