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The Iconic culls 69 roles as it morphs from marketplace to platform

Inside Retail

Typically, a platform connects buyers and sellers leaving fulfilment to the vendor. The Sydney-headquartered pureplay online retailer was launched in 2011 and boasts more than 1500 brands, including local Australian labels. The company says that by transforming itself into a platform business it will continue to connect with its 2.2

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Sephora, Poshmark, REI Double Down on Sustainability Efforts for Earth Month

Retail TouchPoints

REI and Trex have worked together since 2020 to divert plastic film waste from the retailer’s stores and fulfillment centers, using it to make Trex’s eco-friendly composite decking. Since 2011, Poshmark shoppers have kept over 300 million items in circulation and out of landfills.

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What other retailers can learn from The Iconic’s approach to warehouse tech

Inside Retail

From its inception in 2011, the tech-driven retailer has set the industry benchmarks for customer service and delivery. Initially, The Iconic was looking to expand its fulfilment capabilities, exploring options for a larger site in New South Wales and/or a strategy including distribution centres in other states.

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How two sisters created Francesca Jewellery from a Tasmanian market stall

Inside Retail

A beading class in the rural town of Hawksnest, NSW, was the catalyst for sisters Rachel Vasieck and Hanna Vasieck to launch their on-trend designer jewellery label Francesca Jewellery in 2011. Whether it be a new product or a campaign doing it all in-house and not having to outsource resources is so incredibly fulfilling.

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Has Online Grocery Delivery Plateaued?

Retail TouchPoints

In 2011, less than 1% of grocery shopping was done online. While fulfillment and delivery took center stage during the pandemic, it’s the experience of shopping that now matters. Both these fulfillment experiences represent big opportunities for both brands and retailers to create incremental basket and growth.

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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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DICK’S Promotes New CEO as Retailer Reports Strong Q3 Results

Retail TouchPoints

She joined DICK’s in 2011 as Chief Marketing Officer and was named President in 2017. Stores will still be an important part of the company’s future — they were responsible for fulfilling 70% of online sales during the quarter, and generated a 6% same-store sales increase despite the pandemic.