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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

Inside Retail

IR : The official launch was in 2017. SK: At the time, there wasn’t a huge focus on social media or digital ads. We really want to extend our size range, but it’s such an undertaking, and you’re left with so much dead stock because it’s really hard to forecast. How did you build brand awareness?

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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

Like many trends, the discourse around DTC is a rollercoaster, ranging from ‘DTC is dead!’ to ‘Look at this amazing DTC brand! But first, let’s take a look at the history of DTC and why it became so popular. Is DTC dead? Everyone should do this.’ The truth, as is often the case, likely falls somewhere in the middle.

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Reinventing the phone shop: Dialling up the experience

Retail Gazette

In fact, the number of high street phone shops has plummeted 38% over the past five years, dropping from just over 10,000 in 2017 to just over 6,000 in 2023, data from the Local Data Company shows. That’s not to say the mobile phone shop is dead.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

Indeed, the entire global shipping industry had seemingly run aground – if only metaphorically – as dock workers at many of the world’s largest ports reeled with the effects of the virus. Fully half of the factories in Britain at the time were for cotton production. Less than 200 years earlier, a similar breakdown played out.

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4 Critical Steps for Optimizing Omnichannel Order Fulfillment in 2021

Retalon

At its most basic, order fulfillment is the combination of steps required to get products into the hands of customers. This includes everything from storing inventory, processing orders, picking stock, shipping packages, and delivering orders to the end consumer. Will you deny returns at a store level? Emphasizing BOPIS.

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How Predictive Analytics Are Transforming Omni-Channel Retail

Retalon

There are several important trends at play: 1. The right product, at the right place, at the right time for the right price. What is the optimal pricing/markdown strategy to sell off inventory by end of season while a staying away from lost sales, and dead inventory? How do you calculate optimal safety stock levels?

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How Predictive Analytics Are Transforming Omni-Channel Retail

Retalon

There are several important trends at play: 1. The right product, at the right place, at the right time for the right price. What is the optimal pricing/markdown strategy to sell off inventory by end of season while a staying away from lost sales, and dead inventory? How do you calculate optimal safety stock levels?