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Distribution and Wholesale Seek Retail Skillset to Gain Competitive Edge

365 Retail

Embracing an omnichannel approach which allows for a positive customer journey is increasingly being adopted by distributors and wholesalers, who are moving to utilise interim retail resource to create competitive advantage. Supply chain, demand planning and inventory are specialisms many retailers have mastered well.

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KMD Brands profit dives through first half

Inside Retail

The business’ net profit after tax fell 124.7 per cent in the first half while direct-to-consumer (DTC) same-store sales climbed up 2.1 The brand performed well in both online and wholesale channels with online sales growing 14.5 Oboz’s wholesale and online sales were severely impacted by factory closures in Vietnam.

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Super Retail Group delivers record sales, eyes expansion

Inside Retail

billion although tax-paid net profit fell 20 per cent to $244.1 The business says wholesale sales in this channel grew 95 per cent since its products were expanded to 200 outlets of BCF and Rebel stores. For the year to July 2, the business says sales grew 2.8 per cent to $3.55

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Price hikes not the only way to deal with inflation, KMD Brands CEO says

Inside Retail

The increased cost of freight and raw materials are driving up prices at Rip Curl and Oboz, where consumers in some markets could soon pay more for items such as wetsuits and hiking boots than they did a few months ago. It’s not going to be an aggressive retail rollout, it’s very much a wholesale and online strategy.”.

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WBA Q2 results top expectations

Mass Relators

. — Walgreens Boots Alliance’s second quarter sales and earnings topped Wall Street’s forecast, even as its net profit slid more than 20%. WBA’s net profit of $703 million, or 81 cents a share, was down from $883 million, or $1.02 percent, and the Germany wholesale business growing 7.5 Gross profit decreased 0.7

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How Chinese toy giant Pop Mart thinks local, dominates global

Inside Retail

But we tested the market with a local wholesaler and via e-commerce and we realised it had a lot of potential.”. Pop Mart, which describes itself as an “art toy store”, might seem an unusual concept to a Western consumer. Typically, these collections are planned a year in advance of launch and take 10 months to develop.

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Myer CEO talks customer behaviour, rising theft and what’s next

Inside Retail

The bottom line is that if consumers shop across multiple channels, they want to come to our stores and they want to buy from us online, and they want the experience of choosing,” where they buy. billion, with $71 million in net profit, up 18 per cent year on year. The ability to have both is complementary.”