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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has. I Would Always Rather Over-explore than Under-explore’.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

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The Flipkart Group — India’s homegrown digital commerce conglomerate that is majority-owned by Walmart — has raised U.S. The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe.

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From ‘Beautiful Playground’ to ‘Commerce Destination’: Inside the Vision of Pinterest’s New Chief Shopping Officer

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Pinterest ’s role in the world of social media is blurry — consumers use the platform very differently than they do Instagram or TikTok, for example. But following a series of major strategic moves, the role Pinterest hopes to play in the burgeoning realm of social commerce is crystal clear.

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‘Heritage Sometimes Isn’t Enough’: Ralph Lauren CEO on the Brand’s Reinvention

Retail TouchPoints

Assessing wholesale partnerships: As with many brands, wholesale partnerships play an important role in Ralph Lauren’s growth strategy. “We went through the big digital experiment [over the past two years] and there was a conversation of whether that was the future. But we’ve seen that isn’t sustainable.”

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How Aussie start-up Furlong & Gale is tapping into the timeless style of suits

Inside Retail

Internationally, US global fashion powerhouse Kate Spade New York paid homage to the humble suit in its latest Spring 2024 global campaign, while soft suiting in neutral tones was in the spotlight at Kmart Australia’s Family Runway as part of last week’s PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival.

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Touchland CEO Reveals 5 Social Media Best Practices for the Holidays

Retail TouchPoints

Some people use it as a fashion accessory; they create a monochromatic outfit and match it to the color of their Touchland,” Lisbona shared. Brands with a wholesale presence can take a similar approach to keep their products top-of-mind even as the Christmas deadline nears.

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Experiencing Metaverse FOMO? Don’t Panic, it’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint

Retail TouchPoints

Now does everyone need to go build a virtual fashion division tomorrow? AR try-on tech is becoming commonplace across categories such as beauty, home goods and fashion accessories (it’s not quite there yet for apparel) at retailers including Sephora , Macy’s and BJ’s Wholesale Club , to name just a few. Probably not.