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Nordstrom’s anniversary sale adds 65 brands to the mix

Retail Dive

Nordstrom’s anniversary event follows the nearly 125-year-old retailer’s exit from the stock market. Last month, Nordstrom exited the New York Stock Exchange , with the Nordstrom family maintaining a controlling stake. By Cara Salpini • March 3, 2025 Cara Salpini/Retail Dive Deep Dive DTC is dead. billion in December.

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Centric Brands names president of kids’ division

Retail Dive

The brand collective has been building out its leadership since emerging from bankruptcy in 2020. Centric Brands has been working to rebuild itself after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May of 2020. By Cara Salpini • March 3, 2025 Cara Salpini/Retail Dive Deep Dive DTC is dead. Please let us know if you have feedback.

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Bytes to Bites: Lessons from Building the Nation’s Largest Online EBT System

Retail TouchPoints

March 2020 brought an unnerving tide of news reports, a growing sense of unease, and the undeniable arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continued its relentless march through 2020 and 2021, we rapidly scaled the system. It was a beacon of hope, proof that the impossible might just be achievable.

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Behind the evolution of 107-year-old Japanese eyewear brand Tanaka Optical

Inside Retail

SW: It has been a rather erratic 2020, predominantly dictated by the government‘s Covid measures. Thus, we don’t need to rely on mass production of trend-led products and excessive dead stocks after the trend is over. IR: Have you gathered any interesting insights about your business last year?

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ApnaKlub: From selling mangoes to shaking up India’s retail scene

Inside Retail

During the pandemic-forced lockdown in 2020, Shruti sold Alphonso mangoes and locally sourced vegetables to fellow residents in her apartment building in India. It did not take her long to realise the potential of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) to supply Indian consumers. A potential market worth $40 billion can be connected digitally.

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Is the DTC business model dead, or just evolving?

Inside Retail

Like many trends, the discourse around DTC is a rollercoaster, ranging from ‘DTC is dead!’ Analyzing over 80 different rigorous peer-reviewed studies on DTC, we discovered a few common insights that prove the DTC model isn’t dead, it’s just evolving and, in fact, it could still be a great way for smaller brands to build customer engagement.

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WHAT IS FUELING THE REBIRTH OF PHYSICAL STORES?

Retail Minded

Very few retail leaders would argue that the role of physical stores are the same as they were at the start of 2020. The store of yesteryear may be dead, but the store of today is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. Most would agree that they are very different in direct response to the global pandemic.