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How Dick’s Sporting Goods Fights Premium Sneaker Diversion with its Mobile App

Retail TouchPoints

The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. With certain brands and styles, the demand for a pair of shoes far outweighs the available inventory, and when these styles drop, theres often a rush by resellers to buy up multiple quantities for resale, according to Walker.

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Adobe Forecasts Festive Online Spending Will Hit Record £25.9bn as Shoppers Prioritise Price and Value

365 Retail

Shift to Affordable Options and Free Delivery Choices Adobe’s data shows that consumers are prioritising affordability over premium items, with spending on the highest-priced products down 21% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. drop in orders using expedited shipping.

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White Castle and Heelys Launch Iconic Nostalgia-Fueled Collaboration

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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heelys Worldwide (@heelysworldwide) This is a limited-edition drop, so fans are encouraged to get these shoes before theyre gone. Both the lighter white version and the darker black version are available in sizes youth 13 to men’s 13 and cost $75 plus tax and applicable shipping fees.

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How companies accelerated US shipments ahead of tariff hikes

Inside Retail

The US trade deficit spiked to a record $122 billion in December as goods imports rose 4 per cent and exports dropped 4.5 Italian producers have shipped more Parmigiano Reggiano cheese to the United States, according to the industry’s trade association, which said it hopes to get exemptions for its premium foods. Collecting dust?

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China’s ‘Victoria’s Secret Town’ at risk as US tariff loophole faces closure

Inside Retail

Under the “de minimis” rule, which seeks to reduce customs paperwork, the United States exempts foreign packages valued at US$800 or under from tariffs as long as they’re shipped to individuals. Lei says tariffs and e-commerce curbs would force him to accept lower sales volumes, and US consumers will need to pay more.

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AI, tariffs and secrets of success: What retail leaders talked about at WRC

Inside Retail

From the skate bowl it installed in 2018, to the in-house cinema it opened in 2019, to the circular fashion initiative it launched in 2021, the department store regards itself as “more than a shop”, chief operating officer Leonie Foster said. We’re a social destination, a permanent invitation to experience the new.”

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Omnichannel Fulfillment, BNPL and Social Commerce Contributed to Holiday 2021’s Digital Success

Retail TouchPoints

Most experts expected holiday 2021 to be a digital success, and the season didn’t disappoint: global sales hit $1.14 As a result, Cyber Week 2021 accounted for 23% of total ecommerce spend, down slightly from 24% in 2020. Shipping cutoffs with USPS, UPS, FedEx and others all happened around Dec. trillion , up from $1.1