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Always-On Shopping Fuels Brand Advertising as a 24/7 Sales Force

Rangeme

These platforms are growing as destinations for social shopping, which marries social media and online shopping, due to their tech prowess and massive user bases. Let’s see how the rise in social shopping shapes how brands reach always-on shoppers. Online shopping gets social. Retail Dive. Retail Dive.

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The perfect fit: Custom tailor Institchu reveals growth plans for 2022

Inside Retail

InStitchu’s business model – and its clothes – have been turning heads since James Wakefield and Robin McGowan launched the brand in 2012. “Their measurements and shopping follow them across the whole process,” McGowan said. “If you think about a wedding party, that’s a pretty rare service.

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The Brilliant Strategy Behind Supreme’s Success

Indigo 9 Digital

British-American entrepreneur James Jebbia started Supreme out of a skateboard shop in New York City in 1994. Customers do not have to guess when new merchandise will be available they know the exact times and are always ready to shop. Having the drops occur at a specific time reinforces this habit. Do you like this content?

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What Retailers Can Learn From Sephora's Success

Indigo 9 Digital

Clearly ahead of its time Sephora launched Colour IQ back in 2012. But how many retailers can say they can provide a custom and tailored experience each time a customer walks into their store? 75% of customers have their first interaction with Sephora inside one of the retailer’s stores. Do you like this content?

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Abercrombie & Fitch’s Turnaround, Why its Working

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The retail sector is littered with companies like Sears, Lord & Taylor, Forever 21, Ann Taylor, J.Crew and Blockbuster that couldn’t keep up with the times. billion in 2012. billion, 2019 marked the first year Abercrombie & Fitch experienced an increase in sales since 2012. Then sales declined for years.

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On Fire: Where Consumers are Buying Today’s Most Popular Smoking Products

Rangeme

Convenience stores are a top location for tobacco purchases and 29% of consumers shop there for tobacco products, according to a presentation last November: State of the Consumer: Understanding Tobacco/OTP and CBD Users in the New Environment, from Donna Hood Crecca, principal with Technomic. In the U.K., of respondents (3.3

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5 of the Best Ways DTC Brands Get New Customers

Indigo 9 Digital

This is because the vast majority of retail sales still happen in stores with online sales representing only 14.6% of retail sales in 2022 in the United States. While shopping online is convenient there is still a lot of friction in the shopping process. Reduce friction in the shopping process. Still not convinced?