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Building A Niche Brand For Outdoor Enthusiasts

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Some items are much easier to buy online than others. Apart from online sales, they have brick-and-mortar stores (in Seattle, Portland, Denver and Whistler, and British Columbia, with a 100,000-square-foot retail operation under construction in Salt Lake City), an adventure travel business and an outreach program to local retailers.

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Creating A Community For A Niche Outdoor Brand Around

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Stated simply, somethings are much easier to buy online than others. All of those points of expansion, Phillips said, are created with the ideal of building a retail operation around a community of enthusiasts and reaping the rewards of the synergistic effects.

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UPS, FedEx Take Different Star Turns As Holiday Shipping Crisis Accelerates

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Reaction from the brands involved did not show any alarm over the move and UPS had no official confirmation of the selective delays. FedEx, which had announced shipping surcharges recently, is dealing with the capacity crisis by closing on its deal to acquire ShopRunner , which directly connects brands and merchants with online shoppers.

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Paytm Seeks BigBasket Partnership To Take On Flipkart, Amazon

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“We are in the process of integrating BigBasket on our app,” said Amit Sinha, Paytm Mall’s chief operating officer. When we talk about partnerships there will be brand partnerships, there will be retail partnerships — and not only with pan-India retail chains like Big Bazaar but also with regional, local city-based brands.”.

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Shipping Inconsistencies Plague Nonessential eCommerce

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Indie bookstore Powell’s in Portland, Oregon couldn’t guarantee that the order would be processed until seven to 14 days. At half of the total eCommerce volume, its distribution center can deliver on time when operating normally, but the company has committed to an inconsistent set of priorities as necessary in this crisis.

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Warby Of X: MiaDonna Delivers Lab-Grown Diamonds

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But purchasing high-value diamonds online — whether they be traditional or lab-grown — is still a process that comes with risk and uncertainty. Andrew Puddifoot, GM of MiaDonna, shared with PYMNTS how the eCommerce bridal jewelry business is bringing value to the engagement ring shopping journey both online and in its physical showroom.

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street

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But mall owners and operators are occupied with a different focus: what to do with closing anchor tenants that once filled valuable space in their malls. While mall owners and operators face their share of challenges, Simon Property Group’s revenues clocked in at $1.4 We see tremendous potential for online ordering in the U.S.

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