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How a Popular Beauty Blog Turned into Glossier

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Weiss then translated a dedicated millennial readership as well as an Instagram following into a set of loyal customers when she launched Glossier in 2014. Glossier decided to capitalize on brand ambassadors, customers that were already promoting its products online for free. Glossier was valued at $1.8 Do you like this content?

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Nordstrom Leaves Canada, 9 Reasons Why

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When Nordstrom was planning its entry into Canada right round the time these luxury online retailers were getting started Nordstrom may have been unaware of these competitors or it may have underestimated how many consumers would flock to these sites. More brands are selling direct to consumer. Do you like this content?

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

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It was easy for Forever 21 to capture the hearts and minds of young consumers looking for trendy apparel. Although clothing is a department store staple retailers like Sears or specialty retailers like Gap couldn’t keep up with a more nimble fast fashion retailer like Forever 21. Do you like this content?

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The Top 15 Ways to Find New Customers in Retail

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Menswear direct to consumer brand UNTUCKit realized this when it first tried to figure out how to acquire its first set of customers. UNTUCKit found that, at the time, for approximately $350 it could reach 200,000 potential consumers using radio ads. Launch a bring a friend & get a discount promotion.

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Celebrating Diversity in May: AAPI- and Haitian-Owned Brands Make Strides

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The Nona Lim brand was born in 2014 and has since expanded as a national brand with noodles, broths, and sauces. RangeMe offers access to retailers and I really appreciate the targeted diversity programs and other category-specific programs. It’s more cost-efficient than trade shows, which can be very expensive.

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10 Ways to Improve the Customer Experience in Retail

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Classes can be offered by almost any retailer that sells a product. And given the growth of DIY videos on YouTube there is a clear demand by the market for consumers to become experts by learning from other experts. A lot of times a retailer can’t quite figure out why their business isn’t performing the way they want it to.

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Allbirds’ Strategy, 5 Reasons Behind its Fast Growth

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We often wondered if the natural, anti-bacterial, anti-odour properties of wool were the answer to our smelly shoes and it led to the question: ‘why had wool never been used to make the upper of a shoe before,’” wrote the brand in its 2014 Kickstarter campaign. That promoted Casper to expand into new categories like bedframes and dog beds.