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The Body Shop Australia facing ‘cashflow crisis’

Inside Retail

Credible reports suggest The Body Shop Australian business is facing a cashflow crisis as a result of the collapse of the UK parent company. The Body Shop operates about 100 stores in Australia and is said to be the most profitable international arm of the stricken business.

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From fast food to autos, India’s digitally connected users lure investors

Inside Retail

Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. China saw a jump in consumption from 2006 when, as per World Bank data, its per capita gross domestic product (GDP) crossed $2,000. Foreign investors jump in With private consumption accounting for 60 per cent of India’s $3.5

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Why Ksubi CEO Craig King reads a book a fortnight, and says you should too

Inside Retail

Craig King started his retail career working on the shop floor of a luxury fashion boutique. IR: When you were working on the shop floor, did you ever envision that you would one day be a CEO? I worked hard to become a manager for a group of stores, and I suppose I had a fairly competitive nature back in the day.

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The Case For Subscription Service In CPG

Retail TouchPoints

The wide adoption of digital channels has dramatically disrupted the way consumers shop, and the recent COVID pandemic has exponentially increased the velocity of that change. The costs, as a percentage of net sales, for CPGs to serve their retail partners has been rising by an average of 40 basis points since 2006.

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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

During that time Sears was so dominant its sales represented 1% of the entire United States’ economy with two thirds of Americans shopping there. Hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, who is also Sears’ former Chairman and CEO and largest shareholder, purchased the company in bankruptcy proceedings for only $5.2 billion and $32.6

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

Now popular online fashion retailers began to popup with ASOS launching in 2000, Boohoo and Fashion Nova launching in 2006 and Shein launching in 2008. Both of these stars have been seen modelling Fashion Nova clothing on their own Instagram accounts and Cardi B also has her own Fashion Nova clothing line.

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5 Shopper Insight Fundamentals that still apply today

Shopper Intelligence

The challenges presented by new channels and technology demand knowledge to manage success, and many people have argued that they dictate completely new approaches to research. This definition also implies a clear delineation between shoppers and consumers and between shopping and consumption. I’ll refer to them all as stores for ease.