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Nordstrom Leaves Canada, 9 Reasons Why

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But the truth is Nordstrom’s failure in Canada can’t be simplified, by saying, as many are, that Nordstrom didn’t understand the Canadian market. Nordstrom operates in one of the hardest categories in retail, apparel and accessories. Over the past decade that Nordstrom has been in Canada there have been material changes in the market.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers.

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Alibaba vs. Amazon, 7 Differences & Similarities

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Alibaba.com is a business-to-business wholesale website where manufacturers, trading companies and resellers trade goods in large quantities. Alibaba has different websites to serve different markets including Lazada and AliExpress. Alibaba also took Intime Retail, a leading department store chain in China, private in 2017 for $2.6

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The Top 20 Best Ideas for Increasing Foot Traffic to Your Store

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This year Trader Joe’s was named the third best large employer in the retail and wholesale category by Forbes. Your employees have a tremendous impact on whether or not a customer returns to your store for another visit. Make your store Instagram friendly. Do you like this content? We want to be right in the mid-tier.”

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Nike’s eCommerce Strategy, 4 Reasons Why Digital Sales are Soaring

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Build your own platform by moving away from wholesale The year was 2013 and 81% of Nike’s business came from wholesale. Fast forward to 2021 and sales generated through Nike’s wholesale channel made up 61% of Nike’s sales. Nike also reduced its reliance on department stores. Do you like this content?