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How Hydragun aims to ride the wellness wave to reach 1 million households

Inside Retail

Aloysius Chay started Hydragun, a direct-to-consumer wellness brand offering premium products to aid recovery and relieve aches and pain, after suffering a training injury and realising how big the market for such products was. Educating consumers about a brand via paid social media channels is the best way,” he added.

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Food shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic

Inside Retail

In 2020 and 2021, empty shelves were due to spikes in demand, as shoppers responded to lockdowns by buying more toilet paper, pasta and other consumables. This disrupted the usual rhythms of predictable supply chains. Apart from the first wave in March 2020, shortages were localised. A self-fulfilling crisis.

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How to Win in the Real-Time Holiday Retail Era

Retail TouchPoints

Consumer expectations of retailers have been transformed by their experiences buying from Amazon and other innovative retailers that are able to provide fast, efficient omnichannel experiences. Americans spent more money online during the 2020 holiday season than previously, with revenues growing 32% year-over-year and exceeding $188.2

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For the pandemic-hit fashion industry, the future is digital

Inside Retail

As global apparel revenues plummeted almost 20 per cent in 2020, e-commerce has emerged as the silver lining of the fashion industry’s challenging year. E-commerce fashion sales are expected to grow almost 39 per cent between 2020 and 2023. What can retailers do to make the most of this opportunity?

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6 Retail Shipping Trends to Watch in 2020

Retail Next

The rise of e-commerce has encouraged businesses to rethink how they communicate with consumers and manage their supply chains. Here are some of the most significant retail shipping trends to look for in 2020. In the next few years, small companies will need to expand their facilities to reach more consumers.

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Exclusive Q&A: ‘We’re Asking a Lot More From Our Supply Chains’

Retail TouchPoints

It’s the question that’s on every retailer’s — and not a few consumers’ — minds: When will global supply chains flow freely once more? With supply chain challenges come the higher costs feeding inflation, which is itself a double-edged sword. While it took services about 1.5 trillion ) or January 2019 ( $4.4

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Opinion: The clock is TikToking for supply chains

Inside Retail

Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce. While social commerce can provide greater reach and deeper engagement with customers, it also presents issues around supply-chain management. Higher customer expectations .