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Nordstrom’s anniversary sale adds 65 brands to the mix

Retail Dive

Nordstrom’s anniversary event follows the nearly 125-year-old retailer’s exit from the stock market. Last month, Nordstrom exited the New York Stock Exchange , with the Nordstrom family maintaining a controlling stake. By Cara Salpini • March 3, 2025 Cara Salpini/Retail Dive Deep Dive DTC is dead. billion in December.

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Dr. Squatch SVP Says Sydney Sweeney Bathwater-Infused Soap Wasn’t Just a Viral Gimmick

Retail Wire

The other hero ingredients are sand, a natural exfoliant that clears dead skin cells and leaves skin feeling softer, and pine bark extract, a natural antioxidant that helps with elasticity and hydration of skin, Ludeke shared. The remaining stock just under 5,000 bars will be available for purchase starting Friday, June 6 at 9 a.m.

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Patagonia founder gives away company to help fight climate crisis

Inside Retail

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, said he is giving away the company to a trust that will use its profit to fight the climate crisis. I am dead serious about saving this planet.”. billion, is transferring his family’s ownership of the company to a trust and a non-profit organisation.

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How Improving Markdowns Will Impact Your Most Important Supply Chain KPIs

Retail TouchPoints

At the same time, it’s also important to ensure the retailer doesn’t have excess inventory clogging up stores and distribution centers past the planned deletion date, tying up both capital and space in inventory that’s effectively “dead.”. Consider, for example, a retailer that sells outdoor furniture for porches, pool sides and gardens.

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Small retail businesses are under threat. Here’s how they can prosper

Inside Retail

Some are focused on gifts and homewares, a lot have got into really good barista coffee, and others are doing outdoors, camping, fishing and those sorts of products. For example, around 25 per cent of retail businesses are out of stock of their top-selling items for at least 30 to 40 per cent of the time.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 273 – Amazon FBA Roll-ups with Alex Kopco of Forum Brands

Retail Geek

For extra holding costs or Miss sales but it’s also advertising its also customer experience it’s also, bundles which also fall out of stock if a component is out of stock and so the blast radius is wider but we have a way to tie that all together and be able to make smarter economic decisions based on that.

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The High Street’s last stand: why Primark, Poundland and B&M finally surrendered to the e-commerce revolution

365 Retail

It has also come to terms with the fact that it is missing out on sales of higher ticket items, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, which shoppers find difficult to transport home from stores. Now that the Big Three holdouts are belatedly dipping their toes in the water, we’d be surprised if any of them leave the pool.