Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. These aren’t the first retailers to lose Nike as a supplier.

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Retail Wire

MAY 15, 2023

Workers at the McNally Jackson, Goods for the Study, Greenlight Bookstore and Book Culture Booksellers at Rutgers University voted unanimously to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

The associates at a Patagonia store in Reno, Nev. have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 711 , marking the first successful unionization effort at a Patagonia store. with the RWDSU and five Vertical Endeavors climbing gyms in Minnesota.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Now, we’re moving further up the supply chain, with manufacturers and suppliers doing the same, shunning wholesale distribution in favour of a different model. Why fashion loves dropshipping This is the digital version of department stores that decades ago moved to concessions taking a percentage of sales.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 20, 2022

The company will also run some 250 wholesale accounts both locally and internationally. Morris said the company’s Designworks division supplies products to department stores and discount department stores, while Shoes & Sox is the leading children’s footwear retailer in Australia, dominating the children’s footwear category in Myer.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Designworks is the wholesale arm of Brand Collective, which recently merged with Pas Group to form a $600 million business in April. And it supplies to department stores, such as David Jones, Myer, Kmart and Big W. And it supplies to department stores, such as David Jones, Myer, Kmart and Big W.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The deal includes a pro-rata payment to Nordstrom to buy out its minority interest in the brands , which the department store acquired as part of a previous joint venture with Asos back in July 2021. Analysts have noted that the deal has the potential to open the Topshop and Topman brands to additional wholesale arrangements.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2024

Barbeques Galore has launched a B2B e-commerce site as it looks to grow its wholesale business both in Australia and overseas. Currently, Barbeques Galore’s wholesale business includes 200 independent distributors in Australia and a growing number worldwide. The global B2B e-commerce market was valued at US$7.4

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

It will also offer new-season boots, apparel, and accessories, a Marine Blue Comfort Craftsman exclusive to the store, and the brand’s largest women’s offering in the UK. ” Aside from the physical stores, RM Williams also sells its products through 90 wholesale partners in the UK. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Many people will be left to handle a store, understaffed, underpaid and without the chance of getting to spend time visiting family.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Thai retail conglomerate Central Retail (CRC for short) has launched full-on into the wholesale business under the name Go Wholesale, and is planning to give CP Axtra — parent company of retailer Lotus’s and wholesaler Makro — a run for its money. It operates 164 wholesale units, of which all but 10 are in Thailand itself.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

While the vast majority of the French-headquartered company’s sales are still wholesaled through department stores and travel retailers, Moet Hennessy is starting to open more of its own stores in airports, stores-in-stores and standalone boutiques, typically located in the luxury precincts of major international cities.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Unions Accuse REI of Unfair Labor Practices Another Seattle-based company, REI , is being targeted by two strong unions: the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) with a total of 80 charges of unfair labor practices.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

New concept stores, wholesale distribution and an online shopping site are set to roll out early next year. . These include Review, Yarra Trail, Marco Polo, Black Pepper, Breakaway, Everlast, Lonsdale and Bluey, which are sold through own stores and wholesale partners, such as Kmart, Rebel and David Jones. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2022

Assessing wholesale partnerships: As with many brands, wholesale partnerships play an important role in Ralph Lauren’s growth strategy. Wherever we show up in stores, we want to make sure it’s portrayed in a way that’s consistent,” he said. But we’ve seen that isn’t sustainable.” and globally.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

According to Aje’s co-founder and chief executive Adrian Norris, the business has been focusing on its wholesale and online business in parts of the US, UK, Europe and the United Arab Emirates, but has found that shoppers are increasingly wanting to touch and feel garments before purchasing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

Barnes & Noble associates at the retailer’s flagship store at Union Square in New York City have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

The company currently has stores in New York and Los Angeles and also sells through partnerships with retailers including End, Matchesfashion, Browns Fashion and upscale department stores Selfridges and Harvey Nichols. .

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Retail Dive

MAY 31, 2022

The DTC brand, which in 2018 was featured in the department store's Pop-In@Nordstrom concept, is quickly adding to its roster of wholesale partners.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Several of the nation’s largest retailers, including Target , Macy’s , Gap and BJ’s Wholesale Club , struggled during Q3, with all reporting net sales declines and all but one showing a fall-off in comparable store sales. billion was down 7% compared to the same period in 2022; comp store sales fell by the same percentage.

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Inside Retail

JULY 21, 2021

And he noted there’s potential to expand Brand Collective’s existing wholesale partnerships with retailers, such as Myer and Target. The reality is in our business, we’ve got a finger in every pie, from brand licencing to wholesale to retail to online to marketplace,” he said. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

I’m not an accountant, but stores are on the asset side of the balance sheet for a reason, and they need to be leveraged as much as possible to squeeze as much out of them as you can.”. However, the department store still has work to do when it comes to its merchandising efforts.

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Retail Dive

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The brand will launch a special occasion collection at the department store in time for homecoming, with a prom assortment planned for next year.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Following the group’s entry, Dahl-Thorup said that it had experienced rapid growth across the Australia and New Zealand region due to its strong partnership with key wholesale partners. It] is regarded as one of the consistently top performing brands amongst our wholesale accounts,” Dahl-Thorup said.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 14, 2022

If you are looking to take the plunge into wholesale, here is everything you need to know in order to find the best merchandise to sell online: What is a Wholesale Business? First, you need to understand what it means to sell wholesale. With wholesale, merchandise is moved in a short period of time.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, last month Designworks, the wholesale arm of Brand Collective, a leading house of lifestyle brands in Australia, announced that it was relaunching Pavement in the marketplace through the discount department store Big W.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Bessemer, AL, will vote for a second time inside of a year to determine if they should be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The National Labor Relations Board ordered the vote after finding evidence that Amazon had engaged in acts that violated labor law.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

With the opening of Ecoya Martin Place, Ecoya now has two DTC retail stores that complement its extensive network of retail partners, including boutiques and florists to big department stores like Myer, David Jones and Ballantynes. It was a bit opportunistic, I guess, but it has worked out really well.”

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) accusing Amazon.com of removing union literature from break rooms, limiting workers’ access to the warehouse before and after shifts and forcing employees to attend anti-union meetings at a warehouse in Bessemer, AL.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2023

Group CEO, Brad Banducci referred to Woolworths Australia opening a store in Wellington back in 1929, illustrating the brand’s legacy there. The Woolworths brand has a long and complicated history in New Zealand.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 9, 2021

Early results being tabulated by the National Labor Relations Board shows about 70 percent of workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Alabama have voted against being represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

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Retail Wire

MARCH 4, 2022

Associates working at an REI store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood have voted 88 to 14 to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The store is the first REI location to employ workers represented by a union.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 3, 2021

A hearing officer at the National Labor Relations Board has recommended that the agency set aside a vote at an Amazon.com warehouse in Bessemer, AL, that saw workers reject representation by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union by a more than a two-to-one margin.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Workers at an REI in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood have filed a request with the National Labor Relations Board to oversee an election to determine if the store’s 115 employees will be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2023

There is also a view that the breakup strategy could fund further acquisitions, including the Myer department store chain in which he has already built a substantial shareholding. Most punters think the move is about unlocking value in the businesses while pursuing growth via more focused entities.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

With over 200 stores and a slew of international brands, including Celine, Ganni, Levi’s and Reebok, United Arrows is one of the country’s largest select shops, which is a kind of mini department store. While the business is primarily direct-to-consumer, wholesale is an important part of its strategy in Japan.

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