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Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. But their return to our shores after the pandemic has been far slower than Americans’ — flight bookings are down around 50% of pre-pandemic levels. Here’s why.

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Can Superdry’s restructuring plan save the business?

Retail Gazette

Superdry co-founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton issued shareholders an ultimatum this week: support my restructuring plan or the business will collapse into administration. However, is the retailer’s radical restructuring plan enough to save the business or is it simply too little too late?

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Maximizing Your Affiliate Marketing Program Is More Critical Than Ever

Retail TouchPoints

As consumers remove in-store shopping from their path to purchase, retailers need to shift in-store marketing efforts to online strategies. Prioritizing performance-focused marketing initiatives such as affiliate programs can help ensure profitability. Especially now, those that can adapt will be able to bring customers back quicker.

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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 company marked notable improvements in its delivery speeds in Q2, with average time-to-door improved by six days compared to 2022 in Wish’s six major markets.

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How Asos plans to bring itself ‘back into fashion’ – and will it work?

Retail Gazette

Asos chief executive José Antonio Ramos Calamonte is confident his turnaround plan will see the struggling fashion giant return to profitability in 2025 – despite, it plunging to an almost £300m full-year loss. He plans to do this by a shift “back to fashion” But what exactly does this entail? Will it work?

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Mejuri Leverages Real-Time Profitability Data to Inform Decision-Making

Retail TouchPoints

“With COVID and recent market dynamics, tracking variable costs in real time becomes even more important. “Shopper behavior is also less predictable today, requiring more creative experimentation in merchandising and marketing. .

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4 Tips for Retail Businesses Hungry for Venture Capital Funding

Retail TouchPoints

We are most excited about brands and retailers in the apparel and grocery/food space that are leaning into sustainability to reduce waste in the supply chain through returns ,” said Lindsay Lightman, Principal at RevTech Ventures in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We Tip 3: Get your CAC and LTV in order.