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Shein and Temu Face Congressional Scrutiny Over Imports, Forced Labor

Retail TouchPoints

Both Temu and Shein rely heavily on the de minimis exception to ship packages directly to U.S. According to the committee’s initial findings, Temu and Shein alone are likely responsible for more than 30% of all packages shipped to the U.S. market in 2012, Shein has been compliant with U.S. that originate from China.

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How Aussie menswear brand Peter Jackson is suiting up for e-commerce expansion

Inside Retail

Under the leadership of the brand’s marketing director Nick Jackson, the third generation of the family to run the business, Peter Jackson has rolled out a new e-commerce platform, which supports a seamless omnichannel experience for customers across all touchpoints. So, we see value in our marketing efforts through that scale.

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How Lore of the Sea improved order dispatch speed by 1000 per cent

Inside Retail

Sustainable women’s surfwear brand, Lore of the Sea, found its beginnings when founder, Laure Mayer, noticed a gap in the Australian surfwear market. Laure moved to Bryon Bay in 2012, where she learned everything she needed to create her own surf wear and the e-commerce brand found its beginnings a couple of years later. .

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Turning Retail Losses into Profits

Retail TouchPoints

External economic factors, such as fluctuating interest rates, an unpredictable housing market and persistent inflation have prompted consumers to rethink their spending habits. Since 2012, the median EBITDA for publicly traded retailers was 9.8%, according to Deloitte. How can retailers transform losses into profits?

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Due Diligence: Winning October Prime Day Prep Strategies

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What still needs to ship? Before founding the company in 2012, Hariharan spent five-plus years at Amazon building out automated vendor management and supply chain. Daily average OPS was 22% higher for the Prime Early Access 2022 sale than BFCM 2022. What sold through? What is Amazon sitting on?

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How lifestyle brand Zulu & Zephyr found prime Byron and Bondi retail real estate

Inside Retail

Independent lifestyle brand Zulu & Zephyr launched in the summer of 2012 offering swim and resortwear for the modern woman. Rose-O’Rourke lived in Bondi with her sister, Karla Rose in the early 2000s, and they started retailing Zulu & Zephyr at the infamous Bondi Beach Markets in 2013. billion by 2029.

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Inside the rise of the ‘art-lennial’

Inside Retail

“Historically, the art world has been synonymous with exclusivity and for the most part, inaccessible to a mass consumer base,” Tom Woodger, vice president of cultural marketing at StockX, told Inside Retail. “In According to research published on Statista, the global online art market was estimated to be worth US$4.82