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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

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By Tricia McKinnon 2020 is the year when the eCommerce narrative shifted in a major way. Before everyone was focused solely on Amazon but as retailers were forced to shift sales online during the COVID-19 pandemic a number of retailers came to the forefront with their eCommerce savvy and Walmart is one of those retailers.

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3 Elements of Amazon’s Clothing Strategy to Watch

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If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3. In 2020 Amazon opened Luxury Stores on its website in the United States as a way for consumers to shop for luxury apparel with Oscar de la Renta as the first luxury brand in the venture.

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8 Things to Know About ThredUp’s Growth & Challenges

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ThredUP which was founded in 2009 has become one of the more popular destinations for secondhand clothing with the CEO of ThredUp, James Reinhart, saying that: “I started ThredUp back in 2009 after staring at a closet full of clothes that I never wore. I knew there was value locked up in those clothes, and I knew I wasn't the only one.

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How Target Built 10 Billion Dollar Private Brands

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Target’s All in Motion private label clothing brand By Tricia McKinnon One of the oldest tricks in a retailer’s playbook is to have a portfolio of great private label brands. Back in the early 2000s Target was known for its cheap chic clothing but by the time the recession hit in 2008 and 2009 Target had lost its way.

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Target’s eCommerce Strategy, Why it’s Outperforming

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By Tricia McKinnon Target is one of several retailers experiencing unprecedented growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. growth in 2020. For such a large retailer that is a remarkable growth rate but is that success all due to the pandemic or is it several years in the making? Its eCommerce sales were up 20.8% Same day services.

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Combatting Waste in the CPG Industry

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Along with refillable stations and bulk sections in grocery stores, which we’ll cover in an upcoming blog post, retailers and CPG companies are looking at the following solutions: Reducing packaging. Since 2009, Waitrose has reduced its own-brand packaging by almost 45%. In the U.S.,

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Starbucks’ Digital Strategy, Why it Outperforms

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Starbucks is a company that has long known that the future of retail is tied to technology. Over a decade ago in 2009 it launched its mobile app. With this in mind Starbucks announced in 2020 it would close 400 locations and then open 300 new stores that focus on drive-thru and pickup. A world class mobile app.