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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Why Online Marketplaces are Outpacing Ecommerce in a Post-COVID World

Retail TouchPoints

They pursued high-demand products with unforeseen urgency — first in critical categories like personal protective equipment, groceries and sporting goods, and followed more recently by apparel and beauty products. In the face of this product scarcity, the retailers that could fulfill consumer needs quickly were immediately rewarded.

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Following $40 Million Funding Round, MeUndies Eyes Omnichannel Growth

Retail TouchPoints

Founded in 2011, MeUndies initially stood out with its bold, colorful and pop culture-infused prints as it acquired a loyal customer base through social media. In the apparel space, marketing traditionally focused on the product with the brand often taking a back seat,” Shokrian explained.

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Cotton struggles squeeze Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery

Inside Retail

A near doubling in benchmark cotton futures to 11-year highs, hard on the heels of a spike in freight and fuel prices, is clobbering Asian apparel makers, while their global retail customers are reluctant to soak up the extra costs. This could eventually lift apparel prices, adding to inflationary pressures.

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Untuckit is Setting Sights on Expansion and Internal Visibility is Helping it Get There

Retail TouchPoints

The apparel retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with plans to open at least 14 new stores in 2024, bringing its store count to nearly 100. We started Untuckit online in 2011, but retail has really been the backbone of our company since 2015,” said Chris Riccobono, Founder and Executive Chairman of Untuckit in a statement.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 305 Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 Earnings

Retail Geek

Scot: [4:43] Macy’s Woodberry Amazon and apparel. Um there’s this kind of big strategic shift that they talked about Scott that I know you’ve been falling which is kind of the shift from a national fulfillment model to a regional fulfillment model. The world’s largest fulfillment model.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 296 – Guardian Baseball Co-Founder Matt Kubancik

Retail Geek

13:35] And so we started working with like the wrongs and the Wilsons of the world and the Maru cheese and when I got into this business you know coming from the fashion business and when I consulted I consulted a lot of direct-to-consumer apparel Brands and launching them on. Scot: [29:06] Got it and then if I.