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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

Retail TouchPoints

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. In 2018, he added Chief Administrative Officer to his title. Prior to joining BJ’s, Eddy served multinational manufacturing, technology, retail and consumer products companies as a member of the audit and business advisory practice of PwC.

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What is Direct-to-Consumer and How to Balance D2C with Wholesale

Wiser

Direct-to-consumer strategies have transformed retail, both in the way consumers shop and how brands and retailers manufacture, market, and sell. Importantly, a winning direct-to-consumer business will artfully navigate the relationships between brand, retailer, and consumer. What Does Direct to Consumer Mean?

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Walmart Sues BJ’s Over Mobile Self-Checkout Technology

Retail TouchPoints

has filed a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. The suit alleges that the app infringes upon features of the Scan & Go technology introduced by Walmart subsidiary Sam’s Club in 2016 and adopted by Walmart in 2018. Walmart Inc. over its mobile Express Pay shopping app. Walmart Apollo, LLC against BJ’s in U.S.

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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. million and $58.5

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

Inside Retail

Bestseller’s Australia country director Rikke Dahl-Thorup told Inside Retail that the brand entered the Australian market due to the strong consumer demand for Scandinavian design, and a willingness from Aussie customers to embrace new trends. One example of this is the recent expansion of Vero Moda. “One

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

Retail TouchPoints

The Flipkart Group includes ecommerce marketplace Flipkart , digital fashion destination Myantra , Flipkart Wholesale , online travel company Cleartrip and a majority stake in the payments app PhonePe. In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake.

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Here’s why discount luxury business Azura Fashion Group is going circular

Inside Retail

The business helps luxury brands, distributors and wholesalers clear end-of-line and off-season products through online marketplaces, such as Farfetch, Net-A-Porter, Vestiaire Collective and The Iconic, as well as its own e-commerce site, Azura Runway. However, Wood saw an opportunity. It keeps them loyal to the brand,” he said. “It

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