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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online.

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Retail Trends for 2020

CJ Retail Solutions

Disruption, Responsibility and Veganism – effects on POS and retail. We’ve been saying (for what seems like many, many years) that one of the key upcoming retail trends will be a move towards enhancing engagement in store through digitalisation. Times are definitely changing, unsettled, disrupted….

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

The last year and a half has been tremendously disruptive to all kinds of businesses, particularly the retail industry. But supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic forced many store managers to go rogue and do whatever was needed to stay in business. But that’s only part of the story.

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Have COVID-19 And Black Lives Matter Accelerated Values-Based Buying?

Retail TouchPoints

Values-based buying — consumers consciously selecting products and companies that support environmental sustainability, social justice movements and a range of other causes — was already a growing force in retail before this year’s unique combination of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests. Brands are 140%.

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5 Lessons Learned from Shake Shack’s Strategy & Growth

Indigo 9 Digital

Shake Shack may not have the sales or reach of a McDonald’s but it does have a place in the hearts of millions of consumers. The fast food industry has also taken a while to catch up with McDonald’s only starting to make burgers using fresh beef patties in 2018. For many retailers success or failure has to do with timing.

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Why DoorDash & Other Delivery Apps Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers around the world either couldn’t go to their favourite restaurant due to public health restrictions or they prefered to avoid going outside altogether. For consumers these deals are very beneficial but for food delivery companies it puts them further in the red. Low fees are just another tactic to gain market share.

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See How This Diabetic-Friendly Brand Proves Life Really Can Be Sweet

Rangeme

In 2018, French-trained personal chef Rodolfo Fernandes knew he had to create something sweet and healthy that everyone could enjoy without losing the satisfying taste of “sugar” after remembering a story from his childhood. Read on to see how their passion for healthy sweets led them to sell their products directly to retailers on RangeMe.