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Top Wish Execs Share Plan for Winning Back Consumers, Beginning with ‘Wishmas’

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When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S. From March 30 (3/30) to April 5, 2023, shoppers will have access to deals on thousands of products and free shipping on all orders over $10. And this is just the first of in a series of shopping events Wish has planned for 2023.

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Some retailers are turning to air freight to offer a competitive edge

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Marcus Ng, regional head of air freight, Asia Pacific, at AP MllerMaersk, notes that the Sea-Air option where some products are shipped rapidly by air and others less quickly by ocean has been particularly attractive to some lifestyle apparel retailing customers. The cost differential between ocean and air remains narrower than ever before.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

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Larocque has spent more than 20 years with Burton, becoming SVP Operations in 2010. The second prong was replacing foundational systems, such as the company’s legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. “It If a customer walks into a store and says, ‘My hands are full, ship it to me,’ that’s one experience we have to offer.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

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When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.”

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How Community Commerce is Helping Angling App Fishbrain Cast a Wider Net

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Fishbrain launched in 2010 as a free app for fishing enthusiasts. “It You have to think about what your service-level agreement looks like, how to make sure your sellers are shipping on time, things like that.”. but the company has plans to take it global down the line. From Monetizing Fishing Intel to Selling Gear.

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COVID-19 Has Transformed Wine Shopping. Here’s How Vivino Is Adapting

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Below, Zachariassen reflects on the evolution of the online wine market, how consumer needs and behaviors are changing, and how Vivino plans to maintain competitive momentum. In 2010, when I founded Vivino, there was no easy way to pick out a good wine and I wanted to solve this using the opinions of wine drinkers — not individual critics.

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Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite Went Undercover in Her Stores. Here’s What She Learned.

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It’s now available on-demand , which makes this a good time to issue a spoiler alert: if you haven’t seen the episode yet but plan to, don’t read any further until you have. Launched in 1977, The Vitamin Shoppe saw sales begin to decline in the early 2010’s due primarily to a lack of digital innovation. And that’s not all.