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As Consumer Demand for Inclusion Rises, Retailers Must Tackle Legacy Issues and Attitudes

Retail TouchPoints

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. Because of efforts to address this mismatch of product and real-world sizing, Coresight Research estimates that the value of the extended-size market for women will grow to $32.3 billion in the U.S.

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Sweaty Betty Sold to Wolverine Worldwide as Women’s Activewear Market Heats Up

Retail TouchPoints

Sweaty Betty makes more than 80% of its revenue through the direct-to-consumer channel, which was a boon during the 2020 lockdowns. The acquisition of Sweaty Betty complements our strategic shift over the last several years from a traditional footwear wholesaler into a consumer-obsessed, digital-focused growth company. “The

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How Constellation Brands is Using DTC Tactics to Take its Wholesale Business Omnichannel

Retail TouchPoints

The goal is to grow these businesses through a new channel individually, but then ultimately to take advantage of cross-portfolio synergies,” said Jon Troutman, VP of DTC Marketing at Constellation Brands in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. A Key Acquisition Helps Shape the Future of Constellation’s Business.

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Is Selling on Amazon the Cure for High Customer Acquisition Costs?

Retail TouchPoints

As more direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands face heightened competition and rising cost-per-acquisition rates online, many have disinvested in their branded ecommerce experiences and doubled down on unique brand opportunities found on marketplaces like Amazon. For brands, that makes it much more difficult to stand out.

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How Natori’s Direct-to-Consumer Ecommerce Strategy is Accelerating Brand Growth

BigCommerce

As the director of ecommerce for Natori, a leading fashion brand, I’ve spent the last several years developing our direct-to-consumer channel. Expanding our direct-to-consumer channel has successfully served our customers in new ways, but it has been a challenge and a learning process every step of the way.

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Stitch Fix Chief Merchant: The Style Forecast is ‘an Embodiment’ of the Brand Promise

Retail TouchPoints

The Stitch Fix Style Forecast has become so much more than a press campaign used to drum up buzz and consumer excitement before the New Year’s Eve ball drops. In fact, it’s now central to how Stitch Fix shows up for customers across channels. But culture’s influence on fashion extends far beyond marketing and branding.

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How Gen Z is Disrupting the Fragrance Sector

ESW

Some are taking that income to the ecommerce beauty and fragrance market in droves. And along the way, these new consumers are disrupting the industry. From how they wear it to where they buy it and why, Gen Z is shaking up the fragrance market. Instead, they prefer scents and brands that are marketed as unisex.