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More People Than Ever Are Exploring the Outdoors. Here’s the Opportunity for Brands and Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of many new shopping behaviors and expectations, there is another trend that the pandemic has pushed forward: interest in the outdoors. Participation in outdoor activities increased by nearly 25 million people over the past decade, and nearly half that number visited the U.S.’s

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The RealReal Teams Up with Mytheresa to Promote Circularity as it Expand Reach Beyond Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury resale marketplace The RealReal has teamed up with luxury fashion site Mytheresa to educate consumers about the value of resale and encourage online consignment of upscale goods. The RealReal inaugurated National Consignment Day in 2017 to raise awareness about creating a more sustainable fashion ecosystem through resale.

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Product Searches Reflect Indoor-Outdoor Split: Headphones, Stationary Bikes and Lipstick Pique Shoppers’ Interest

Retail TouchPoints

The summer of 2021 has been defined by shoppers looking to get back outside and enjoy the warm weather, but work-from-home and back-to-school essentials remained at the top of consumers’ minds, according to data from Verizon Media. Verizon Media tracked products clicked across all its brands, including Yahoo !

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Herno Manages Line Expansions with Fashion-Specific PLM

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Having recently expanded its lines to include knitwear and footwear, Italian luxury outerwear brand Herno has invested in a fashion-specific PLM solution from Centric Software in order to enrich its product collections while also closely controlling product quality.

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Eddie Bauer Acquisition Gives Authentic Brands a Foothold in Growing Outdoor Category

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Outdoor brand Eddie Bauer is the latest retailer to be snapped up by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC Group , a joint venture between ABG and mall operator Simon Property Group. The outdoor brand will remain headquartered in the Seattle area, under the leadership of current President Damien Huang.

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Sports Direct Launches New Flagship Store in Cardiff with Introduction of Outdoor Category

365 Retail

Sports Direct has inaugurated its fourth flagship store in Cardiff, Wales, marking a significant expansion into the Outdoor category. This move caters to a growing demographic of young outdoor enthusiasts and established communities keen on exploring the outdoors. Occupying 60,000 sq.

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7 Must-Know Clothing Dropshipping Suppliers for Fashion Retail Brands

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Fashion and apparel storefronts always need fresh supplies of trendy clothes. At the same time, consumer behavior is changing. When a customer buys an item from the retailer’s online store, the supplier ships the product directly to the consumer on the retailer’s behalf. But today’s clothing retailers are feeling the pinch.

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