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“Primed for disruption”: Cargo Crew founder talks acquisition, growth plans

Inside Retail

Initially bootstrapped from a $2000 tax return , the family-owned brand was founded by Felicity Rodgers, who runs it with her sister Narelle Craig and husband Paul Rodgers. We talk about our online store as a window to the world, and we now ship to over 80 countries,” Rodgers said. “I I think aprons were primed for disruption.”

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5 Ways To Rein In Costly Online Returns

Retail TouchPoints

With record-setting online sales looming on the horizon for the holiday season, retailers also are bracing for an onslaught of online returns. Those retailers selling primarily or exclusively online are expecting a corresponding hike in the volume of returns, but not much difference in the return rates they have become accustomed to.

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Dollar General, Dollar Tree Come Under Activist Investor Fire for Workforce Issues

Retail TouchPoints

The investor has stated that Dollar General lacks “adequate systems” to handle challenges caused by supply chain disruptions and shipping delays, particularly unpredictable shipments and influxes of inventory, due to its poor worker retention rate. Dollar General has faced more than $15 million in fines from the U.S. female and 55.2%

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Amazon Begins Expanding Electric Van Program, Provides Update on Packaging Reduction

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is seeing returns on its sustainability investments, particularly for its electric delivery van pilot and machine learning (ML)-powered reductions in packaging weight. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 20 million packages using electric vehicles, and the retailer plans to continue building on this momentum in 2021.

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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. Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. Sound familiar?

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Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC GM talks tech, loyalty and luxury spending

Inside Retail

NL: It offers customers access to exclusive benefits, including personal shopper services, regular discounts and offers, as well as complimentary express shipping. We plan to grow this segment by ensuring these customers invest more in their wardrobe and by ensuring new customers are making considered purchases.

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Primark to Add 47 U.S. Stores in Next 5 Years

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based parent company of Primark (London), has outlined its five-year growth plan for the clothing retailer, which includes expanding its footprint in the U.S. store in Boston in 2015. Associated British Foods, the U.K.-based from 13 to 60 stores. The retailer cut the ribbon on its first U.S. ” The post Primark to Add 47 U.S.