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TODAY'S MUST READBrands that once ruled multi-brand retailers are investing in DTC to build connections with customers and improve their margins. But like digitally native brands before them, they’re finding fatter profits remain elusive.
- Wholesale mainstays are ramping up investments in their own stores and e-commerce sites in the hopes of pocketing more money per sale.
- DTC channels can also help a brand grow underdeveloped parts of a business, find new customers and deepen ties with existing ones.
- Brands need to find the right mix of stores and e-commerce to achieve the profit gains they’re after.
TODAY'S MUST READBrands that once ruled multi-brand retailers are investing in DTC to build connections with customers and improve their margins. But like digitally native brands before them, they’re finding fatter profits remain elusive.
- Wholesale mainstays are ramping up investments in their own stores and e-commerce sites in the hopes of pocketing more money per sale.
- DTC channels can also help a brand grow underdeveloped parts of a business, find new customers and deepen ties with existing ones.
- Brands need to find the right mix of stores and e-commerce to achieve the profit gains they’re after.
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The former Asos executive is the latest hire to join the leadership team under chief executive Nick Beighton, and will oversee all creative output at the luxury retailer, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
China’s luxury market contracted 10 percent in 2022 on the year, snapping a five-year streak of high growth, as Beijing’s zero-Covid policy and a slowing economy hit spending, Bain & Company said in a report on Tuesday.
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The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used substances known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” in what could become the bloc’s most extensive piece of regulation of the chemical industry.
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Kohl’s Corp said on Thursday that interim chief executive officer Tom Kingsbury, a director nominated by hedge funds Macellum Advisors and Ancora Holdings, will take over the role on a permanent basis.
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