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A retail expert weighs in on Alibaba and JD.com’s approach to Singles Day

Inside Retail

Started by Alibaba in 2009 with just 27 brands, 11.11 The number of products, brands and merchants participating in 11.11 About 46,000 brands and merchants worldwide will promote overseas products on Alibaba. About 46,000 brands and merchants worldwide will promote overseas products on Alibaba.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

Throughout the decades, it has been known by various names, including The Merchants Record & Show Window , Visual Merchandising , VM&SD , VM+SD and VMSD. cities,” says Steve Kaufman, former Editor-in-Chief of VMSD from 1998 until 2009. As merchants stared into the face of the new century, philosophies began to change.

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The Adoption of Pop-Up Stores by Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

The evolution of pop-up stores took another significant turn in 2009 when the concept expanded beyond retail to encompass industries such as food and beverage, capitalising on the principles of ephemerality and exclusivity.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 270 – Microservice based commerce platforms with Kelly Goetsch

Retail Geek

Couple hundred bucks a month all the way up to one of our Shopify plus is and now I get this whole application that’s pretty self service but but you know not super extensible but there’s maybe an app store and I can add a little bit of functionality but I can’t get in there and kind of.

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How U.S. Brands Can Get a Piece of the $115B+ Singles’ Day Opportunity

Retail TouchPoints

Alibaba’s sales have increased every year since the event debuted in 2009.). is much more than just Chinese Prime Day : There is no real American equivalent to the Chinese shopping festival in terms of both pageantry and scale, so a region-specific strategy is a must; Promotions alone won’t cut it : 11.11