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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

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While this is certainly disappointing, taking these actions will allow the company the opportunity to put forth a restructuring plan aimed to focus on the wholesale distribution and ecommerce divisions, which continue to operate, accepting and fulfilling orders without interruption.”

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

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Retail TouchPoints (RTP): How are the increasing demands for fast fulfillment affecting supply chains? In general, when you’re trying to speed up delivery and still provide a wide assortment of products, that puts the burden largely on inventory, and getting that inventory positioned close to the end consumer.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

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This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Retail TouchPoints

This accessibility has historically allowed emerging brands to scale their businesses, gain widespread distribution and seamlessly find their way into consumers’ hands. Retailers can more easily demonstrate to buyers that these brands can drive net new consumers to their categories.

Marketing 235
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Saving Shoppers from the Sea of Sameness

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How are consumers rating your product? Have you made it easy for them to share with customers what makes your brand stand apart, and how it will solve the customer’s problem or fulfill their need? But how do we share this unique innovation with consumers so that they truly understand how it benefits them?

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

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It was the kind of “-geddon” that could be seen coming from a mile away — a perfect storm combining an ecommerce boom; retailers, fulfillment centers and shipping providers that were already stretched thin by a global pandemic; and the historically hectic holiday season looming. More Online Sales Means More Returns. Retailers across the U.S.

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Q1 Results: Walmart, Target Lean on Groceries as Discretionary Spending Declines in Early 2023

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We’re seeing in these economic indicators that there is some strain on the consumer, but the resilience has surprised us,” said John David Rainey, CFO at Walmart in an interview with CNBC. One area where Target made significant progress was cutting back on excess merchandise. Comparable digital sales fell 3.4%