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Fast-growing Online Furniture Retailer ‘Bed Kingdom’ Opens New Liversedge Distribution centre

365 Retail

Established in 2011 by Ashley Hainsworth following an initial £400 investment, the idea was born from a university project before becoming a fully-fledged business. Expanding our logistics capabilities means we can streamline our processes to provide our customers with quicker responses and faster shipping times.

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How Aussie footwear brand Alias Mae stays on trend in a fast-moving market

Inside Retail

Tom Kirkhope founded the Australian fashion footwear brand Alias Mae in 2011. Drawing on his family background in footwear, and his own experience in the industry, having started working in Chinese footwear manufacturing in 2011, he launched Alias Mae as a wholesale business. IR: Customer experience is crucial in the retail industry.

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Resilience Training: Small Business Innovation During a Recession

Retail TouchPoints

Their business is their baby, and they’ve poured their blood, sweat and tears into big-picture plans while eagerly embracing the day-to-day work. And to avoid possible delivery delays, using more than one shipping carrier builds resilience as well and allows you to maintain more control over your ability to serve your customers.

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

The company has stores in Australia and New Zealand and ships worldwide from its online store. Neither Scott’s successor nor his future plans have been revealed. Mark joined the business in 2011 and has overseen a retail expansion of the brand from 15 stores to 90 plus stores in that time, and a tenfold growth in revenue.”

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What’s on Levi’s agenda? Sustainability, supply chain and empowering people

Inside Retail

Bergh joined Levi’s in 2011, after a 28-year stint at Procter & Gamble. The business also plans to expand direct-to-consumer sales to 55 per cent of total revenue and triple e-commerce sales by 2027. Levi Strauss &Co has been around since 1853 and now sells product in more than 110 countries. The death of globalisation.

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Beer Cartel invites consumers to buy up shares in the business

Inside Retail

There are also plans to introduce investor perks such as free shipping and discounted pricing on beer. In 2011, Beer Cartel purchased a bottleshop that had a storefront as well as a large warehouse where it could grow the online business. The website itself is such a big channel for us.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? His deep grocery experience could be vital in getting Waitrose back on form.