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AUGUST 8, 2023

As we’ve made a strategic shift to become a licensed wholesaler, it’s clear that our long-term growth momentum must be rooted in the success of our strong network of retail partners,” said Leon Bergmann, CEO of Save A Lot in a statement. This acquisition marks the final chapter in the retailer’s wholesale transformation, which began in 2020.

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JUNE 30, 2024

The bad news was that company CFO Mat Friend admitted that Nike fell short of its plan, telling investors on its June 27 conference call: “We experienced meaningful shifts in consumer traffic in key markets – particularly in Greater China, where brick-and-mortar traffic declined as much as double-digits versus prior year.”

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AUGUST 3, 2021

The acquisition of Sweaty Betty complements our strategic shift over the last several years from a traditional footwear wholesaler into a consumer-obsessed, digital-focused growth company. It also gives us a leadership position in the growing women’s activewear category,” said Blake W. Krueger, Chairman and CEO of Wolverine in a statement.

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JULY 15, 2024

Achieving this level of personalization and marketing effectiveness is difficult given the range of Fender’s channels and customer touch points. That is an important part of the journey because your wholesale partners aren’t going to give you that data,” he noted.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

Primark is partnering with the Vintage Wholesale Company, an independent vintage clothing business, to open two new concessions in its flagship Birmingham and Manchester stores, under the brand WornWell by the Vintage Wholesale Company. . Riccardo Seaton, Director of WornWell by the Vintage Wholesale Company : . “We

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APRIL 1, 2024

But after a lackluster IPO in 2020 , the company retreated from the public market just two years later when it was acquired by private equity firm Durational Capital Management in 2022. RTP: Casper has its roots in DTC, but you’ve since expanded with your own stores and through wholesale. How do you view those channels?

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

BJ’s Wholesale Club has become the latest retailer to launch a media network, offering brands a comprehensive advertising solution to connect with its members. The new program, called BJ’s Media Edge , is being launched in partnership with Microsoft’s PromoteIQ solution. “We Access real-time analytics and data on their campaigns.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

. “Rip Curl and Oboz are recycling record sales last financial year and while revenues from the direct-to-consumer channel for these brands are showing single-digit declines, the wholesale channel has been more challenging as wholesale accounts reduce inventory holdings,” said KMD Brands CEO and MD Michael Daly.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

per cent to $479 million and wholesale revenue growing 6.9 By market, Crocs brand’s sales climbed 3 per cent to $489 million in North America and soared 18.7 per cent to $84 million and wholesale revenue plunging 23.5 per cent to $84 million and wholesale revenue plunging 23.5 per cent to $435 million.

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JULY 26, 2024

Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has agreed to acquire Fikes Wholesale , owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores. Fikes Wholesale and CEFCO began as a single filling station in Cameron, Texas in 1952 and have since grown to encompass 198 stores across multiple states as well as a dealer network.

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MARCH 19, 2024

. “Rip Curl and Oboz are recycling record sales last financial year and while revenues from the direct-to-consumer channel for these brands are showing single-digit declines, the wholesale channel has been more challenging as wholesale accounts reduce inventory holdings,” said KMD Brands CEO and MD Michael Daly.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. IR: You started as the customer service and wholesale manager, how have you witnessed the brand’s evolution in your time at the company?

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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. The global B2B e-commerce market was valued at US$7.4 Currently, Barbeques Galore’s wholesale business includes 200 independent distributors in Australia and a growing number worldwide.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Both brands are sold in ANZ through direct-to-consumer, online and owned stores, and via wholesale channels. In addition, Accent distributes Dickies under the Glue brand and to the majority of Dickies consumers through its 2000 wholesale clients. Dickies items are also available at Glue Store, Universal, Iconic, and City Beach.

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JUNE 12, 2024

The merger involves the largest pharmacy chain by revenue and a key wholesaler to thousands of independent pharmacies, ACCC commissioner Stephen Ridgeway said. “We The ACCC will receive submissions related to the matter from interested parties until June 27.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Other assets include Drummond’s interests in 17 company-owned stores and its 66 per cent shareholding in wholesale golf company Golf Works. The company boasts 30 per cent market share with more than 150,000 golfers visiting its stores monthly, while its online store has more than 250,000 visits each month.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Wholesaler Metcash disclosed it has signed three acquisition agreements cumulatively valued at around $558.5 “Metcash is the logical owner of Superior Food, and the acquisition cements our position as the largest wholesaler and distributor of food to independent businesses in Australia.” Metcash agreed to pay up to $412.3

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The non-alcoholic beverage (NA) market is projected to reach $176.7 Big name alcoholic beverage players such as Anheuser-Busch and Diageo will be fighting to get a piece of this pie by bringing new products to market, especially with U.S. billion in 2024. billion in revenue by 2028. You can kind of think of us as the Sephora of NA.”

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Associated Food Stores (AFS), a wholesaler and cooperative serving nearly 450 supermarkets in the Intermountain West region, has adopted customer engagement, personalization and analytics solutions from Birdzi. We’re honored to earn the confidence from our first wholesale customer.”

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Despite a challenging wholesale market, group wholesale sales grew by 11 per cent.” million due to the recovery of its wholesale channel from supply chain constraints last year and strong online sales growth. “Online sales remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels. ” Rip Curl sales went up 8.3

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Photo: Zach Benson And this is just the beginning, with five additional locations already in development across North America for early 2025 (in markets including Miami, Houston and New York), and 50 stores planned for the region in total. The company said that North America is now its fastest-growing and largest market. million ($3.1

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JANUARY 28, 2024

Amid increased interest in Australian brands and the beach apparel category, Australian women’s fashion brand Tigerlily is considered as good as sold by its current owners, private equity company Crescent Capital, which is seeking to capitalise on the current market. The sale process formally kicked off in the final quarter of 2023.

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MARCH 19, 2024

. “We are thrilled to be increasing access to American Apparel for shoppers in Australia and New Zealand, who can now buy this iconic brand with just the click of a button,” said Chuck Ward, president of sales, marketing, and distribution at Gildan Activewear , the company that owns the American Apparel trademark.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

The law, designed to prevent foodborne illnesses by strengthening the ability to track and trace food through all stages of the supply chain, will become mandatory in 2026, but Save A Lot, a discount wholesaler serving approximately 750 independently owned groceries, has committed to being ahead of the curve.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Following the acquisition, all Topshop stores closed and the brands have since operated online only with some wholesale distribution, including at Nordstrom. Analysts have noted that the deal has the potential to open the Topshop and Topman brands to additional wholesale arrangements.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. They sold Australis in September 1991 to the Smorgon Family.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

“Because we’ve waited to launch this loyalty program, we’ve had the advantage to observe the marketplace and take the best of what works, to maximize value for Save A Lot shoppers,” said Katie Kobus, VP of Marketing at Save A Lot in a statement. 19 Save A Lot will offer exclusive, weekly offers for new and existing loyalty customers.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

While the brand outperformed the market, competitors like Adidas also witnessed striking growth. Initial market fears over the impact of the pandemic were wiped away as it quickly became clear Nike was well-placed to take advantage of the disposable income of those trapped at home. Nike leaned into the leisure market.

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MAY 12, 2023

based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country. Bluestar plans to invest in marketing initiatives to introduce new consumers to the brand and support strong consumer engagement worldwide.

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JUNE 25, 2024

A prospective backdoor listing and a marriage of convenience have enlivened end of financial year stock market prognostications. Assurances on the wholesale operations and support for other chains such as Sigma’s Amcal and community pharmacies will also be crucial elements of a Chemist Warehouse response to ACCC concerns.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A number of local and independent grocers — including Bowman’s Market , Maurer’s Market IGA , Neiman’s Family Market , Queen’s Price Chopper and Soelbergs Market — are adopting Instacart ‘s AI-powered smart Caper Carts. At the end of their trip, customers check out directly from the cart.

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MARCH 10, 2024

. “Additionally, based on the success of our omnichannel tests in 2023, we are expanding our omnichannel initiatives in 2024 with the opening of three to four Princess Polly stores and new marketplace and wholesale opportunities to attract new customers and expand our total addressable market.” million to $839.3

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

WHP Global has partnered with Cotton Candy International to bring both Toys R Us and Babies R Us brick-and-mortar stores to Latin American and Caribbean markets, beginning with flagship stores in Panama that are scheduled to open next year.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Boehler brings more than 30 years of experience across multiple retail and wholesale businesses. Boehler has been serving as interim CEO since Oct. 31, following the departure of former CEO Leon Bergmann. He has worked in supply chain at SuperValu , Borders , Newell Rubbermaid and Americold Logistics.,

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JANUARY 2, 2024

A leadership revamp is also in the works, with new C-suite appointments in the company’s design, innovation, marketing and tech divisions announced in November 2023. However, currency-neutral wholesale revenues were down 3% to $7.1 Direct sales revenues were up 4% on a currency-neutral basis to $5.7

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The money raised will be used primarily to secure a new warehouse, venture into wholesale, scale marketing efforts, and introduce new products – including developing a ready-to-drink range.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

BJ’s Wholesale Club will raise its annual membership fees by $5 to $60 per year, and its Club+ fee will rise $10 to $120 per year, effective Jan. Our third quarter results demonstrate the combination of great value and strong execution,” said Bob Eddy, Chairman and CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. “We million members.

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