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“Primed for disruption”: Cargo Crew founder talks acquisition, growth plans

Inside Retail

As part of the arrangement, Glow obtained 51 per cent ownership of Cargo Crew, with the brand retaining full management control. We talk about our online store as a window to the world, and we now ship to over 80 countries,” Rodgers said. “I That’s a key part of our strategic plan over the next few years.

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Fleeting beauty: Inside the downward spiral of BWX

Inside Retail

Back in time The story starts in 2017, when then-CEO and managing director John Humble went on a bit of a buying spree. To that end, in 2018, Humble, backed by financial director Aaron Finlay and Bain Capital, offered to purchase 100 per cent of BWX’s shares in a management buyout. It’s a long story. What went wrong?

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Amazon Begins Expanding Electric Van Program, Provides Update on Packaging Reduction

Retail TouchPoints

Last year, Amazon delivered more than 20 million packages using electric vehicles, and the retailer plans to continue building on this momentum in 2021. Since 2015, Amazon has reduced the weight of its outbound packaging by 33% , eliminating 915,000 tons of packaging material worldwide. Data Analysis Leads to More Efficient Packaging.

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“Into the third generation”: How Ashford Handicrafts is spinning success 

Inside Retail

We use the finest beech hardwood sourced from sustainably managed forestry with FSC/PEFC certification. We manufacture to stock, so our retailers are able to order today, and have it shipped on the same day. IR: Can you discuss future plans in terms of global expansion? IR: Can you discuss future plans for the business?

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How Kulani Kinis is thriving in overseas markets

Inside Retail

Danielle Atkins and Alexander Babich started Australian bikini label Kulani Kinis as a side hustle in 2015. Our journey began with selling directly over the internet, we were working from home and shipping bikinis on our lunch breaks at our old workplaces,” Atkins told Inside Retail.

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Who could replace Sharon White as the next John Lewis Partnership chair?

Retail Gazette

On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. Sound familiar?

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Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC GM talks tech, loyalty and luxury spending

Inside Retail

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates. How do you plan to leverage them?