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Net-a-Porter, Ssense, Farfetch: How luxury’s e-commerce leaders stack up

Inside Retail

Third-party online retailers have proven that consumers prioritise the acquisition of the product over the in-store purchase experience. Net-a-Porter is considered a pioneer in the online luxury space since its founding at the start of the millennium in the year 2000 by Natalie Massenet. Net-a-Porter is much more of a wholesale model.

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FTC sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger

Mass Relators

contending that consumers will see higher prices and workers will see lower wages if the deal goes through. This supermarket mega merger comes as American consumers have seen the cost of groceries rise steadily over the past few years,” Henry Liu, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, said in a statement.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Most consumers are in the same boat. In a new survey from marketing platform Klaviyo , 49% of consumers said they don’t know what the metaverse is , and among those respondents who said they were aware of the metaverse, 78% think it’s mostly marketing hype. Think of Second Life back in 2003 — that was essentially a metaverse.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It is a consumer-to-consumer platform where small businesses and individuals sell items to consumers. It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Taobao.com is Alibaba’s biggest website. Source: Statista. AliExpress.

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“Building a brand from the ground up”: Inside LSKD’s San Diego expansion

Inside Retail

We’d never done an event at that level before – there were 50,000-plus community members. We were very lucky to find a space on a main street in Pacific Beach, and we decided to open a retail store at the front and our office behind it, which is exactly what we have back in Australia. JD: The brand started in 2003.

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eCommerce Expo 2023 Preview

365 Retail

At the forefront of these changes is the annual eCommerce Expo , which has consistently served as a platform for industry professionals to gather, share, and learn. Held on 27th and 28th September 2023 at ExCeL London, the event is expected to attract over 11,000 visitors and will feature more than 300 solution providers.

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The Benefits & Cons of Selling on Amazon, 10 Factors to Consider

Indigo 9 Digital

Amazon is the first channel consumers turn to when conducting a product search online ahead of even Google. Selling on Amazon comes at a cost. The Children’s Place started selling on Amazon back in 2003. We have a direct-to-consumer business that's growing and we have a wholesale business that is growing.”