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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.” The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve. Doubling down on merchants outside of China.

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4 Ways Retailers can Leverage Generative AI to Drive Revenue and Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

The company says Quin helps shoppers make better and faster decisions throughout their online or in-store journeys — fulfilling any sophisticated shopping request — ranging from finding available product assortments or recipes that match a whole suite of health- or budget-related constraints — to general health and customer service.

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Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC GM talks tech, loyalty and luxury spending

Inside Retail

We speak with Yoox Net-a-Porter’s APAC general manager Natalie Lee about the resilience of luxury spending amidst an economic downturn, the importance of localisation, personalisation and incredible customer service, and how the company is using technology to improve the way it operates.

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Neiman Marcus Group Takes Stake in Reseller Fashionphile, Adds Sustainability Partnerships

Retail TouchPoints

Customer who sell their luxury products to Fashionphile have the option of receiving payment in the form of a Neiman Marcus gift card and receive a 10% discount on the gift card value. Now, NMG has acquired a minority stake in Fashionphile and plans to open Fashionphile Selling Studios in an additional nine stores over the next nine months.

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#RSP22: Everything You Need to Know About Holiday 2022

Retail TouchPoints

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Interview: How Wish aims to compete with rivals Shein and Temu

Retail Gazette

Wish was once the big new disruptor on the retail scene, offering pretty much everything, from the latest fashion trends and pet accessories to household gadgets you weren’t aware existed but you now can’t live without. The San Francisco-based platform shipped its vast array of discounted products straight from their factories. “[The

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Singles’ Day Sales Growth Slows, but Cross-Border Commerce and Livestreaming Shine On

Retail TouchPoints

was to enhance certainty for our merchants’ operations,” said Chui Xue, President of Industry Development and Operation Center of Taobao and Tmall at Alibaba Group in a statement. “We Alibaba has partnered with international retailers to bring them onboard, and these types of strong partnerships are key to success in China.