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Why shipping costs need not be a deal breaker for cross-border sales

Inside Retail

With shipping rates climbing, retailers today are far less likely to be offering free delivery with purchases to encourage purchases – but they can still attract customers by offering delivery options to suit their budgets. And if they’re paying less for shipping, they are even happier,” says McGrouther. “We

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Next Phase of Wish Turnaround to Focus on Reducing Shipping Costs

Retail TouchPoints

As discount shopping app Wish continues its comeback effort , parent company ContextLogic outlined its plans for 2023 at a summit for its merchants — including a major overhaul of the platform’s shipment pricing structure in order to bring down shipping costs for customers.

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IMG names Australian Fashion Week’s 2024 Next Gen winners

Inside Retail

Global sports and fashion company IMG has declared Amy Lawrence, Emily Watson, House of Campbell, and Potirakis as Australian Fashion Week’s 2024 Next Gen winners. Pandora will present the Australian Fashion Week at Carriageworks, Sydney from May 13 to May 17. The winners will debut their collection on May 13.

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StockX COO on the importance of fast shipping to improve CX, drive growth

Inside Retail

As the resale market continues to grow, leading fashion and sneaker reseller StockX is taking steps to improve the process of buying and selling authenticated, pre-owned products online. Last week, the Detroit-based company launched Xpress Ship, a new feature that shortens the shipping time for verified items to three business days.

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Rebag, ThredUp Join Forces to ‘Push the Boundaries of the Secondhand Market’

Retail TouchPoints

“Industry collaboration is key to building a more sustainable future for fashion, and Rebag and ThredUp have a shared vision around reuse’s ability to reduce fashion’s impact,” said James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp in a statement.

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‘An exciting way to test a new market’: More fashion brands turn to rental

Inside Retail

Fulfilment by GlamCorner now sees the platform handling the logistics of clothing rental on behalf of fashion brands, including warehousing, cleaning, shipping and returns, and giving brands their own rental stores, which they can embed in their e-commerce sites and promote to customers. The ‘Attenborough’ effect.

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Shippit, Uber team up to offer one-hour fashion deliveries

Inside Retail

Technology company Shippit has teamed up with Uber to launch one-hour shipping in Australia. Although one-hour delivery is hugely popular with grocery supplies, it is a first for Australian fashion retailers to offer patrons delivery within such a limited time window.

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