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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

But supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic forced many store managers to go rogue and do whatever was needed to stay in business. In addition to difficulty in securing new merchandise for sale, broken supply chains had many retailers scrambling for alternative sources of equipment, materials, and services.

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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.

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

Indigo 9 Digital

An innovative idea and a slick website might get customers excited but many founders eventually realize it’s actually pretty hard and expensive to acquire customers when you don’t have any retail stores. And when your customers demand free shipping or when return costs add up a promising business can be put into jeopardy pretty quickly.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

Shein, another ultra fast fashion retailer, adds between 500 to 2,000 new items on its website every day. Shein is vertically integrated allowing it to go from design to shipping in as little as three days. Commenting on the growth of Shein TechCrunch wrote : “[Shein] manufactures in China as many apparel retailers do.

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What Retailers Can Learn From Sephora's Success

Indigo 9 Digital

Some of these benefits include receiving samples from top brands, the ability to have a one-on-one meeting with the founder of a brand, the ability to be first in line for new product launches and free shipping. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4.

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JD.com's Strategy, 10 Things to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

JD.com opened its own grocery chain called 7Fresh in 2018. Selling groceries generate frequent and repeat business and are one of the keys to the success of retailers like Walmart. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

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6 Ways Farfetch is Disrupting Luxury Retail

Indigo 9 Digital

Commissions typically range from 25%-33% depending on whether in addition to providing eCommerce functionality Farfetch manages shipping, returns or other services. It did this through a partnership it had with Chanel that started in 2018. It sees itself as a leader in digitizing the luxury experience offline.