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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

In 2008, they actually went into administration. With our wholesale business, because we went to the best retailers, we got paid on time. IR: You recently announced plans to open a number of new stores in the US, UK, and Australia, marking your return to the Australian market as a stand-alone retailer.

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8 retailers slashing jobs and cutting costs in 2024

Retail Gazette

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. THG January also saw THG reveal plans to axe 160 jobs across its marketing, sales and warehouse teams.

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Eddy’s Food Station Brings 500 Jobs to Scottish Retail

A1 Retail

The launch of Eddy’s Food Station marks Stephen’s return to retail following his role as Chairman of Dundee United Football Club from 2008 to 2018. With retail sales having returned to pre-pandemic levels, the retail industry is seeing a promising recovery. The retail industry is an industry I know and love.

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5 of the Best Ways DTC Brands Get New Customers

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers like to touch and feel products and let’s be honest returning online orders can be a hassle. Bras that customers try on and are returned are cleaned then donated by ThirdLove to charities that focus on women in need. Explore unconventional and creative marketing. of retail sales in 2022 in the United States.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

Podcast about e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. 5:32] E-commerce and digital marketing obviously but it’s watchable and changeable, and movable and it can be with you the rest of your life that that led us to a whole design philosophy that now. [5:42]