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Rent the Runway Says It's Open Again After Supply Chain Crisis

8 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

8 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

The fashion-rental company is trying limit the damage after subscribers last month said that outfits they ordered for special events didn’t arrive on time or were canceled without warning.

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Rent the Runway Says It's Open Again After Supply Chain Crisis

The fashion-rental company is trying limit the damage after subscribers last month said that outfits they ordered for special events didn’t arrive on time or were canceled without warning.

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Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

1 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

1 August 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.

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Shopify Boosts Outlook on Strong Sales Performance

The Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analyst estimates and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million.

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Shopify Nips at Amazon With Hassle-Free Shipping for Small Firms

24 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

24 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

When Shopify said last month that it was moving into the fulfilment business, shares spiked and analysts began talking about it as a potential competitor to Amazon.

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Shopify Nips at Amazon With Hassle-Free Shipping for Small Firms

When Shopify said last month that it was moving into the fulfilment business, shares spiked and analysts began talking about it as a potential competitor to Amazon.

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Walmart to Invest $1.2B in China to Upgrade Logistics

1 July 2019 • By Reuters

1 July 2019 • By Reuters

The American retail giant has been pushing to integrate its network in China with the country's burgeoning 'smart retail' movement, as the likes of Alibaba and Tencent cut deals to combine online and high-street shopping.

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Walmart to Invest $1.2B in China to Upgrade Logistics

The American retail giant has been pushing to integrate its network in China with the country's burgeoning 'smart retail' movement, as the likes of Alibaba and Tencent cut deals to combine online and high-street shopping.

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Zalando Will Expand Delivery from Stores to Prevent Missed Sales

15 May 2019 • By Reuters

15 May 2019 • By Reuters

The online retailer estimates it misses out on 20 to 30 million transactions per year because items shoppers are searching for are unavailable.

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Zalando Will Expand Delivery from Stores to Prevent Missed Sales

The online retailer estimates it misses out on 20 to 30 million transactions per year because items shoppers are searching for are unavailable.

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Zalando's Personal Shoppers Help Support Uptick in Customer Order Value

9 May 2019 • By Reuters

9 May 2019 • By Reuters

Average order sizes at Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer have fallen in recent years as people shop more often on their smartphones but spend less each time, pushing up Zalando's logistics costs.

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Zalando's Personal Shoppers Help Support Uptick in Customer Order Value

Average order sizes at Europe's biggest online-only fashion retailer have fallen in recent years as people shop more often on their smartphones but spend less each time, pushing up Zalando's logistics costs.

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H&M Limits Free Deliveries for Low-Spending Loyalty Club Members

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

10 April 2019 • By Reuters

After seeing profits fall and inventory pile up, the world's second-biggest clothing retailer is investing heavily in adapting to changing consumer habits.

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H&M Limits Free Deliveries for Low-Spending Loyalty Club Members

After seeing profits fall and inventory pile up, the world's second-biggest clothing retailer is investing heavily in adapting to changing consumer habits.

Inside Worldnet: The 'Couture Freight' Company That Can Handle Any Fashion Emergency

4 October 2018 • By The New York Times

Inside Worldnet: The 'Couture Freight' Company That Can Handle Any Fashion Emergency

A beloved two-decades-old company has hand-carried Anna Wintour’s wardrobe to Europe and transported Meghan Markle’s royal wedding dress from the Paris offices of Givenchy to a warehouse in London.

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Drive Episode 2: Diane von Furstenberg on Building a Business in a Man’s World

31 August 2018 • By BoF Team

31 August 2018 • By BoF Team

In episode two of BoF’s new podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, the entrepreneur shares the highs and the lows of her 45-year career, and how she used factory scraps to create the first iconic wrap dress while pregnant.

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Drive Episode 2: Diane von Furstenberg on Building a Business in a Man’s World

In episode two of BoF’s new podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, the entrepreneur shares the highs and the lows of her 45-year career, and how she used factory scraps to create the first iconic wrap dress while pregnant.

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China's on the Fast Track to Drone Deliveries

3 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

3 July 2018 • By Bloomberg

JD.com is building networks of large and small UAVs, to deliver goods on a large scale and solve the expensive 'last-mile' problem for couriers.

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China's on the Fast Track to Drone Deliveries

JD.com is building networks of large and small UAVs, to deliver goods on a large scale and solve the expensive 'last-mile' problem for couriers.