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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

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. They’re the essential expenses that effectively set the table for conducting any retail business.

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eCommerce and its Profitability Issue. Why its So Hard to Make Money

Indigo 9 Digital

Raise your hand if you have ordered multiple versions of the same outfit in different sizes because you don’t know what your size is at a particular retailer. Take mattress retailer Casper. In 2018 Casper spent $80.7 to fulfill and ship that order which means Amazon loses money on many orders. But it costs $10.59

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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. No Sugar Aloud has been active on RangeMe since 2018, and the team is fond of RangeMe Insights. So, what’s next?

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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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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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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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