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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

Electric shock to profits The popularity of electric bikes and scooters has been a key driver of revenue for the business recently, with electric bikes accounting for 99 Bike’s biggest growth category. “We This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Team development The LSKD team prides itself on actively creating a learning culture that encourages collaboration and accountability.

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Adidas Shifts to DTC-First Model, Plans to Double Ecommerce Sales by 2025

Retail TouchPoints

Buoyed by a return to growth in Q4 2020, Adidas has unveiled a new growth strategy that will transform the company into a direct-to-consumer-led business with an emphasis on sustainability. The move is in line with similar shifts made by competitor Nike, which is ditching wholesale accounts and beefing up its digital and DTC business as well.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return. Ensuring business continuity plans include appropriate responses to network outages, breaches and ransomware attacks.

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How Wholesalers Can Jumpstart Expansion Efforts

Independent Retailer

While all of these new opportunities sound exciting, entering a new market unprepared can be a massive drain on resources with little to no return. Wholesale businesses need to make sure they are fully prepared to handle the process. You have a plan for growth. Conduct Research on the Areas You Plan to Expand Into.

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Why DTC Brands are Evolving from Disruptors into Omnichannel Players

Retail TouchPoints

As a result of the brand’s “maniacal focus” on its customers, Spector said that return customers now account for 30% to 40% of ThirdLove’s business, which as moderator Richard Kestenbaum of Triangle Capital pointed out, is the “holy grail” for a DTC business. said David Spector, Co-founder and Chairman of ThirdLove.

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How Ecommerce Tech Can Reduce the Environmental Damage it Caused in the First Place

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers have started taking sustainability into account when deciding what to buy and where to buy it. Mitigating Returns. Product returns in particular represent a huge portion of the negative impact that ecommerce has on the environment. Fortunately, research shows that 73% of returns can be remedied by retailers themselves.