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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands came in two flavors during 2020. The first were the Pepsis, Heinzes and Krafts that either didn’t like their retail distribution or saw a pandemic-driven opportunity to get new products in new configurations to the consumer. That group is more exciting.

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JULY 6, 2020

Lucky Brand has started proceedings under Chapter 11 to help pave the way for a sale and decrease its debt load brought about by recent difficulties with the inclusion of the pandemic. The retailer said it has received new financing commitments that will offer enough liquidity to fund it until the sale’s closing, according to an announcement.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Every year for the last 110 years , members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the slate of issues pertinent to its members. COVID-19, of course, didn’t cause physical retail’s steep decline — it just accelerated it. Like this one.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Plenty of famous retail chains have collapsed both before and during a pandemic that has slammed brick-and-mortar stores, but some iconic names like Pier 1 , Barneys New York and others are coming back – at least in some fashion. The launch of Barneys at Saks is a seminal moment to reignite the brand for the future.”.

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MAY 14, 2020

Every online wine company that reports sales has noted big spikes during the pandemic. The latest to report, Wine.com – which bills itself as the nation’s leading online wine retailer – earned $165 million in revenue and saw 25 percent growth for fiscal 2020, ending March 31. out of 10 on “likelihood to recommend.”.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

From where things stand in Q4 2020 it’s not hard to imagine physical retail going extinct. Noting the ways COVID has permanently changed retailing, CNBC recently reported , “As more and more stores go dark at the mall, some major retail executives are looking to grow outside of it — a tactic they hadn’t touted so publicly before.

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JULY 2, 2018

More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The hot new thing in “Big Retail” is offering in-house advertising on your website to your vendors – because why get paid only once on a purchase if you can get paid twice? In short, retailers get paid to place the ad, and then get paid again when the merchandise is sold. “We The Digital Embrace.

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MARCH 6, 2020

To bring online shopping visibility to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), Greece-based Convert Group has notched €1.2 The startup offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) to let brands know how they are performing throughout eCommerce, according to reports. million in seed funding.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group Holding have announced the launch of a Boots flagship store on Tmall Global , Alibaba’s B2C platform for international brands and retailers. The partnership will offer Boots beauty brands to more than half a billion consumers in China, including No7, Soap & Glory and Boots Cucumber.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Brick-and-mortar fashion retailers are developing in-store experiences to encourage customer loyalty. markets, aiming to generate repeat visits as part of its experiential retail efforts. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Walmart has released a new online-only furniture brand called MoDRN, the company said on Friday (Feb. Anthony Soohoo, SVP and group general manager of the home group for Walmart U.S. eCommerce, said it’s been about a year since Walmart revamped its website in an aim to entice customers to shop from their homes.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Fast-casual restaurant groups are teaming with online food delivery firms to offer on-demand ordering to consumers through digital platforms. Postmates provides on-demand delivery choices from over 500,000 restaurants, convenience stores and grocery stores, in addition to traditional retailers. restaurants.

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MAY 8, 2017

The UK’s top retailers are facing tough competition online from U.S.-based s top 10 retail companies as ranked by unique visitors to their desktop brand sites. s top 10 retail companies as ranked by unique visitors to their desktop brand sites. The additions displaced U.K.

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JULY 16, 2020

The gloves are off in the retail landlord leasing battle, with Simon Property Group now suing mall tenants who aren’t paying their rent. On Tuesday (July 14), the country’s biggest retail real estate investment trust filed a lawsuit against Eddie Bauer for $6.2 Other retail real estate analysts are a bit more optimistic.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The world’s second biggest fashion retail firm, H&M, is shuttering its independent brand Cheap Monday, the company said on Tuesday (Nov. The brand had been owned by H&M through its 2008 acquisition of Fabric Scandinavien AB, which was the owner of Cheap Monday. 27), as reported by Reuters.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

Off-price specialty retailer Stein Mart, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division amid a challenging retail climate and the pandemic, the company said in a statement. In July, Ascena Retail Group, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Virtual reality could have more retailers reach more consumers in the coming few years — in large part by upping the consumer experience. billion for retail and marketing in the year 2022, with revenues from VR initiatives expected to increase by 3,000 percent over the next four years. and Europe by 2022. Amazon VR Push.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

From 7-Eleven to H&M , retailers are adopting digital payments and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to bring more convenient experiences to their customers. And retailers with brick-and-mortar locations in North America are starting to accept Chinese mobile payment systems.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Simon Property Group has partnered with Retail-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform Guesst on a multi-brand experiential retail concept. And Guesst’s technology will be used for brand onboarding, sales transactions, payments, inventory tracking and data reporting. It’s rivaling what happened in 2017.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

So-called Generation Z is also driving much of the innovation when it comes to retail. To reach consumers on the hunt for offerings that are “clean and natural,” the retail chain rolled out its Everspring household brand. They noted that they found Generation Z to be a very social group of people. Gen Z Trends.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Those reluctant groups are now jumping on the bandwagon as well and adopting these digital behaviors.”. That influx of users new to digital paths and processes has created pressure in the market for brands to leverage video content. And perhaps more critically, video done well boosts brand loyalty, Atzmon said.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

After some years of fighting any and all attempts on taxation, digital merchants seem to have made their peace with paying taxes and are starting to fall into line around the Online Sales Simplification Act of 2016. The letter of support requests Congress to “bring certainty and rationality” to the online tax situation.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Online brands are growing their presence in the physical world by bringing their products into brick-and-mortar stores. Ouai , a hair and body care brand founded by celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin, will roll out some of its merchandise in 1,200 Ulta Beauty locations in addition to the retailer’s website on Sunday (Jan.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

20 for its Special K brand. The flavors were “inspired” by Twitter conversations the brand had with consumers. There is a gold mine in DTC if one is not solely occupied in selling goods, but in authentically understanding needs,” says Michael Forhez , global managing director of consumer markets at Oracle Industry Solutions Group. “If

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

A licensing company that owns Aeropostale and Juicy Couture has put in a $271 million bid to purchase luxury brand Barneys out of bankruptcy , with a plan to place the stores inside Saks Fifth Avenue stores. CNBC is reporting that Authentic Brands Group has put in the bid with B. It also did a lot of business online.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Bridge millennials’ rise is changing the retail ecosystem ahead of the 2019 holiday season, but their impacts will continue to be felt in the year ahead. The group also spends more than other demographics, averaging $2,225 in retail purchases per year. Why bridge millennials’ preferences matter .

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JUNE 5, 2020

In addition to working toward its general mission of moving the sport and hobby forward, the RIA functions as a trade and advocacy group for independent running specialty stores, the huge majority of which are Main Street businesses. At that time (mid-March), the independent running retailers were deemed nonessential and therefore closed.

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China-based online fashion and lifestyle retailer Shein has bought the Missguided fashion brand name from Frasers Group.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize — owner of grocery behemoths Giant and Stop & Shop — has acquired a majority stake in supermarket delivery startup FreshDirect amid an online shopping surge propelled by COVID-19. “We He added that the deal is “an important milestone in the continued growth of FreshDirect.”. Morgan Asset Management.

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MAY 11, 2020

Through this year’s Levi’s Haus Miami activation, the brand partnered with TikTok influencers Callen Schaub , Cosette Rinab , Gabby Morrison and Everett Williams to create customized denim using Future Finish 3-D denim customization technology. “As For example, fashion brands have found success on Instagram and its visual strength.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top retail news, holiday spending is expected to be flat this year, Bed Bath & Beyond rolls out same-day delivery and Target goes up against Amazon Prime Day with “Deal Days.” And the digital-first economy will drive the difference between success and failure for many retailers. But these are the easy points.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

As online shopping powers a forecasted 26 percent year-over-year volume surge on National Returns Day, the United Parcel Service (UPS) foresees shipping 1.9 In some categories, the return rate is near 50 percent due to inconsistent sizing across brands, per IHL Group Founder and President Greg Buzek.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

The company will partner with top fashion and beauty brands and retailers for the event, which offers its two million U.S. Discounts will be offered across retailers such as NARS Cosmetics, Schutz, APL, Steve Madden and more. retailers, which represent more than 10 percent of the U.S. retail partners. many others.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Legacy retail company Foot Locker has invested $100 million in Goat Group, an online platform that sells and resells rare and classic sneakers, according to reports. Eventually, the two companies will collaborate for an online presence as well as in physical stores, to offer customers exclusive shopping opportunities.

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