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

Retail TouchPoints

The designer fashion brand launched its own ecommerce operation in 2008, at a time when many other high-end specialty labels were still turning up their noses at digital. 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.

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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

The retailer also expects to benefit from the trend of electric bikes, and it has two national expos this year to showcase the company’s fleet to consumers. A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club taps Bob Eddy as CEO

Mass Relators

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. Bob’s leadership, strategic vision and deep knowledge of the business have been pivotal in driving BJ’s Wholesale Club’s transformation and record growth across all key metrics,” BJ’s executive chairman Christopher Baldwin said. WESTBOROUGH, Mass.

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

They got a lot of attention really quickly, and they got some good accounts. In 2008, they actually went into administration. All the while, General Pants was Ksubi’s biggest account, so when the second iteration of the brand ultimately went into administration in 2014, General Pants took over running the brand.

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Joseph Altuzarra: ‘The definition of luxury has changed’

Inside Retail

The global fashion industry has changed significantly since luxury womenswear designer Joseph Altuzarra launched his namesake brand Altuzarra in 2008. I started Altuzarra in 2008 pre-Instagram, pre-social media. You can go on Instagram, have a great business that’s direct-to-consumer without ever relying on magazines or wholesale.

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Beyond Starbucks: Three specialty coffee retailers taking Australia by storm

Inside Retail

As part of this effort to shift how consumers view coffee, Market Lane has endeavoured to share as much information as possible relating to its product and offering. Originally known as The Brunswick East Project in 2008, Padre Coffee has expanded to NSW and Queensland, solidifying its presence in the Australian specialty coffee scene.

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Can anything take the Shein of China’s e-commerce titan?

Inside Retail

When the Nanjing-based company was established, in 2008, it was labelled a discount brand, selling ultra-cheap, of-the-moment fashion. All this after beginning as a dropshipper with products sourced from China’s wholesale clothing hub in Guangzhou. At the time of writing, Shein’s official TikTok account has more than 3.7