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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. A cyberattack that compromises customer personal information can diminish the trust consumers place in a brand.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Meet Nakedvice, the brand founded by best friends in the Sportsgirl stockroom

Inside Retail

Birthday suit vice Against this backdrop, Australian fashion brand Nakedvice is on a mission to redefine accessible luxury with timeless designs that draw inspiration from vintage pieces and ‘90s nostalgia, aligning with emerging trends and consumer sentiments. The company services labels including Sportsgirl, Sussan and Seed Heritage.

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Casper CEO’s Roadmap to Profitability: Control Costs, Expand Wholesale and Cater to Customers

Retail TouchPoints

The company upended the mattress industry when it debuted in 2014, with its fresh branding and ecommerce-based approach to a category that had steadfastly resisted digital disruption. It flipped the script and put the power with the consumer, and that changed the entire category. This category is still very anti-consumer at its core.

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about starting an online business which is often called a direct to consumer business in retail then you are not alone. And when your customers demand free shipping or when return costs add up a promising business can be put into jeopardy pretty quickly. High customer acquisition costs.

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Locals rebuff invaders: Inside Vietnam’s convenience stores war

Inside Retail

Figures from Euromonitor show that the number of convenience stores in Vietnam increased from just 565 in 2014 to 1289 by 2019 when revenues reached US$103 billion. Undeterred, FamilyMart returned just a few months later, but four years on it only has 130 stores, all in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring areas of Vung Tau and Binh Duong.

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“It’s the right time to open some stores”: Ksubi CEO Craig King

Inside Retail

A group called Bleach stepped in and picked up their debt and ran the business until 2014. All the while, General Pants was Ksubi’s biggest account, so when the second iteration of the brand ultimately went into administration in 2014, General Pants took over running the brand. In 2008, they actually went into administration.

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