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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Retail TouchPoints

The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. We regularly review and refine our safety programs, and reinforce them through training, ongoing communication, recognition and accountability. OSHA’s investigation in Columbus, Ga.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Thailand’s Central Retail is also going to have a go, quite literally, at the wholesale market. The 2023 result looks even more modest given that it came after net sales growth of 16 per cent and comparable store-sales growth of 14 per cent in fiscal 2022. This, too, will be member-based. Sales of non-food items decreased 0.4

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November sales dip vs. October, up from last year

Mass Relators

November accounts for the first half of the holiday season, which NRF defines as November 1 through December 31, and the results are on track with NRF’s forecast that 2022 holiday sales will grow between 6% and 8% over 2021. Building materials and garden supply stores were down 2.5% Sporting goods stores were down 0.6%

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How a doctor turned a Twitter joke into a retro-inspired apparel brand

Inside Retail

Similar to the idea of greenwashing, so many brands have an Australian flavour of marketing to advertise their stuff and create that local feel. I’m not on Facebook, and my Instagram account has six pictures of my dog. To say that something is completely Australian-made requires so much work that people don’t realise.

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NRF: Retail sales rebounded in March

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – Retail sales rebounded with huge gains in March as government checks fattened consumers’ bank accounts and more vaccination against COVID-19 made it easier for shoppers to get out of the house and lead the acceleration of the U.S. Electronics and appliance stores were up 10.5% Health and personal care stores were up 5.7%