Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. There are three major players in the retail industry — the brands that make the products, the retailers that sell the products and the consumer who buys from the retailer,” said Max Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of B2B marketplace Fa i re.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas and has begun to wind down retail and wholesale operations, including holding going out of business sales prior to closing its approximately 700 stores across the country. Party City Holdco Inc. PCHI) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Universal Store Holdings enjoyed significantly higher direct-to-consumer sales in the first 17 weeks of the fiscal year, with Perfect Stranger leading the growth. Meanwhile, Cheap Thrills Cycle’s wholesale sales fell 16.8 The group’s D2C sales surged 19.3 per cent year on year, with Perfect Stranger soaring 111.1

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Through the partnership, Liverpool will manage all of Fabletics’ retail locations, ecommerce and wholesale operations across the region, starting in Q2 2025. Through this partnership with Liverpool, the brand is now able to meet the needs of the Mexican consumer.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2023

The traditional wholesale model is broken – and Covid is not to blame. Consider how a traditional wholesale deal works. One thing the Covid pandemic has done is made consumer demand more erratic than ever before; retailers suffer the risk of building stockpiles of products that cannot be sold at profit.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The Children’s Place, which operates retail and wholesale divisions for its eponymous brand as well as for Gymboree , Sugar & Jade and PJ Place , has had a rough year. Shein opened its online marketplace to third-party sellers in May 2023 , but until now most of those merchants have been China-based, non-branded manufacturers. ”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent and 21.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale. And earn his stripes he has. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The beauty retailer will also grow its owned brand portfolio through retail and direct-to-consumer channels, as well as wholesale partnerships in new geographic regions. Accordingly, Ikou’s presence will be expanded beyond its New South Wales origins to 10 stores, from its current three stores, in premium metro and regional areas.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Exclusive: Google Debuts New Retail Media Solution with Lowes as First Beta Tester (March 18, 2024) Retail media was THE growth story in 2024, fueled by these networks ability to target consumers at key decision points in the shopper journey. consumers wallet.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

KMD Brands says it expects significantly lower sales in the fiscal first half, reflecting weak consumer sentiment. A combination of weaker consumer sentiment, the warmest winter on record in Australia and the brand’s resilience on winter-weight products has resulted in a disappointing first half.” per cent year over year to $434.2

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

For retailers and consumer businesses, a surge in data breaches presents difficult challenges. As a result, the retail and consumer industries have become an attractive target for cybercriminals, with research revealing that in 2023, retail and wholesale accounted for 11% of cybersecurity incidents. million last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Ad Populum affiliate that has emerged as the winning bidder is called New Amscan in a nod to Party Citys former wholesale division Amscan, which was included in the acquisition. 26, 2025to receive court approval of both the IP and wholesale business sale to New Amscan as well as the real estate sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The brands themselves, including RVCA, Volcom and Billabong , are still owned by Authentic Brands Group , and they will be moving to new wholesale licensees in North America. Closing sales at all 122 store locations have begun, managed by Gordon Brothers. million , according to court documents cited by Shop Eat Surf.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Laura Ashley now joins Marquees slate of consumer brands, which includes Martha Stewart , Sur La Table , BCBG , Destination Maternity and Dakine. The Laura Ashley brand currently is distributed in more than 80 countries via wholesale, digital marketplaces and at more than 150 branded retail locations.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

This is also the reason why the brand doesnt sell its products on a wholesale basis. We go direct to consumer because we would rather give our customers a really high-quality product, and if that means that there’s less margin in there, we don’t mind.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 12, 2023

The selections will include items from multiple apparel types across the men’s, women’s and kids categories, and marks the return of Nike to wholesale after it began slashing third-party offerings in late 2021. The return of Nike in Q4 2023 could help improve revenue for Designer Brands, which saw a sales decline of 10.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2025

In response, the board wrote that: Our success at Costco Wholesale has been built on service to our critical stakeholders: employees, members and suppliers. Our efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion follow our code of ethics.

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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

MARCH 18, 2022

A growing number of consumers are concerned about how their purchasing decisions impact the planet, but even the most sustainability-savvy customer may be confused about how best to align purchases with their green principles. Consumers Overwhelmed by Insufficient or Contradictory Sustainability Info. In fact, half of the 1,000 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

It flipped the script and put the power with the consumer, and that changed the entire category. Once you’ve disrupted, it resets consumer expectations. We have a really good product that has driven very high consumer satisfaction, which means even though it may be six or seven years later, they’re coming back to us.

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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.

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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

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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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

billion, with its wholesale distribution business PFD registering sales growth of 28 per cent due to strong trading with existing customers and new customer acquisition. We also expect the consumer environment to remain challenging with customers continuing to cut back on non-essential items.” per cent, reflecting elevated inflation.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Fabletics is taking the first step in transforming their business to better meet the needs of their consumers and internal teams to expand globally and support their manufacturing process as a result.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

KMD Brands has reported flat sales for the fiscal first half despite improvements in its direct-to-consumer business. Meanwhile, wholesale sales are taking longer to recover, as wholesale accounts remain cautious on pre-season commitments in a challenging market. The groups sales edged up 0.5 per cent to $428.5

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published its final report following a year-long inquiry into the countrys supermarket sector. The report includes 20 recommendations to increase competition and price transparency for consumers and suppliers.

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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

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

MARCH 5, 2025

Australians have been outed as the worlds biggest fashion consumers, purchasing on average 56 new items of clothing per person each year. However, the garments most consumers purchase are rarely locally made and, according to The Australia Institute, their average value is just $13. This is only fuelling the fast fashion waste crisis.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The trend is being fueled in part by the popularity of social media unboxing and haul trends, but also by an increased desire from consumers for experiences following the forced isolation of the COVID years. In fact, marketing agency Empower said its seen a 90% increase in consumer interest in the advent calendar category since 2020.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Instead of relying on international retailers and wholesalers to come to Australian shores to discover local talent, We Wear Australian is bringing 12 emerging and established designers to the global stage. I ended up [locating the showroom] in the West Village because, to me, the consumer was right there, stated Atkinson.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

. “Rip Curl and Oboz cycled record sales last financial year, with direct-to-consumer sales outperforming the wholesale channel this year.” ” Daly, however, noted that both Rip Curl and Oboz have been struggling with challenges in the wholesale channel, which reduced inventory to manage risks. per cent. .

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Last month, the proposed merger secured approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after the consumer watchdog accepted an undertaking. The undertaking requires Sigma to delete the data of pharmacies that switch to another wholesaler or banner group.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Dougs remarkable track record of growing brands, his deep understanding of consumer-driven strategies and his expertise in creating global brand connections will be invaluable as we continue to build upon Carters strong foundation.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2025

KMD Brands has boosted direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales amid a cautious retail environment. Direct-to-consumer sales trends continue to improve for all three of our brands, while the wholesale market is taking longer to recover, said Michael Daly, MD and Group CEO. Rip Curls wholesale sales fell 13.4

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