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Longchamp redefines its retail footprint with très chic Melbourne apartment

Inside Retail

The luxury market is categorised by its exclusivity, maintained through a combination of high price points, consciously limited product volumes, reputation and customer experience, amongst other factors. Longchamp manages 325 direct-to-consumer stores through 25 distribution subsidiaries around the world. billion in 2024.

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Starbucks Union Plans ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ Walkout; REI Accused of Unfair Labor Practices

Retail TouchPoints

Unions Accuse REI of Unfair Labor Practices Another Seattle-based company, REI , is being targeted by two strong unions: the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) with a total of 80 charges of unfair labor practices.

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Retail appointments of the week: Puma, Nike, Tory Burch

Inside Retail

Natira Boonsri named as CEO of Central & Robinson Department Stores By Tong Van Central Retail Corporation (CRC) has appointed the Chirathivat family’s heir Natira Boonsri as CEO of Central & Robinson Department Stores. Boonsri has about 20 years of experience in department store management.

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Aje sees the light: Why the Aussie brand is ramping up its global presence

Inside Retail

According to Aje’s co-founder and chief executive Adrian Norris, the business has been focusing on its wholesale and online business in parts of the US, UK, Europe and the United Arab Emirates, but has found that shoppers are increasingly wanting to touch and feel garments before purchasing.

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‘Heritage Sometimes Isn’t Enough’: Ralph Lauren CEO on the Brand’s Reinvention

Retail TouchPoints

“We went through the big digital experiment [over the past two years] and there was a conversation of whether that was the future. Assessing wholesale partnerships: As with many brands, wholesale partnerships play an important role in Ralph Lauren’s growth strategy. But we’ve seen that isn’t sustainable.” and globally.

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How Natori Used AI to Sharpen Retargeting and Achieve a 943% ROAS

Retail TouchPoints

Natori also sells via wholesale channels, to luxury retailers such as Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. That [department store] channel has had its issues in terms of growth, but [these retailers] are just as important to us as our dot-com business,” said Natori. We also get end-to-end accountability in the supply chain.”

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Why Brand Matters More Than Ever, Even on Amazon 

Retail TouchPoints

“Be wherever your customers are” has become the mantra of digital commerce, and whether brands and retailers like it or not, their customers are on Amazon. Earlier in my career] I worked for many specialty brands and department stores where we sort of fought Amazon,” said Stacey Renfro, CEO of the born-on-Amazon home décor brand?