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The Secret Behind Quick-Turn Merch: A Strong Partner

Retail TouchPoints

While you may not be shipping products worldwide, the benefit of an international company is its extensive network of suppliers, sourcing and tools. It’s also the speed at which you’re able to communicate with your account manager or designer. You’ll also want to investigate a company’s international reach and network.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

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And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve.

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

Inside Retail

Since launching the brand in 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve seen over 200 per cent increase in sales. [It] It] is regarded as one of the consistently top performing brands amongst our wholesale accounts,” Dahl-Thorup said. “One example of this is the recent expansion of Vero Moda.

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Why Companies Should Consider Outsourcing Some or All of Their Supply Chain

Retail TouchPoints

Outsourcing fulfillment occurs when a business hires a third-party provider to manage some or all aspects of the logistics process, which can include storing inventory, fulfillment of orders, producing items and shipping orders. In 2018, Netflix accounted for 15% of global internet bandwidth, which was the number-one spot.

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

Those disruptions, and their ripple effects on shipping, distribution and warehousing, are expected to continue for months to come and into 2022, meaning that decentralization will remain a core strategy for ensuring business continuity. They’re the essential expenses that effectively set the table for conducting any retail business.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

This will include optimising technologies in all channels including online live chat, in-store ‘ship to customer’ and inventory accuracy systems like RFID,” Shaughnessy said. Team development The LSKD team prides itself on actively creating a learning culture that encourages collaboration and accountability.

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How Hong Kong gourmet food start-up Le Dessert is tapping into tech to grow

Inside Retail

Established in Hong Kong in 2018 by Paris-born Julien De Preaumont, Le Dessert has quickly gained a reputation for its signature Pavlovas and Charlotte layer cake creations, as well as creative jar desserts and cookies. De Preaumont started his career at PayPal in France, before going on to create a tech start-up in online sport betting.