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How pop-ups helped inform Kat the Label’s new flagship store in Melbourne

Inside Retail

Its packaging and shipping is biodegradable, and its online orders are carbon-offset. The brand endeavours to buy dead-stock from larger brands, which it redesigns into its own pieces. Metcalfe said that the brand is trying to localise its marketing efforts with activations and partnerships so it remains a community store.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

We don’t, we don’t stock things there. And yeah, it is, I was like, I’m not going to look at the stock, it’s not going to influence me. 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now. And it’s like, okay. A couch beanbag company.

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How Aussie label Form & Fold is building a better swimwear brand

Inside Retail

We really want to extend our size range, but it’s such an undertaking, and you’re left with so much dead stock because it’s really hard to forecast. IR : In addition to selling online, you’re also stocked by Net-A-Porter, Matches Fashion, Brown and Harrods. Another thing is SKUs. That’s a big one.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 296 – Guardian Baseball Co-Founder Matt Kubancik

Retail Geek

Started selling fashion and store stock Closeouts Retail Arbitrage early days of eBay and then when I was 18 years old. Excellent capability of functioning in the warehouse so providing quality control integrating with the shipping carriers like ship work shipstation. Matt: [4:59] Yeah it was a it was a lot of fun so.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 265 – News, retailer earnings, and listener questions.

Retail Geek

Jason: [5:17] Yeah the crazy bald super buff guy that owns his own rocket ship and then buys the company James Bond works for like I think that’s the theme for like a James Bond movies. 1:03:12] A bigger percentage of total sales is happening through e-commerce is we talked about via ship again another things on the show.