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Former Barbour MD to lead Ted Baker wholesale business in 5-year deal

Retail Gazette

Ted Baker’s wholesale business in the UK and Europe is set to be managed by Pace Partnership London (PPL), under the helm of former Barbour MD Ryan Llewellyn-Pace. This partnership will bring the same level of professionalism and standard in our customer service and account management.

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B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

Retail TouchPoints

But one area of commerce has stubbornly resisted this move toward digitization — wholesale. People basically just ignored the third leg of that triangle though, the wholesale leg.” For nearly two decades now online marketplaces have proliferated, beginning with Ebay and Amazon, followed by Walmart, Etsy and countless others.

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Inside Natori’s Transformation from High-End Wholesaler to Omnichannel Brand

Retail TouchPoints

The company’s wholesale business is still thriving, but now it’s only part of an omnichannel strategy that includes ecommerce , social commerce and marketplaces. Introducing DTC Without Damaging Wholesale. The key in the end was to ensure that Natori.com wasn’t really competing with the brand’s wholesale partners.

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Vans a Hot Topic of VF Corp. Earnings Call As Turnaround Questioned

Retail TouchPoints

Vans, he said, is making strategic moves now that will help return the company to healthy growth in the future, including reducing distressed sales, closing margin-eroding wholesale accounts and reducing sales to value stores.

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Why luxury brand Leo Lin is positioned to be Australia’s next big fashion export

Inside Retail

Since securing those key accounts and proving its commercial success, Leo Lin has gone on to launch with additional retail partners, such as Revolve, FWRD, Rent The Runway and Anthropologie. There’s just some really exciting growth coming out of international wholesale because it tends to snowball, she continued.

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The Real Price of a Data Breach in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, the retail and consumer industries have become an attractive target for cybercriminals, with research revealing that in 2023, retail and wholesale accounted for 11% of cybersecurity incidents. In light of this, it’s critical that businesses strengthen their defenses.

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Reports: Nike Cutting Ties With Six Retailers, Including DSW and Urban Outfitters

Retail TouchPoints

Nike has reportedly closed its accounts with DSW , Urban Outfitters , Shoe Show , Dunham’s Sports , Olympia Sports and Big 5 Sporting Goods as the retailer pulls out of specialty retailers and department stores, according to Forbes and other media outlets. billion , accounting for 35% of gross sales, according to Forbes.