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[Podcast] What If? So What? Episode 4: What if Every Brand Went Direct to Consumer?

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In a world where retail has changed and consumers remain at home, how do brands reimagine the task of getting products to customers? podcast , we interview Jon Bostock, best-selling author, innovator, co-founder and CEO of Truman’s and learn how brands that innovate will win in a rapidly changing digital-first economy.

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Inspire Bets $11.3B That Its Brands Can Run On Dunkin’

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Private equity-backed Inspire Brands will be buying Dunkin' Donuts and bringing it private for a whopping $11.3 Dunkin’ Brands CEO Dave Hoffmann noted the acquisition was a testament to the progress Dunkin’s had made and maintained during the global pandemic leaving the brand “stronger than ever.”. “We Inspire’s Many Brands .

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Yum! Brands To Hold Back Rent In South Africa

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Brands Inc. , The policy relates to the just under 50 stores owned by the company in the most industrialized nation in Africa, while the other restaurants on the continent are franchisee-operated Bloomberg reported. Restaurant Brands will send $70 million in cash advances, as well as rebates, to franchisees.

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Retail Pulse: Chef’d Halts Operations; Gymboree Updates Brand

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The situation seemed to recently come to a head, as the company told employees that it was shuttering its operations. And, while the struggles of Chef’d shine a light onto the difficulty of operating in the meal kit industry, some observers think there is a successful recipe for the meal kit business.

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Project Verte Launches Blockchain Marketplace For DTC Brands

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Project Verte has launched the MyVerte blockchain -based marketplace for direct-to-consumer brands. According to a press release , MyVerte will launch with over 100 brands, including new brands like Foreo, Temporary Forevers and La Luna Rose. The platform will also highlight new brands on a weekly basis.

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Walmart Divests Of Shoes.com, Bare Necessities Brands As Part Of Digital Streamlining

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Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand. government regulators.”.

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Flipkart, Amazon Scramble To Meet New India eCommerce Rules

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Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian eCommerce player, and Amazon’s Indian unit are having a tough time meeting the deadlines under new eCommerce laws in the country. That, the critics contend, hurt the merchants that aren’t operating online.

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