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Can Premier replicate Smiggle’s UK success with pyjama brand Peter Alexander?

Inside Retail

The pyjama brand and its mascot Penny are set to touchdown in the United Kingdom with two bricks-and-mortar stores and a dedicated UK website just in time for the Christmas shopping period this year. This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008.

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AO open ‘rework’ facility to give new lease of life to returned appliances

A1 Retail

Online electricals retailer AO has announced that it has opened a new ‘rework’ facility to give returned appliances a new lease of life. Operating out of its ‘Latchford’ warehouse in Crewe, appliances returned by customers will be thoroughly tested with the aim of reselling them.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: The Gen Z Alternative to Credit Cards

Retail TouchPoints

In the midst of rising inflation rates, many Americans are wondering how to cut their costs — and younger generations such as Gen Z may have found a solution in the short term with “buy now, pay later” or BNPL plans. Contactless payment evolved with Venmo’s release in 2009, and similar mobile solutions like the Apple Wallet have followed.

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Inside the Online Bookstore Building a ‘Model for Small Businesses to Compete with Amazon’

Retail TouchPoints

Three years on, Bookshop.org now serves close to 2 million customers annually and has 1,700 independent bookstores participating, not to mention a roster of esteemed organizations that curate shops on the site, including The New York Time s , The Atlantic , Buzzfeed and a host of celebrity book clubs.

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. million on “refunds, returns, and discounts”.

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5 Ways Dollar Stores Make Money & Beat the Competition

Indigo 9 Digital

Add to that, Dollar General plans to open 1,050 stores in 2023. Dollar Tree which is planning to open as many as 650 stores this year. It’s something that takes months or years to plan, build and implement and it requires tremendous resources. We know our guests have many choices for where to shop.

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Parlour X founder Eva Galambos on her life as a luxury fashion buyer

Inside Retail

In this interview with Inside Retail , Galambos discusses the evolving luxury landscape, the ever-changing role of buyers and her plans for the business in 2022 and beyond. I had also recently returned from many years working in the UK at luxury houses such as Armani and Prada. What are your plans for Parlour X in 2022?

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