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Eddie Bauer Aims to ‘Eliminate Barriers to the Outdoors’ with New Rental Program

Retail TouchPoints

Eddie Bauer is following the lead of other top retailers and getting into the rental business with the launch of a new program that will allow customers to rent its technical apparel and gear at “a fraction of the full retail price.”. The retailer’s rental offerings can be shipped anywhere in the contiguous U.S.

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French Contemporary Fashion Brand Brings Rental Service to U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

Customers can return the items at the end of the rental period with free shipping and dry cleaning, continue to rent for a daily fee or purchase the item at a discount. When daily rental fees add up to the retail price, the customer will own the item with no penalty. “As REI Co-Op has been offering rentals since April 2019.

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How Inflation is Impacting the Trucking Industry — And You

Independent Retailer

Inflation has also led to increased costs for shipping goods , as trucking companies pass on their increased costs to their customers. In September 2019, Gov. Some suppliers are turning to alternative shipping methods , such as rail and waterways, to help offset the increasing trucking costs.

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15 Facts You Need to Know About StockX the Billion Dollar Resale Platform

Indigo 9 Digital

Traditional retailers are not sitting back watching this market grow. In 2019 Foot Locker invested $100 million in resale platform GOAT, its largest investment ever at the time. In 2019 it had an estimated market size of $6 billion and it is projected to grow to $30 billion by 2030. StockX is now valued at $3.8

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Have we reached peak Christmas advent calendar?

Retail Gazette

More retailers have since jumped on the bandwagon, with some entrants like Boots’ No7 advent building a waiting list of up to 226,000 people back in 2019. One calendar was sold every two minutes and a queue of shoppers snaked around its central London store on launch day. But what makes them so popular?

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Retail AI & Predictive Analytics Blur the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

You can also beef up fulfillment options so that customers can pick-up in local stores or ship directly from other stores, mirroring the convenience of online ordering. The Retail Business Model has Evolved. The post Retail AI & Predictive Analytics Blur the Line between Bricks and Clicks appeared first on Retalon.

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Online vs. Offline Retail – Blurring the Line between Bricks and Clicks

Retalon

You can also beef up fulfillment options so that customers can pick-up in local stores or ship directly from other stores, mirroring the convenience of online ordering. The Retail Business Model has Evolved. The post Online vs. Offline Retail – Blurring the Line between Bricks and Clicks appeared first on Retalon.