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The Body Shop: What went wrong for the pioneering beauty chain?

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop owner Aurelius called in administrators for the retailer’s UK operations on Tuesday, just weeks after snapping up the business. They lost that feeling one got when buying a Body Shop product – that you were helping to change the world.” Portas told The BBC: “L’Oreal knows how to use brands.

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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years

Inside Retail

Founded by husband and wife team Chris and Bec Lutz in 2006, Design A Space rents physical floor space to independent brands hoping to showcase their goods to a metropolitan customer base. The post Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years appeared first on Inside Retail. Tracy Keating, founder of Leaf Candle Co.,

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The Body Shop’s Path to Revival Amid High Street Hurdles

365 Retail

The Body Shop, once a pioneering force on the British high street, has encountered numerous challenges over the past decades. The acquisition by L’Oréal in 2006, for £652.3 million, marked a contentious chapter in The Body Shop’s history. However, the journey has not been without its hurdles.

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How colourful QLD boutique Orange Sherbet punches above its weight

Inside Retail

I was in Redcliffe when I spotted an empty 19sqm little shop not far from where our store is today. I opened Orange Sherbet in 2006 when there was no such thing as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok marketing. What is her lifestyle like, and what is she looking for when she shops? Is expansion on the cards?

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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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How Etiko is bridging the gap between consumers and ethical retail

Inside Retail

According to Savaidis, Etiko, which was launched in 2006, was the first non-food brand to gain Fairtrade accreditation in Australia. The business’ wholesale sales dropped nearly 60 per cent last year but online sales rose by more than 20 per cent. And these customers] typically tend to ‘shop their values’,” he said.

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FMI honors seven exemplary food industry leaders

Mass Relators

” The 2024 awards, presented at FMI’s Midwinter Executive Conference, went to: Brookshire’s Brad Brookshire; KeHe Distributors’ Brandon Barnholt; Associated Wholesale Grocer’s David Smith; Hy-Vee’s Donna Tweeten; Seaside Market’s John Najjar; Nestlé’s Steve Presley; and PepsiCo’s Steven Williams. Woodard, Jr.,

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