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Frasers to relaunch WIT Fitness with founders

Retail Gazette

The Sports Direct owner, which acquired the brand in January , said the return of Sam Kitching and Daniel Williams will “help restore the WIT brand and reconnect with the fitness community”.

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Clean Data, Clean Planet: How Online Retailers can use Data Analytics to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Retail TouchPoints

For example, a UK-based business with traction in Europe should consider warehousing stock in Germany, Poland or the Netherlands to shorten the fulfillment process. Third-Party Logistics Providers (3PL) and Fulfillment of Product. New 3PL tools help make fulfillment of product easier for retailers. Remote Working.

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

Inside Retail

The brand was co-founded in 2014 by best friends Sarah Miller and Jessie Gargan, who were 23 and 26, respectively, at the time. Other KPIs that the brand monitors include sales volumes across channels, overall revenue growth and the returns rate, which is crucial for maximising profitability and customer satisfaction.

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What next for Primark online?

Retail Gazette

Back in 2014, when online retailers such as Asos were soaring, John Bason, finance director of Primark owner Associated British Food – who now heads up its strategic advisory board, was honest about the challenge it faces online. Everyone think it’s clickety-click but one third of clothes get returned,” he told The Mirror.

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

If getting the order to you is expensive what about returns? This process of ordering and returning goods is very expensive. million on “refunds, returns, and discounts”. Since Casper launched in 2014 it has yet to make a profit. For categories like clothing and shoes the return rate is between 30% to 40%.

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How Canningvale plans to take Robinsons Singapore back to its roots

Inside Retail

million in 2014, the retailer suffered from years of declining foot traffic and was placed into liquidation at the end of 2020. . Returning to its roots. As an online-only business, Robinsons won’t hold much inventory – it has some private-label homewares brands – but it will take responsibility for last-mile fulfilment. .

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Mi9 Retail Ranks #1 Top Vendor for Tier 1 Retailers on the RIS News 2021 Software LeaderBoard

M19 Retail

Maker of the end-to-end retail suite sweeps the LeaderBoard placing Top 10 in 32 categories, including customer satisfaction, quality of support and return on investment. Mi9 was also placed in 32 Top 10 categories, including customer satisfaction, quality of support and return on investment. 2 – Specialty Vendor Leaders.

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