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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Boisson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins. The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer.

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Century-Old Music Retailer Sam Ash Files for Bankruptcy, but ‘Stay Tuned’

Retail TouchPoints

Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and plans to close all of its 42 stores across 16 states. The privately owned family business, long known as a premiere music retailer, is exploring options that could include selling its ecommerce operations and related IP as well as its “Samson” wholesale business.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Costco Wholesale Corporation, the world’s third-largest retailer after Walmart and Amazon, has a wacky fiscal year that is out of sync with most retailers: Its FY23 ended 3 September and its annual report was released on 11 October. In Asia, member-based companies have in the past focused heavily or exclusively on wholesale customers.

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SoulMakes is a Leader in Crystal & Gemstone Gifts

Independent Retailer

Now, SoulMakes exclusively offers wholesale to boutique, tourist, resort, and general merchandise stores. The brand also plans to offer more larger decor items later in the summer. Beginning in a basement apartment in 2012, this husband and wife duo started out making jewelry with crystals.

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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

The Lidl Return Scheme trial will run in participating Glasgow stores from 8 February to 11 August. Planning for the future While many retailers have in place some form of environmental policies, there is still work to do, given the advancements with sustainability methods. Bristow’s comments offer an apt conclusion to the feature.

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