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Inside Mosaic’s pivot from specialty fashion to digital department store

Inside Retail

Mosaic Brands is seeing positive results from the implementation of a digital department store strategy across several of its core apparel brands, including Noni B, Rivers, Millers and Katies. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Keeping costs down with drop-ship.

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Department stores still drive retail sales growth in Japan – for now

Inside Retail

Japan’s department stores bear a striking resemblance to cruise ships: they’re big, luxurious, move glacially and serve an ageing customer. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) reports that department stores led the retail sales recovery through the first five months of the year. per cent gain.

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Nordstrom employs drop-ship model in new Fanatics partnership

Retail Dive

But one analyst says it's more of an evolution, and a sign that department stores still matter. Nordstrom says the deal reflects a departure from wholesale.

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The Future of Shopping: What to Expect in 2032

Retail TouchPoints

Specific robotic use cases will continue to be redefined as the cost of manufacturing drops and the reliability and capabilities of the technology improve. Shipping capacity will continue to be constrained, and most packages will be delivered in two to three days to manage costs, but you’ll have easy choices for faster delivery.

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Preparing for the Unknown: Effectively Using Data to Predict this Year’s Holiday Trends

Retail TouchPoints

While many customers will have purchases shipped directly to their homes this year, brick-and-mortar stores have rolled out their own solutions that may impact the way we approach the 2021 holidays. Location, Location, Location. But more durable goods are also likely to see an abrupt change in sales. Take luggage for example.

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Boohoo doubles its market share in the UK and US

365 Retail

million in the six months to the end of August compared with a year earlier, but pre-tax profits dropped 64% to £24.6 The hit to profits included higher shipping costs, which were £26 million higher than pre-pandemic levels. Sales rose 20% to £975.9

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Exclusive Q&A: Fast Break for High-End Sneaker Marketplace The Edit LDN

Retail TouchPoints

On the brick-and-mortar side, The Edit LDN has been selling high-end footwear at the iconic Harrods department store in Knightsbridge for a year, and plans to expand to a Galeries Lafayette in Doha, Qatar beginning Nov. We offer lots of added value for members, including pre-access to sneaker drops and free shipping within the UK.