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6 Ways Farfetch is Disrupting Luxury Retail

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By Tricia McKinnon and Emily McCullough It’s almost hard to believe there was a time when the luxury industry shunned online sales. Commissions typically range from 25%-33% depending on whether in addition to providing eCommerce functionality Farfetch manages shipping, returns or other services. But it’s true.

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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

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By Tricia McKinnon Forever 21 used to be top of mind for teens and twenty somethings but then things slowly began to change. Shein is vertically integrated allowing it to go from design to shipping in as little as three days. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq.

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Marks & Spencer’s Turnaround Strategy, Why it’s Working

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By Tricia McKinnon Keeping up with the times is difficult especially when you have been in business for over a century like Marks & Spencer has. That means if there is slow moving merchandise the retailer doesn’t have to worry about taking markdowns to sell the inventory.