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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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But the truth is Nordstrom’s failure in Canada can’t be simplified, by saying, as many are, that Nordstrom didn’t understand the Canadian market. Nordstrom operates in one of the hardest categories in retail, apparel and accessories. Over the past decade that Nordstrom has been in Canada there have been material changes in the market.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

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New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. Do you like this content? Aggressive store expansion and failure to adapt to eCommerce.

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The Top 15 Ways to Find New Customers in Retail

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Explore unconventional and creative marketing. While these are not the kinds of marketing moves that everyone is talking about these vehicles often have more captive audiences than a fast-moving social media feed. Free samples are really just another form of marketing retailers use to generate more sales.

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

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In honor of these heritage celebrations, we asked AANHPI- and Haitian-owned brands on RangeMe about the stories behind their culture and the obstacles they have faced within the retail world. The Nona Lim brand was born in 2014 and has since expanded as a national brand with noodles, broths, and sauces. AANHPI-owned brands on RangeMe.

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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. If it’s cliché to say to focus on a niche market it’s for a reason.