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

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. But come 2006, 2007 we really started to see that loyalty go away, and the bigger piece of it was [that] fewer people were going into department stores overall.

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The Case For Subscription Service In CPG

Retail TouchPoints

In order to get to competitive pricing, these retailers need their manufacturers to cut up to 15% off wholesale, and those not willing to work with them can be removed from shelves. 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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Boohoo and the cries of celebrity-driven “eco-conscious” campaigns

Inside Retail

The first collection, scheduled to go live in September, includes 45 limited-edition pieces of clothing made from “recycled fibres, traceable cotton, recycled polyester, and recycled sequins”, as well as two vintage biker jackets from wholesale vintage company Glass Onion.