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Low Prices, Slow Deliveries: Amazon Beta Launches ‘Haul’ Ecommerce Site

Retail TouchPoints

Seeking to compete with ultra-low-price sites such as Shein and Temu , Amazon has introduced Amazon Haul , featuring maximum prices of $20 and one- to two-week shipping times. There have been rumors of the move for months, and now the new shop is officially rolling out in beta. It will be available to U.S.

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Sensible gifting took centre stage as consumers embraced practicality this Christmas

Retail Focus

New data from leading eCommerce provider Visualsoft saw that while overall Christmas revenue dropped by 4% compared to 2023, average order value (AOV) rose by 21%, reflecting the growing impact of thoughtful shopping and retailer incentives. Electrical goods saw a 56% increase in revenue, with practical goods winning out.

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Tommy Hilfiger Amps Up Circularity Efforts with Resale in the U.S., Rental in the UK

Retail TouchPoints

Both programs are part of the fashion label’s “ Waste Nothing and Welcome All ” initiative, which, among other targets, aims to make Tommy Hilfiger a fully circular brand by 2030. The six-month pilot program with Rotaro kicked off with the first of three phased product drops. Tommy Hilfiger , owned by PVH Corp. , In the U.S.,

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SHEIN Hosts Sold Out Pop-Up Event in San Francisco

Retail TouchPoints

Online fast fashion retailer SHEIN is hosting the latest in its traveling series of pop-up events at San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center from June 24 to 26, 2022. The online resale platform offered Bay Area customers 40% off their first ThredUP purchase and free shipping if they pledged not to shop the SHEIN pop-up event.

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Supre, YD, Midas rank top for overall online store experience

Inside Retail

Supre: Seamless navigation, well-structured search stand out Supres customers praised the female fashion retailers seamless navigation and well-structured search that provide highly relevant results even for specific queries. But if the recommendations feel random or forced, they can come across as overly aggressive.

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Inside Mosaic’s pivot from specialty fashion to digital department store

Inside Retail

The strategy, which Mosaic started rolling out in FY20 before Covid-19, has seen some of Australia’s most recognisable specialty fashion retailers expand into new categories, including homewares, beauty, jewellery, electrical and kids’ products. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry.

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Christina Stephens: Meet adaptive fashion’s disruptive duo

Inside Retail

In just two years, the adaptive fashion brand Christina Stephens has grown retail revenue fourfold by tapping an underserved market for stylish clothes that meet the unique needs of people with disabilities. Yet, the proportion of beautiful, quality, and on-trend fashion available was vastly lacking.”.

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