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DTC Activewear Brand Vuori Valued at $4B After Latest Funding

Retail TouchPoints

Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores. Currently the brand is offsetting its carbon and plastic footprints while taking steps to eliminate 80% of plastics from its shipping and supply chain by 2022.

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Here is what’s driving Danish retail giant Bestseller’s success Down Under 

Inside Retail

Following its launch in Australia in 2016, Danish retail group Bestseller has firmly entrenched its presence in the retail market, with the company making strides in its sustainability and circularity initiatives. It] is regarded as one of the consistently top performing brands amongst our wholesale accounts,” Dahl-Thorup said.

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“I want to rewrite the rules of retail”: Go For Zero’s Ellie Degraeve

Inside Retail

She moved to Australia in 2016 and launched Go For Zero in 2018. But while Degraeve had plenty of retail experience under her belt – she had worked as a business coach and international retail strategist before moving to Australia in 2016 – she didn’t know anything about growing an e-commerce business. “I

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DTC Brands Forge Unique Paths to Growth

Retail TouchPoints

When planning their strategy for growth, DTC brands can choose to: Increase distribution channels through avenues such as wholesale partnerships ; Expand their product assortments ; Use additional marketing channels ; and Build a community of like-minded consumers. DTC Brands Can Leverage the Power of Strategic Wholesale Partnerships.

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10 Online Businesses for Sale in May

Small Biz Trends

Established in 2016 this OmniChannel Consumer Electronics Co. E-commerce and Wholesale Automotive Part & Accessories. Since 2008 this E-commerce and Wholesale Automotive Part & Accessories business has managed to be known for stocking highly desirable and hard-to-source automotive parts and accessories.

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Scale Up Personalization with Print on Demand Services

Independent Retailer

Depending on the company, they can also ship the merchandise directly to the consumer, allowing you to spend more time marketing your brand and increasing your customer base. On the other hand, the item can be shipped to a customer within days after making the purchase. No Need to Ship Orders. The Ability to Take More Orders.

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

Indigo 9 Digital

And when your customers demand free shipping or when return costs add up a promising business can be put into jeopardy pretty quickly. Birchbox ultimately couldn’t persevere in the face of intense competition and it conducted rounds of layoffs in 2016 and 2020, a sad fate for a company which has raised close to $90 million in funding.

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