All E-Commerce & DTC articles – Page 23
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ArticleH&M unit Sellpy launches in Germany
Sellpy, the Swedish online second-hand retailing service owned at about 70 percent by H&M, is being launched in Germany, marking its first move outside its domestic market. In a joint statement, the companies indicated that sustainable consumption and a circular textile economy are an integral part of the group’s sustainability ...
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ArticleMicam launches an all-year round “augmented” digital fair
Micam has joined forces with the Los Angeles-based wholesale e-commerce platform NuOrder to launch Micam Milano Digital Show, which it describes as an “augmented trade fair” to be held all-year round. In May, Micam had announced that it was negotiating a commercial agreement with a leading player in digital services ...
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Farfetch sees Q2 GMW up 25-30% to $605-630 million
The British fashion e-tailer Farfetch expects gross merchandise value (GMV) on its digital platform to increase by 25-30 percent year-over-year in the second quarter and reach $605 million to $630 million. It noted that the acceleration in growth highlights the increase in adoption of “online luxury” by consumers, brands and ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival’s online sales soar
After a difficult first quarter, Shoe Carnival is experiencing a strong rebound in sales, so much so that it has issued a business update. For this second fiscal quarter, which began on May 6, so far comparable store sales have surged by 28.1 percent from the same period last year, ...
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Crocs starts building a new European distribution center in Holland
Crocs has started building a 35,000 square meter distribution center in Dordrecht, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which will become its main logistics hub in Europe. The new center is expected to open in April 2021 and create 200 to 350 jobs. The Amercian company known ...
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News briefsWortmann’s virtual Garda Days were a success
The Wortmann Group, one of Europe’s largest shoe companies, said that its first virtual trade show, called Garda Days, was very susscessful. Exceeding expectations, it attracted over 2,000 online visitors from 46 countries on June 17 and 18. More than 150 requests for appointments were made before the event for ...
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Kari inks partnership with AliExpress
Russia’s biggest footwear retailer, Kari, has begun selling shoes and accessories through AliExpress. Kari placed nearly 1,000 different items on the AliExpress website – nearly half of its product range - offering a 40 percent discount on everything. Kari decided to conclude the agreement with AliExpress when it became impossible ...
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Rinascente launches its online store
Italian upmarket retailer Rinascente, one of the major department store chains in the country, made its e-commerce debut with a dedicated website. The online store features 15,000 products from 650 brands in all product categories, spanning fashion, accessories (including Italian and international footwear and eyewear brands), beauty, food and design. ...
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Virtual sourcing event with four Italian tanners on June 18
APLF is holding a virtual sourcing event with Italian tanners focused on leather for shoes, leathergoods and upholstery. The event is scheduled at 0900-1000 GMT (1700-1800 Hong Kong time, 1100-1200 Italian time) on June 18. It is the second of APLF’s “Made in Italy” events and is being held through ...
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We Want Shoes expands digital showroom
We Want Shoes, a German B2B e-commerce and brand marketing platform for footwear, bags and accessories, is expanding its digital showroom functions by introducing video chats. The digital showrooms on the platform can host live video meetings with up to 10 people to present products, conduct sales talks and write ...
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Pinko hires Glovo for delivery service
The Italian fashion brand Pinko has joined forces with the Spanish courier service Glovo, better known for its food delivery service. Under the partnership that started in June, consumers can access Pinko’s e-commerce platform through Glovo’s application and buy a series of items including T-shirts, bags and accessories, which are ...
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ArticleZara’s parent wants 25% of sales online within 2 years
Inditex, the Spanish group that owns the brands Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe, wants online sales to represent over 25 percent of the total by 2022, compared with 14 percent in 2019, and to restructure its store network, that will be further ...
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ArticleCaleres to accelerate store closures as e-commerce surges
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic surge in the importance of e-commerce in Caleres’ sales, representing about a third of the company’s revenues in its fiscal first quarter, and prompting it to accelerate the closure of some 160 stores by the end of 2021.
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Wolverine performs better than expected
Wolverine Worldwide told analysts at the Baird 2020 Global Consumer, Technology, and Services Conference on June 4 that its sales were better than expected in the first nine weeks of its second quarter, falling by less than 50 percent overall. The impact of the coronavirus-related retail lockdown was partly offset ...
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Phillip Lim partners with The RealReal to sell unsold stock
The American fashion brand designer Phillip Lim has struck an agreement with the online luxury consignment marketplace The RealReal to sell unsold items from previous collections of the 3.1 Phillip Lim brand at discounted prices, reported WWD. Brand products are placed in a dedicated online shop and remain there until ...
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Asos adds 80 independent boutiques to its Marketplace
British online fashion retailer Asos said its Asos Marketplace featuring independent and vintage brands saw the addition of 80 new boutiques in April and strong sales and traffic growth in April and May as UK customers turned to online retailing after lockdown measures were introduced in the country on March ...
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Aldo UK enters administration
Canadian footwear retailer Aldo Group said its UK arm has been placed into administration, due to profitability problems and a collapse in retail spending amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Five of its UK stores have been permanently closed, while the eight remaining ones have been handed over to administrators who will ...
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Timberland joins forces with Klarna for buy now, pay later service
Timberland, a VF Corp. brand, has entered a partnership with Klarna, a Swedish specialist in online financial services, to offer the footwear brand’s U.S.-based e-commerce customers a flexible ”buy now, pay later” option. With this service, clients can make four equal payments with no interest added. Klarna claims to be ...
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ArticleWGSN sees three major consumer groups emerging from the crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated societal changes and is forcing industries worldwide to adapt to the resulting changes in consumption. Thus, WGSN has set out to predict what consumers will be looking for in the next couple of years.
