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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

Electric shock to profits The popularity of electric bikes and scooters has been a key driver of revenue for the business recently, with electric bikes accounting for 99 Bike’s biggest growth category. “We 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

Studd says the certificate – which keeps Market Lane accountable to the highest social and environmental standards, and provides the business with a verifiable framework to measure its impact – helps it “cut through the noise” and avoid claims of greenwashing. We will continue to make sustainable changes in the future,” he added.

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8 retailers slashing jobs and cutting costs in 2024

Retail Gazette

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. Retail Gazette rounds up the retailers who have begun axing roles this year.