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Aligning Purpose with Profits: How Consumer Goods Companies can Unlock Business Growth by Integrating Sustainability into their Operations

Retail TouchPoints

The rapid advancement of technology and social media has created a new generation of well-informed, empowered and discerning consumers. IBM’s Institute of Business Value (IBV) has just completed significant research into the priorities and decisions for supply chain operations and sustainability in partnership with The Consumer Goods Forum.

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Digital Revolving Credit: A Potentially More Responsible Financing Option than BNPL

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Digital revolving credit outpaces BNPL in many respects, including by way of its flexibility, its security and its more stringent consumer protections. Since BNPL credit underwriting is frequently less stringent than traditional credit products, there’s little to stop consumers from getting themselves into a difficult position this way.

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Beer Cartel invites consumers to buy up shares in the business

Inside Retail

The funds raised through Birchal will be used to improve the website, logistics and marketing. From a marketing point of view, it’s about making more people aware of us. Beer Cartel launched its beer subscription service back in 2009 and it now accounts for about 80 per cent of the online business, according to Kelsey.

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How Vestiaire Collective’s new initiative drives fashion activism

Inside Retail

Launched in Paris in 2009, Vestiaire Collective is an app for luxury pre-loved fashion with an inventory of 3 million items that include 550,000 new listings every month. According to a report from ThredUp this year, the secondhand fashion market is expected to double in the next five years, reaching $77 billion.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Gen Z Alternative to Credit Cards

Retail TouchPoints

With the advent of Apple’s Pay Later offering, greater attention has been paid to the BNPL market. Market leaders such as Afterpay and Klarna forged new brand partnerships, and as their offerings became more visible, it quickly became an alluring option, particularly for the emergent Gen Z. The Bottom Line.

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How U.S. Brands Can Get a Piece of the $115B+ Singles’ Day Opportunity

Retail TouchPoints

2021 is set to be both, with an eager consumer base and historical precedent on its side. Alibaba’s sales have increased every year since the event debuted in 2009.). There’s a large chunk of consumers now in the middle class, and they have a lot of disposable income. brands looking to enter the China market, 11.11

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Subscription Pro Tips: Encourage Loyalty and Long-Term Relationships by Making it Easy to Cancel

Retail TouchPoints

Subscriptions can be tricky business, not least because most consumers at one time or another have had a bad experience with a subscription service. That has not stopped consumers from subscribing though, especially with the rise of new takes on the model (box services, auto shipping and streaming TV, to name just a few).

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