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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return. The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement.

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How UPF clothing brand Solbari aims to beat skin cancer with $10m injection

Inside Retail

Founded in Young’s two-bedroom Melbourne apartment in 2013, Solbari now sells a product every 90 seconds, with over 300,000 customers across over 160 countries. Solbari is short for solar barrier, and creating a wearable, fashionable, effective and comfortable one is precisely Young’s vision. billion by 2030 with a strong CAGR exceeding 7.7

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

Drop Shipping Model Drop shipping is where a retailer markets a product, collects payment from the customer, and then orders the item from a supplier/wholesaler. There are some disadvantages to opting for a drop shipping process The fees are hefty Wholesalers charge an additional membership fee for drop shipping services. Dr. Ralph F.

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Online or Offline Sales? Why not Both?

Retail TouchPoints

Since the company’s launch in Frankfurt, Germany in 2013, Emma has reached customers in 30 countries. Consumers can visit a store to physically check out a mattress and then return home to make the purchase online and schedule delivery. They call this the “wholesale” shopping experience.

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Meet Revo, the performance sunglasses brand founded by a Nasa astrophysicist

Inside Retail

Revo Sunglasses return to independence Revo Sunglasses was founded by Nasa astrophysicist and optical engineer Dr Mitch Ruda who asked himself the question, what if we used the coatings that protect satellites to shield our eyes from the sun? Eventually, the brand made its way back to independence once it was acquired by B.

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10 Key Wholesale Trends Shaping the Fashion Industry in 2023

Independent Retailer

Digital Marketing Reloaded: Privacy regulations and technological changes have driven up the cost of paid digital marketing, leading brands to spend at least three times more to acquire a customer in 2022 than in 2013. The post 10 Key Wholesale Trends Shaping the Fashion Industry in 2023 appeared first on WholesaleCentral.com Blog.

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‘Everybody’s got a Levi’s story’: Chip Bergh reflects on his legacy

Inside Retail

A model of Levi’s Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, which Levi’s acquired the naming rights to in 2013, and where Taylor Swift and Beyoncé recently performed on their respective blockbuster tours, rests on a nearby ledge.

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