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Small Business, Big Ideas: Inside the Luxury Advent Calendar Boom with DTC Brand Cheese Brothers

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The trend is being fueled in part by the popularity of social media unboxing and haul trends, but also by an increased desire from consumers for experiences following the forced isolation of the COVID years. In fact, marketing agency Empower said its seen a 90% increase in consumer interest in the advent calendar category since 2020.

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ModCloth Sold Yet Again; Will This Buyer Hold On?

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Women’s clothing and accessories retailer ModCloth has been acquired by Nogin, a provider of outsourced ecommerce for major fashion and consumer product companies. Founded in 2002, ModCloth offers exclusive indie- and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35- year-old women of all sizes.

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7 Ways Big-Box Retailers Can (Painlessly) Move into Wireless Retail

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Simultaneously, consumer demand for new connected devices — such as cellphones and tablets, smart systems, and connected wearables and hearables — has never been higher. It’s not as simple as using the primary store’s usual point-of-sale and retail management system for the wireless store-within-a-store.

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Former L’Oréal Australia MD goes all in on natural skincare

Inside Retail

During Mark Tucker’s tenure as managing director of L’Oréal Australia from 2002 to 2010, annual revenue grew from $12 million to more than $400 million. But over a decade later, it’s the booming clean beauty space that has caught his eye.

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Why the Kmart-Target back end merger has been a decade in the making

Inside Retail

For now, the businesses will remain separate in the eyes of the consumer, though they will share systems in the back end, such as having a single tech-stack. But while Target initially seemed to be in a strong position, there was a lack of stability and understanding of what made the business tick within its management ranks.

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No Longer Just Local: Why Cross-Border Commerce is Opening Doors for Smaller Retailers Ready to Compete

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Digitization has afforded retailers access to new markets and more consumers. On the other side of the purchase, consumers now have access to brands across the globe — and the appetite to try new things through online experiences. Today’s consumer has never been more diligent, nor have they ever been so immersed in online ecommerce.

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The fastest fashion: Why Incu has launched two-hour delivery with Uber

Inside Retail

Established in 2002 by twin brothers Brian and Vincent Wu, Incu has long been a staple of Australian fashion and is known for bringing a number of international brands to local shores. It’s about setting that standard, and then going above and beyond to be able to offer consumers new things.”

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