Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A Pea in the Pod parent company Destination Maternity closed all its banners in late 2019 following bankruptcy proceedings. The retailer was acquired by Marquee Brands for approximately $50 million in December 2019 with plans to emphasize “ecommerce, select wholesale partnerships and strategic marketing relationships.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Online retailer Zulily , once a Silicon Valley darling, has begun the process of winding down its business, with court filings indicating plans to close its Seattle headquarters as well as warehouses in Nevada and Ohio and a liquidation sale underway online. and Lockbourne, Ohio, impacting more than 800 employees across the three locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

In 1999, the Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica acquired the firm with plans to expand its sunglasses line. Today, Revo Sunglasses is led by chief executive officer Cliff Robinson, a third-generation member of the heritage optometry company, who is proud to be a part of the brand’s independent revival in the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Touchland’s rapid growth has inspired founder and CEO Andrea Lisbona to invest in a robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that supports scalable, data-driven expansion. In 2019, Touchland closed deals with notable retail partners like Urban Outfitters , Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The originally Finnish company was acquired back in 2019 by a consortium led by Chinese sportswear giant Anta and has since doubled the size of its business. Investors cautious about growing pains Amer Sports’ stock market debut signals that it has no plans of slowing down and is in fact looking to accelerate its growth.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

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. Rising opportunity in resale .

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands. In 2019, Volley’s brand manager John Szwede told News.com.au Prior to the emergence of Covid-19, the brand planned to open 40-50 stores across the country by 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Gass’ appointment brings to fruition a succession plan that has been in place since the former Kohl’s CEO joined Levi’s in November 2022. wholesale bottoms business to a global, DTC-driven one, in addition to reinvigorating the women’s business. Over his tenure, Bergh advanced the Levi’s business from a predominantly men’s U.S.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave. Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Wholesale revenue soared 157% despite the company’s plans to exit between 2,000 and 3,000 wholesale partnerships. Sales across all Gap’s banners were up 29% versus the same period in 2020 and up 5% compared to 2019, but Athleta led the pack with sales up 35% compared to 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

billion , up about 6% from the previous year, but it wasn’t enough to assuage investors who have grown impatient with the company’s declining market cap despite its relatively consistent sales growth. Plank founded Under Armour in 1996 and served as CEO and Chair of the board from 1996 to 2019. Petco reported a net loss of $22.6

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365 Retail

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article will explore some of the key factors that could impact UK business energy rates in the coming years, including changes in legislation, advances in technology, and shifts in market dynamics. By understanding these trends, businesses can plan for the future and take advantage of potential savings on their energy bills.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

The company reportedly intends to build a comprehensive ecosystem in India that will include a wholesale cash and carry business, e-commerce platforms, a payment and financial services platform, logistics as well as supply chain competencies. They are very mature in the Indian market with a strong foundation.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It now specialises as a wholesale and e-commerce retailer, with a focus on premium and sustainable products. Both brands were able to maintain their wholesale relationships, with Bardot seeing a different type of consumer on its websites, compared to in-store, prior to the closure of its 72 stores in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

O’Shea pointed to two other other retailers that have leveraged their large store bases into convenient ecommerce destinations: DICK’S Sporting Goods and BJ’s Wholesale Club. compared to Q2 2019. Both of these retailers also posted strong Q2 results: Dick’s posted 19.2% year-over-year and 5.8% Foot Locker managed solid 6.9%

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2023

Most recently the chief commercial officer at Flybuys, Seymour-Walsh was reported to be responsible for the brand’s loyalty offer, which oversaw partner relationships, rewards, and digital marketing. Seymour-Walsh joins Cashrewards with a clear vision to better recognise and reward Australian shoppers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2023

Kind products are already selling in Australia, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines, with plans to add more countries to its list in the second half of FY23. With decades of experience in retail she has a strong understanding of what beauty retailers want from their wholesale brands. Chapman started as a cosmetic buyer in her 20s.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers. million on advertising in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Casper has long leaned into digital marketing to drive awareness of its brand.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2021

Moreover, the business model is based on wholesaling, supplying and supporting franchisees and independent retailers, some of whom may well shift to other wholesalers and pharmacy retail brands if the Wesfarmers takeover succeeds. cash bid through a scheme of arrangement, valuing the Sydney-based wholesaler at $687 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

Households with children in elementary and high school are set to spend an average of $789.49 , far exceeding the 2019 record of $696.70. Retail, Wholesale and Distribution leader in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. This number far surpasses last year’s spending total of $80.7 per family, up from $976.78 — another record.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A decade ago, convenience stores were a rare sight in Vietnam, where the vast majority of the population was used to shopping in traditional markets or mom-and-pop stores for everyday grocery needs. In recent years, the nation’s convenience store market has seen rapid escalation – and sophistication – in the larger cities.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2022

When Genevieve and Alexandra Smart, sisters and co-founders of designer fashion label Ginger & Smart, sold a majority stake in their business to private equity firm Alceon Group in June 2019, they planned to use the proceeds to open multiple standalone stores, expand online and launch into the US market.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The tie-up marks the latest high-profile addition to the Majestic Commercial range as the business presses ahead with its ambitious plans to become one of Britain’s largest alcohol suppliers. The deal underscores Majestic Commercial’s rapidly growing reputation in the UK on-trade market.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to Grand View Research, the global cannabidiol (CBD) market size was valued at US$2.8 Demand for cannabidiol for health and wellness purposes is driving market growth in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers seek out goods with natural healing properties. Petcare market. per cent from 2021 to 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

WestPoint Home , a home textiles wholesaler and direct-to-consumer online retailer, is such a company, and CMO Regan Iglesia was eager to take up that challenge when he joined the company less than two years ago. A division of Icahn Enterprises, WestPoint Home brought in sales of $187 million in 2019. Regan Iglesia.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The business, along with its other units – LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare, LloydsDirect, Lloyds Online Doctor and a wholesale arm AHH – were sold by Celesio to American healthcare company McKesson in 2014. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2022

When Chinese collectables retailer Pop Mart launched a pop-up store at London Westfield in January of last year to test its concept in the UK, it expected the Asian diaspora to be its largest potential market demographic. We initially assumed it might not be easy to enter the UK market. The merchandise and the market.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

In a crowded market like the home fragrance category, where everyone from fast fashion and beauty brands to discount department stores and pharmacists are selling candles, it’s near impossible to create and retain cut-through, much less develop an iconic brand synonymous with luxury and quality like 60-year-old Parisian brand Diptyque.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2021

Plans to produce shoes made of plant-based leather, check. My mother and many other members of my family worked in the industry when I was growing up and felt that there [should be] a market for a brand that did the right thing by those who worked in fashion supply chains and the environment,” Savaidis said. The back story.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

In fact, Cornerstone Advisors found that Gen Z consumers using BNPL grew from 6% in 2019 to 36% in 2021, and millennials’ use of BNPL is up to 41%. However, BNPL companies also offer “installment plans,” which are similar to credit card terms. This season, they plan to buy the same amount online, or more. BNPL is Here to Stay.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2023

Belinda Glynn: I have been the designer and creative director at OnceWas since its inception, and my business partner, Linda [Cerny], was the wholesale manager. We were given the opportunity to buy the brand in late 2019, and after months of negotiations plus a number of setbacks due to Covid, we finally took over in August 2020.

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VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Since entering the American market in 2015, Kendu has grown from a two person start -up to a team of over 30 US based employees working in sales, project management, administration, manufacturing and printing in their 50,000 sq. He has a deep understanding of retail having launched his own fashion wholesale business 10 years ago.

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Independent Retailer

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As a way for retailers to thank veterans this year, Wholesale Central has put together a list of some of our favorite veteran-owned companies. . After multiple surgeries and a completely fused cervical spine, he developed the passion to discover natural and holistic alternative remedies to some of the harshest medications on the market.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By developing products that feel more skincare — without the stickiness and smell commonly associated with sunscreen — and keeping its marketing upbeat and educational, Supergoop aims to get more people using SPF on a daily basis. We are a cruelty-free brand, so we’re only able to enter China through the cross-border market. .

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 8, 2023

Americans are cash-strapped and their everyday spending continues to outpace their income, which is impacting their ability to save and plan,” said Anuj Nayar, LendingClub’s financial health officer. s low priced cosmetics are a natural fit for its target market of Gen Z consumers who don’t have a lot of disposable income. s sales.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 8, 2022

The wholesaler is stocking Fabulosa’s range of multipurpose trigger sprays, 220ml concentrated disinfectants and Spray & Wear – available in hugely popular fragrances – Fresh Breeze and Electrify. After continually exceeding targets to dominate and disrupt the cleaning market, we have hugely-ambitious expansion plans in place. “We

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